GFem language documentation

# FreeFEM Documentation <p>2mm <hr><p>1mm A language for the finite element method

## Olivier Pironneau
`pironneau@ann.jussieu.fr`
Laboratoire d'analyse numérique
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Tour 55-65
75005 Paris
Christophe Prud'homme
`Christophe.Prudhomme@asci.fr`
Laboratoire d'analyse numérique
Université Pierre et Marie Curie
Tour 55-65
75005 Paris

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- Freefem is free. It may not be sold or distributed as part of a package which is sold. It may not be used in part or in totality within a commercial software without the authors' agreement.
- MacGfem, PCGfem, XGfem are protected by the law on copyrights for softwares. They are distributed by Numerica company.
- Warning: Gfem is a language to help you solve Partial Differential Equations in 2 dimensions; it assumes a basic knowledge and understanding of the Finite Element Method and of the Operating System used. It is also necessary to read carefully this documentation to understand the possibilities and limitations of this product. Numerica is not responsible for any errors or damage due to wrong results.

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- 1 Introduction
- 2 Installation
- 3 The Gory Details
- 4 Mesh adaptation
- 5 Examples