In mathematics, the spectral element method is a high order finite element method.
Introduced in a 1984 paper by A. T. Patera, the abstract begins: "A spectral element method that combines the generality of the finite element method with the accuracy of spectral techniques..."
The spectral element method is an elegant formulation of the finite element method with a high degree piecewise polynomial basis.
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