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Nédélec (second kind)

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De Rham complex families\(\left[S_{1,k}^\unicode{0x25FA}\right]_{1}\) / \(\mathcal{P}_{k}\Lambda^{1}(\Delta_d)\)
Abbreviated namesN2curl
VariantsLegendre: Integral moments are taken against orthonormal polynomials
Lagrange: Integral moments are taken against (Lagrange)[element:lagrange] basis functions
Orders\(1\leqslant k\)
Reference elementstriangle, tetrahedron
Polynomial set\(\mathcal{P}_{k}^d\)
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DOFsOn each edge: tangent integral moments with an order \(k\) Lagrange space
On each face: integral moments with an order \(k-1\) Raviart–Thomas space
On each volume: integral moments with an order \(k-2\) Raviart–Thomas space
Number of DOFsinterval: \(k+1\) (A000027)
triangle: \((k+1)(k+2)\) (A002378)
tetrahedron: \((k+1)(k+2)(k+3)/2\) (A027480)
Mappingcovariant Piola
continuityComponents tangential to facets are continuous
CategoriesVector-valued elements, H(curl) conforming elements

Implementations

Basixbasix.ElementFamily.N2E
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Basix.UFLbasix.ElementFamily.N2E
↓ Show Basix.UFL examples ↓ This implementation is correct for all the examples below.
FIATFIAT.NedelecSecondKind(..., variant="integral")
↓ Show FIAT examples ↓ This implementation is correct for all the examples below that it supports.
Symfem"N2curl", variant="legendre" (Legendre)
"N2curl" (Lagrange)
↓ Show Symfem examples ↓ This implementation is used to compute the examples below and verify other implementations.
(legacy) UFL"N2curl"
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Examples

triangle
order 1
Lagrange variant

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triangle
order 2
Lagrange variant

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tetrahedron
order 1
Lagrange variant

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tetrahedron
order 2
Lagrange variant

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triangle
order 1
Legendre variant

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triangle
order 2
Legendre variant

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tetrahedron
order 1
Legendre variant

(click to view basis functions)
tetrahedron
order 2
Legendre variant

(click to view basis functions)

References

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Element added28 December 2020
Element last updated16 September 2023