A finite-element analysis of critical-state models for type-II superconductivity in 3D

IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 293-331

  Elliott, Charles M ^a   Kashima, Yohei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computational electromagnetism; Convergence; Edge finite element; Macroscopic models for superconductivity; Maxwell's equations; Variational inequality

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); ELECTRIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETISM; CONVERGENCE; EDGE FINITE ELEMENTS; MACROSCOPIC MODEL; VARIATIONAL INEQUALITIES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 34047100200     PISSN: 02724979     EISSN: 14643642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/imanum/drl021     Document Type: Article

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