Abstract: In this communication, a parallel direct finite element solver is proposed for solving complex electromagnetic problems. Our proposed solver features adaptive fill-reducing ordering and ...

Abstract: Backtracking combined with branching heuristics is a prevalent approach for tackling constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs) and combinatorial optimization problems (COPs). While branching ...

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