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Marker-and-cell method

The marker-and-cell method is commonly used in computer graphics to discretize functions for fluid and other simulations. It was developed by Francis Harlow and his collaborators at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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The marker-and-cell method is commonly used in computer graphics to discretize functions for fluid and other simulations.1 It was developed by Francis Harlow and his collaborators at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.2

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  1. Harlow, F. H.; J. E. Welch (1965). "Numerical calculation of time-dependent viscous incompressible flow of fluid with a free surface". Physics of Fluids. 8 (12): 2182–2189. Bibcode:1965PhFl....8.2182H. doi:10.1063/1.1761178.
  2. Erik van der Giessen, Hassan Aref (2003). Advances in Applied Mechanics. Academic Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780120020393.
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