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Non-compact stencil

In numerical mathematics, a non-compact stencil is a type of discretization method, where any node surrounding the node of interest may be used in the calculation. Its computational time grows with an increase of layers of nodes used. Non-compact stencils may be compared to compact stencils.

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In numerical mathematics, a non-compact stencil is a type of discretization method, where any node surrounding the node of interest may be used in the calculation. Its computational time grows with an increase of layers of nodes used. Non-compact stencils may be compared to compact stencils.12

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  1. W. F. Spotz. High-Order Compact Finite Difference Schemes for Computational Mechanics. PhD thesis, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, 1995.
  2. Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.