Application of higher-order vector basis functions to surface integral equation formulations

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1207-1213

  Aberegg, Keith R ^a   Taguchi, Atsuo ^b   Peterson, Andrew F ^c  

^a ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Hewlett Packard Japan   (Japan)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; VECTORS; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

CONDUCTING PLATES; EDGE SINGULARITIES; HIGHER ORDER BASIS FUNCTIONS; SPECIAL FUNCTIONS; SURFACE CURRENT DENSITY; SURFACE INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; VECTOR QUANTITY; VECTOR REPRESENTATIONS;

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; FUNCTION EVALUATION;

HIGHER ORDER VECTOR BASIS FUNCTIONS; SCATTERERS;

EID: 0030242955     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS02219     Document Type: Article

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