A NEW FORMULATION FOR DEVELOPING CVBEM APPROXIMATION FUNCTIONS

The complex variable boundary element method, or CVBEM, is a numerical technique that exactly solves the Laplace or many forms of the Poisso n equation, over a two-dimensional domain. A considerable effort is ex pended, however, in developing formulations involving higher order tri al function CVBEM approximations. In this work, a new expansion of the CVBEM is developed that significantly mitigates the complexity involv ed in preparing such higher order trial function approximations. Copyr ight (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.