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Does COMSOL Utilize FEM or FDM or Both?

This is kind of a generic question, but I cannot find any straightforward answer searching online or the documentation. Finite Element Modeling as I understand, is more especially suited for structural...

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Re: Does COMSOL Utilize FEM or FDM or Both?

Hi Derek, COMSOL is based on finite elements, nothing else. Cheers Edgar -- Edgar J. Kaiser emPhys Physical Technologywww.emphys.com

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Re: Does COMSOL Utilize FEM or FDM or Both?

COMSOL uses finite elements primarily but not exclusively. Per www.comsol.com/comsol-multiphysics , "Several different methods are used in the add-on modules, including finite element analysis, the...

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Re: Does COMSOL Utilize FEM or FDM or Both?

Hi Jeff, interesting, I haven't come across that. So coming back to the original poster's question: is it somewhere visible, which method is used in which application case? Is the documentation...

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Re: Does COMSOL Utilize FEM or FDM or Both?

Yes, it does. For instance, the Semiconductor Module offers both finite element and finite volume discretizations, and you will find this documented in that module's User's Guide, version 4.4, on page...

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