Coupling of Finite Element and Moment Methods for Electromagnetic Scattering from Inhomogeneous Objects

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 386-393

  Yuan, Xingchao ^a   Lynch, Daniel R ^a   Strohbehn, John W ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES--FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; METHOD OF MOMENTS; RICHMOND'S PURE MOMENT SOLUTIONN; UNIMOMENT SOLUTION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0025403913     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.52246     Document Type: Article

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