The standard impedance boundary condition model for coated conductors with edges: A numerical investigation of the accuracy for transverse magnetic polarization

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 415-446

  Andersen, Lars S ^a   Breinbjerg, Olav ^b   Moore, John T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c DEMACO Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COATINGS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

MAGNETIC POLARIZATION;

ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS;

EID: 0031651241     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939398X00863     Document Type: Article

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