Adaptive finite element mesh refinement techniques in three-dimensional micromagnetic modeling

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3922-3930

  Hertel, Riccardo ^a   Kronmüller, Helmut ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

refinement; Adaptive mesh refinement; Finite element method; h refinement; Micromagnetism; Permalloy platelet; Shrinking; Swirls

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ADAPTIVE FINITE ELEMENT MESH REFINEMENT TECHNIQUES; SOFT MAGNETIC PLATELETS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROMAGNETIC MODELING;

MAGNETISM;

EID: 0032207950     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.728305     Document Type: Article

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