In the following presentation we provide a brief overview of existing mesh generation methods. Since it is impossible to describe all algorithms in detail, only the basic ideas of each method are worked out. For a detailed formulation of the algorithms we refer to papers and books. All discussed mesh generation methods describe a discretization of a two- or three-dimensional domain. Initially a domain described by nodes, edges, faces and/or elements is given and the created mesh also consists of nodes, edges, faces and/or elements.

A mesh has to be "correct", i.e. it should define a valid discretization of the domain into elements. A formal definition of "correct" will be given in the presentation. Furthermore, the mesh has to satisfy requirements depending on the practical application, i.e. all elements should be quadrangles and the mesh has to be conform. The definition of possible requirements will be given in the presentation, too.

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