On the existence and uniqueness of solutions to Maxwell's equations in bounded domains with application to magnetotellurics

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 615-628

  Santos, Juan E ^a,b   Sheen, Dongwoo ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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EID: 0034409722     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202500000331     Document Type: Article

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