On the Accuracy and Efficiency of Transient Spectral Element Models for Seismic Wave Problems

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<div>The snapshot of the wave propagation at time step 1450.</div>

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Figure 9: On the Accuracy and Efficiency of Transient Spectral Element Models for Seismic Wave Problems 