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#013: Shape Optimization vs Analytical Solution
Before setting up any numerical calculation, you should always consider if you can get similar insight with simpler means, such as...
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#012: BEM and Optimization in COMSOL Multiphysics 5.3a
With COMSOL introducing the Boundary Element Method (BEM) in their Acoustics interface in v5.3a, we all get some new possibilities,...