Maxwell and the boundary element method: A historical puzzle

IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 23-25

  Wintle, H J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Boundary integral method (BIM); Maxwell's calculations; Potential coefficients; Surface charge simulation (SCSM)

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; INTEGRATION; SURFACE DISCHARGES;

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHOD; MAXWELL'S CALCULATIONS; SURFACE CHARGE SIMULATION;

ELECTRIC FIELDS;

EID: 0032202355     PISSN: 08837554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/57.730805     Document Type: Article

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