Divergence Correction Techniques for Maxwell Solvers Based on a Hyperbolic Model

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 484-511

  Munz, C D ^a,b   Omnes, P ^a,e   Schneider, R ^a   Sonnendrucker E ^a,c   Voss U ^a,d  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITÉ HENRI POINCARÉ NANCY 1   (France)

^d CENTRE DE MATHÉMATIQUES APPLIQUÉES   (France)

^e CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; ERRORS; GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; POISSON EQUATION;

CHARGE CONSERVATION; CONSERVATION EQUATIONS; CORRECTION TECHNIQUES; ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EVOLUTION EQUATIONS; GAUSS' LAW; HYPERBOLIC MODELS; NONSTATIONARY; NUMERICAL CALCULATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SIMULATION;

EID: 0001676314     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.2000.6507     Document Type: Article

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