:py:mod:`symfem.elements.hct`
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.. py:module:: symfem.elements.hct

.. autoapi-nested-parse::

   Hsieh-Clough-Tocher elements on simplices.

   This element's definition appears in https://doi.org/10.2307/2006147
   (Ciarlet, 1978)



Module Contents
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Classes
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.. autoapisummary::

   symfem.elements.hct.HsiehCloughTocher




.. py:class:: HsiehCloughTocher(reference: symfem.references.Reference, order: int)


   Bases: :py:obj:`symfem.finite_element.CiarletElement`

   Hsieh-Clough-Tocher finite element.

   .. py:attribute:: names
      :value: ['Hsieh-Clough-Tocher', 'Clough-Tocher', 'HCT', 'CT']

      

   .. py:attribute:: references
      :value: ['triangle']

      

   .. py:attribute:: min_order
      :value: 3

      

   .. py:attribute:: max_order
      :value: 3

      

   .. py:attribute:: continuity
      :value: 'C0'

      

   .. py:attribute:: last_updated
      :value: '2023.06'