Elimination of Vector Parasites in Finite Element Maxwell Solutions

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 395-404

  Paulsen, Keith D ^a   Lynch, Daniel R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DOUBLE-CURL MAXWELL EQUATION; FINITE ELEMENT MAXWELL SOLUTIONS; GALERKIN-HELMHOLTZ OPERATOR; VECTOR PARASITE PROBLEM;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0026121692     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.75280     Document Type: Article

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