Generalized volume-surface integral equation for modeling inhomogeneities within high contrast composite structures

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 68-74

  Usner, Brian C ^a,b   Sertel, Kubilay ^a,b   Carr, Michael A ^a,b   Volakis, John L ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybrid methods; Metamaterials; Method of moments (MoM); Surface integral equation (SIE); Volume integral equation (VIE)

Indexed keywords

HYBRID METHODS; METAMATERIALS; SURFACE INTEGRAL EQUATION (SIE); VOLUME INTEGRAL EQUATION (VIE);

ALGORITHMS; ANTENNA ARRAYS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS;

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 33751171163     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.861579     Document Type: Article

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