A 3-D spectral-element method using mixed-order curl conforming vector basis functions for electromagnetic fields

IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 437-444

  Lee, Joon Ho ^a,b,c   Xiao, Tian ^a,b,c   Liu, Qing H ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ^*  (United States)

^e ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eigenvalue problems; Finite element method (FEM); Gauss Lobatto Legendre (GLL) polynomials; Mixed boundary conditions; Mixed order curl conforming vector basis functions; Resonators; Spectral element method (SEM); Waveguides

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER MEMORY REQUIREMENTS; INTERPOLATION ORDERS; SPECTRAL-ELEMENT METHOD (SEM);

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERPOLATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; VECTORS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS;

EID: 31044437905     PISSN: 00189480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2005.860502     Document Type: Conference Paper

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