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Serendipity H(curl)

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Alternative namesBrezzi–Douglas–Marini cubical H(curl) (quadrilateral), Arnold–Awanou H(curl) (hexahedron)
De Rham complex families\(\left[S_{1,k}^\square\right]_{1}\) / \(\mathcal{S}_{k}\Lambda^{1}(\square_d)\)
Abbreviated namesBDMce (quadrilateral), AAe (hexahedron)
Orders\(1\leqslant k\)
Reference elementsquadrilateral, hexahedron
Polynomial set\(\mathcal{P}_{k}^d \oplus \mathcal{Z}^{(27)}_{k}\) (quadrilateral)
\(\mathcal{P}_{k}^d \oplus \mathcal{A}_{k-1} \oplus \mathcal{Z}^{(28)}_{k}\) (hexahedron)
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DOFsOn each edge: tangent integral moments with an order \(k\) dPc space
On each face: integral moments with an order \(k-2\) vector dPc space
On each volume: integral moments with an order \(k-4\) vector dPc space
Number of DOFsquadrilateral: \(k^2+3k+4\) (A014206)
hexahedron: \(\begin{cases}6(k^2+k+2)&k=1,2,3\\k(k+1)(k-1)/2 + 3k^2 + 12k + 9&k > 3\end{cases}\)
Mappingcovariant Piola
continuityComponents tangential to facets are continuous
CategoriesVector-valued elements, H(curl) conforming elements

Implementations

Symfem"Scurl"
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(legacy) UFL"BDMCE" (quadrilateral)
"AAE" (hexahedron)
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Examples

quadrilateral
order 1

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quadrilateral
order 2

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hexahedron
order 1

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hexahedron
order 2

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References

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Element added31 December 2020
Element last updated16 September 2023