A high-order accurate algorithm for electrostatics of overlapping disks

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 90, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 1461-1473

  Helsing, Johan ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Continuum percolation; Disordered media; Effective conductivity; Fiber reinforced materials; Integral equations; Large scale calculations; Overlapping cylinders

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032024050     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1023204117016     Document Type: Article

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