Theoretical and Numerical Difficulties in 3-D Vector Potential Methods in Finite Element Magnetostatic Computations

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 1656-1658

  Demerdash, N A ^a   Wang, R ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Clarkson University ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - VECTORS;

MAGNETIC VECTOR POTENTIALS;

MAGNETOSTATICS;

EID: 0025494411     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.104481     Document Type: Article

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