Fractional curl operator in electromagnetics

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 86-91

  Engheta, Nader ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Duality in electromagnetism; Fractional calculus; Fractional cross product; Fractional curl; Fractional derivatives

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTEGRATION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS;

DUALITY PRINCIPLE; FRACTIONAL CALCULUS; FRACTIONAL CROSS PRODUCT; FRACTIONAL CURL OPERATOR; FRACTIONAL DERIVATIVES;

ELECTROMAGNETISM;

EID: 0032484797     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2760(19980205)17:2<86::AID-MOP4>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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