Numerical solution of the time-dependent Maxwell's equations for random dielectric media

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 62, Issue 6 B, 2000, Pages 8705-8712

  Harshawardhan, W ^a   Su, Q ^a   Grobe, R ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; FAST FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; IONIZATION OF SOLIDS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BOLTZMANN THEORY;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0034513134     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.62.8705     Document Type: Article

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