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Boundary element method
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<p> The boundary element method (BEM) is a numerical computational method of solving linear <a href="/facts/Partial_differential_equations/DyPsBlv7">partial differential equations</a> which have been formulated as <a href="/facts/Integral_equation/LCu4Imfq">integral equations</a> (i.e. in <i>boundary integral</i> form), including <a href="/facts/Fluid_mechanics/NIy4tRfE">fluid mechanics</a>, <a href="/facts/Acoustics/2GpQUymy">acoustics</a>, <a href="/facts/Electromagnetics/oAkmALHT">electromagnetics</a> (where the technique is known as <a href="/facts/Method_of_moments_(electromagnetics)/rMGx8wAx">method of moments</a> or abbreviated as MoM), <a href="/facts/Fracture_mechanics/f9QogJzF">fracture mechanics</a>, and <a href="/facts/Contact_mechanics/oKVrqJxL">contact mechanics</a>. </p>