An Algorithm to Implement a Surface Impedance Boundary Condition for FDTD

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1992, Pages 833-837

  Yee, K S ^a   Shlager, K ^a   Chang, A H ^a  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; RADAR CROSS SECTION; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FDTD METHOD; SURFACE IMPEDANCE BOUNDARY CONDITION;

RADAR;

EID: 0026898902     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.155749     Document Type: Article

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