Calculation of unbounded field problems in free space by a 3D FEM/BEM-hybrid approach

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-78

  Eibert, Thomas F ^a   Hansen, Volkert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COUPLING INTEGRALS; FREE SPACE; SINGULAR INTEGRAL KERNELS; UNBOUNDED FIELD PROBLEMS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 0029733408     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939396X00216     Document Type: Article

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