Computational models of electromagnetic resonators: Analysis of edge element approximation

SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1264-1290

  Boffi, D ^a   Fernandes, P ^b   Gastaldi, L ^c   Perugia, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Edge elements; Finite element methods; Maxwell's equations; Spurious eigenvalues

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000807589     PISSN: 00361429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S003614299731853X     Document Type: Article

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