[Getdp] implementation information on GetDP

[Christophe Geuzaine]

Dennis Calluy wrote:
> Dear,
> 
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> 
> First of all, I want to thank you for releasing such a greet freeware 
> program. I have been experimenting with gmsh/GetDP and their 
> capabilities are really amazing.
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> I am in my last year civil engineering at the university of Brussels 
> (VUB). My thesis is about implementing a numerical problem in existing 
> software code (C++) and thus integrating a problem in an existing 
> program. The problem is the calculation of the magnatostatic 3D problem, 
> a-formulation, using edge elements. I find the GetDP approach really 
> inspiring. Seeking for information, I have found that there are two 
> publications on GetDP in the IEEE Transactions on Magnetics by Dular, 
> Geuzaine. Is it possible to obtain those papers because the source code 
> of GetDP is a bit overwhelming to me to learn more about the 
> implementation. Moreover, the existing program I have to use is built 
> upon a total different approach.
> 

For a magnetostatic 3D problem using the a-formulation and edge 
elements, you don't need to dive into the source code. You can implement 
it directly by writing the formulation in a .pro file. An outline of the 
formulation is available here: 
http://geuz.org/getdp/doc/slides/getdp-20.html

Best wishes,

Christophe


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> Thanks in advance
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> Dennis Calluy
> 
> Student 2.2WE/TT
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> Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
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Christophe Geuzaine
Assistant Professor, Case Western Reserve University, Mathematics
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