A volume-surface integral equation method for solving maxwell's equations in electrically inhomogeneous media using tetrahedral grids

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 543-554

  Nadobny, Jacek ^a   Wust, Peter ^a   Seebass, Martin ^b   Deuflhard, Peter ^b   Felix, Roland ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b ZUSE INSTITUTE BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARRIER CONCENTRATION; GEOMETRY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; SURFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; LINEAR NODAL ELEMENTS; TETRAHEDRAL GRIDS; VOLUME INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; VOLUME SURFACE INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 0030129582     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/22.491022     Document Type: Article

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