Hierarchal vector basis functions of arbitrary order for triangular and tetrahedral finite elements

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1244-1253

  Webb, Jon P ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Basis functions; Finite element methods

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; VECTORS; WAVEGUIDES;

HIERARCHICAL VECTOR BASIS FUNCTIONS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THEORY;

EID: 0033170379     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/8.791939     Document Type: Article

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