General aspects of solving helmholtz's equation underlying eigenvalue and scattering problems in electromagnetic wave theory

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 867-888

  Rother, Tom ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GREEN'S FUNCTION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

HELMHOLTZ EQUATION; SEPARATION OF VARIABLES METHOD;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 0032649063     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939399X00330     Document Type: Article

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