A method of images for the evaluation of electrostatic fields in systems of closely spaced conducting cylinders

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 122-141

  Cheng, Hongwei ^a,b   Greengard, Leslie ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Electrostatics; Method of images

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); INCLUSIONS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PROBLEM SOLVING;

METHOD OF IMAGES;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 0032002322     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139996297614     Document Type: Review

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