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In a previous article, sassoj@aix.rpi.edu (John J. Sasso Jr.) says:

>    The Galerkin method, which is used to approximate solutions to differential
>   equations, appears to be a pretty interesting technique.  However, I am 
>   not too knowledgable about it, so I'd like to know what is its advantages
>   and disadvantages.  Also, how does it fair against nonlinear ODEs and PDEs,
>   which tend to have chaotic solutions.  If anyone has any good introductory
>   references to the Galerkin method, I would like to know about them.
>
>                          -- John
>
   My introduction to the Galerkin method as appled to a solution of
electromagnetic wave propagation in a plasma was the article
TEXTBOOK FINITE ELEMENT METHODS APPLIED TO LINEAR WAVE PROPAGATION
PROBLEMS INVOLVING CONVERSION AND ABSORPTION by Appert et al in
Computer Physics Comm. vol.40(1986)pp 73--93.  

Section 2 describes the physics and diff eq. sect.3 deals with the application
of the Galerkin method to the problem.  It took several readings, but was
worth it.
-- 
Mirko Vukovic 
University of Wisconsin -- Madison
VUKOVIC@UWMFE.NEEP.WISC.EDU