A Subgridding Method for the Time-Domain Finite-Difference Method to Solve Maxwell's Equations

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 471-479

  Yee, Kane S ^b   Mei, Kenneth K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Lockheed Missile and Space Company ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES - BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; MICROSTRIP DEVICES; WAVEGUIDES, RECTANGULAR;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS; SUBGRIDDING METHOD; TIME-DOMAIN FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHOD;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES;

EID: 0026123458     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: 15579670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.75289     Document Type: Article

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