A new nonconforming finite element method for the computation of electromagnetic guided waves I: Mathematical analysis

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1494-1525

  Joly, P ^a,b   Poirier, C ^a   Roberts, J E ^a   Trouve, P ^b  

^a INRIA   (France)

^b THALES   (France)

Author keywords

Eigenvalue problems; Electromagnetic guided waves; Mixed finite elements; Nonconforming finite elements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000426461     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036142993256817     Document Type: Article

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