eprintid: 6336
rev_number: 16
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/00/63/36
datestamp: 2006-05-02 13:55:52
lastmod: 2016-01-17 17:14:59
status_changed: 2012-08-14 15:18:11
type: preprint
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Bangerth, Wolfgang
creators_name: Kanschat, Guido
creators_name: Hartmann, Ralf
title: deal.II -- a General Purpose Object Oriented Finite Element Library
ispublished: pub
subjects: ddc-510
divisions: i-708000
cterms_swd: Finite-Elemente-Methode
cterms_swd: Software Engineering
cterms_swd: Software
cterms_swd: Softwareproduktionsumgebung
cterms_swd: Open Source
abstract:   An overview of the software design and data abstraction   decisions chosen for deal.II, a general purpose finite element   library written in C++, is given. The library uses advanced   object-oriented and data encapsulation techniques to break finite   element implementations into smaller blocks that can be arranged   to fit users requirements. Through this approach, deal.II supports a large number of   different applications covering a wide range of scientific areas,   programming methodologies, and application-specific algorithms, without imposing   a rigid framework into which they have to fit. A judicious use of   programming techniques allows to avoid the computational costs frequently   associated with abstract object-oriented class libraries.   The paper presents a detailed description of the abstractions chosen for   defining geometric information of meshes and the handling of degrees   of freedom associated with finite element spaces, as well as   of linear algebra, input/output capabilities and of   interfaces to other software, such as visualization tools.  Finally,   some results obtained with applications built atop   deal.II are shown to demonstrate the powerful capabilities of this toolbox.
abstract_translated_lang: eng
class_scheme: msc
class_labels: 65N30, 74S05, 68N19
date: 2006
date_type: published
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00006336
portal_cluster_id: p-iwrpp
portal_order: 06336
ppn_swb: 1646175948
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-63361
language: eng
bibsort: BANGERTHWODEALIIAGEN2006
full_text_status: public
series: IWR-Preprints
citation:   Bangerth, Wolfgang ; Kanschat, Guido ; Hartmann, Ralf  (2006) deal.II -- a General Purpose Object Oriented Finite Element Library.  [Preprint]     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/6336/1/paper.pdf