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Coons patch
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, a Coons patch, is a type of <a href="/facts/Surface_patch/AGAtWagA">surface patch</a> or <a href="/facts/Manifold/rXPERJtu">manifold</a> <a href="/facts/Parametrization_(geometry)/SQK3P4sc">parametrization</a> used in <a href="/facts/Computer_graphics/lapBE8wv">computer graphics</a> to smoothly join other <a href="/facts/Surface_(topology)/jK1b1KIG">surfaces</a> together, and in <a href="/facts/Computational_mechanics/t8EAMTke">computational mechanics</a> applications, particularly in <a href="/facts/Finite_element_method/eUcfP1vn">finite element method</a> and <a href="/facts/Boundary_element_method/FMIb4mLs">boundary element method</a>, to mesh problem domains into elements. </p><p>Coons patches are named after <a href="/facts/Steven_Anson_Coons/abBRxWvg">Steven Anson Coons</a>, and date to 1967. </p>