Vector Finite Element Formulation for Scattering from Two-Dimensional Heterogeneous Bodies

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 357-365

  Peterson, Andrew F ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES;

2D HETEROGENEOUS BODIES; JUMP DISCONTINUITIES; NEDELEC CONSTRAINTS; RADIATION BOUNDARY CONDITION; VECTOR FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING;

EID: 0028392890     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.280722     Document Type: Article

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