Applying fixed point homotopy to nonlinear DAEs deriving from switching circuits

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 431-441

  Chiarantoni, E ^a   Fornarelli, G ^a   Vergura, S ^a   Politi, T ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Homotopy methods; Switching circuits; Time transient analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ITERATIVE METHODS; RESISTORS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

NONLINEAR DEVICES;

SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

EID: 0037399972     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-739X(02)00170-X     Document Type: Article

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