A Tetrahedral Modeling Method for Electromagnetic Scattering by Arbitrarily Shaped Inhomogeneous Dielectric Bodies

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 77-85

  Schaubert, Daniel H ^a,b   Wilton, Donald R ^c,d   Glisson, Allen W ^c  

^a Bureau of Health Workforce Office of Global Health Affairs US Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0021121724     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1984.1143193     Document Type: Article

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