Topology-based inequalities and inverse problems for near force-free magnetic fields

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 40, Issue 2 II, 2004, Pages 1108-1111

  Kotiuga, P Robert ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromagnet design; Force free fields

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; TENSORS; TOPOLOGY; VECTORS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC DESIGN; FORCE-FREE FIELDS; MAXWELL STRESS TENSORS (MST); UNBOUNDED DOMAINS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 2342630686     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMAG.2004.824590     Document Type: Article

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