Hybrid finite-difference method for high-resolution modelling of low-frequency electric induction in humans

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 640-653

  Dawson, Trevor W ^a   De Moerloose, Jan ^a   Stuchly, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD;

ELECTRIC INDUCTION; FINITE-DIFFERENCE METHODS; FINITE-DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUES; HARMONIC ELECTRIC FIELD; HIGH-RESOLUTION MODELS; INTERNAL FIELD; LOWER FREQUENCIES; LOWER RESOLUTION; SURFACE CHARGE DENSITIES; TIME-HARMONIC;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

EID: 0031571994     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jcph.1997.5791     Document Type: Article

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