Analysis of a time-domain finite element method for 3-D Maxwell's equations in dispersive media

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 195, Issue 33-36, 2006, Pages 4220-4229

  Li, Jichun ^a   Chen, Yitung ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b University of Nevada Las Vegas   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersive media; Finite element method; Maxwell's equations

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

BOUNDED DOMAIN; CURL-CONFORMING EDGE ELEMENTS; DISPERSIVE MEDIA;

MAXWELL EQUATIONS;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646478136     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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