A consistent subgridding scheme for the finite difference time domain method

International Journal of Numerical Modelling: Electronic Networks, Devices and Fields

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 359-374

  Thoma, P ^a,b,c   Weiland, T ^{a,b,d,e,f,g,h,i,j}  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Technical University of Darmstadt ^*

^c Inst Theor Electromagnetic Flds

^d Europ Inst for Nuclear Research

^e DESY   (Germany)

^f German Physical Society

^g US Particle Accelerator School

^h German Research Association

ⁱ Academy of Sciences and Literature   (Germany)

^j Max Planck Res Prize Intl C

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; RECTANGULAR WAVEGUIDES; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; FINITE INTEGRATION TECHNIQUE; NUMERICAL EFFICIENCY; THREE DIMENSIONAL SUBGRIDDING METHOD;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 0030247890     PISSN: 08943370     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1204(199609)9:5<359::AID-JNM245>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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