Towards robust 3D Z-pinch simulations: Discretization and fast solvers for magnetic diffusion in heterogeneous conductors

Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue , 2003, Pages 186-210

  Bochev, Pavel B ^a   Hu, Jonathan J ^b   Robinson, Allen C ^a   Tuminaro, Raymond S ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

AMG; De Rham complex; Eddy currents; Finite elements; Maxwell's equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342486203     PISSN: 10689613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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