Meshless Methods and Their Numerical Properties

"This monograph is a blast of extensive and detailed mathematical exposition of meshless methods. It would serve as a quick reference guide for any one studying advanced numerical methods. The content has a blend of both physics and computational mathematics." -Dr. Dominic Chandar, University of Wyoming, Laramie "This book contains a comprehensive description of meshless approaches and their numerical algorithms. The easy-to-understand text clarifies some of the most advanced techniques for providing detailed mathematical derivation and worked examples where appropriate." -Qinghua Qin, Australian National University, Canberra "The authors presented a thorough, balanced, and informative review of the meshless method, which has been one of the most exciting areas in computational mechanics in the past decade. Drawing on their long-time experience and excellent works on meshless method, the authors covered the different aspects of meshless method skillfully and addressed many of the essential and tough issues including stability head on. The book is an excellent reference for scientists and engineers interested in meshless method and, more generally, numerical methods for partial differential equations." -Rui Qiao, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Clemson University, USA