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We describe all operators on scalar finite element spaces which appear as the restriction of a second-order (linear) differential operator. More precisely we provide a family of isomorphisms between this space of discrete differential operators and products of some exotic finite element spaces. This provides a unified framework for the Regge calculus of numerical relativity and the Nédélec edge elements of computational electromagnetism.
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