Finite Difference Solution to Poisson's Equation on Irregular Domain

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Morberticus
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Hi,

Are there any open source C or Fortran libraries for solving 3D Poisson'sequation on an irrefular domain? I'm having difficulty finding them.

If not, is there any papers or recipes that would be useful so I could write my own? Speed is not a priority, I just need anything that works.

Thanks
 
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SteamKing said:
The FISHPACK library should give you a good starting point.

... except it only handles regular domains and grids (in several different coordinate systems).

If you want to solve in a completely arbitrary region, I would look for a finite element or finite volume code. Google is your friend, again.