A three-dimensional FDTD subgridding algorithm with separated temporal and spatial interfaces and related stability analysis

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1981-1990

  Xiao, Kai ^a,b   Pommerenke, David J ^a   Drewniak, James L ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b INTEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite difference time domain (FDTD); Stability; Subgrid

Indexed keywords

MESH RATIO; SPATIAL SUBGRIDDING METHOD; SUBGRID ALGORITHM;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; INTERPOLATION; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ANTENNAS;

EID: 34547126452     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2007.900180     Document Type: Article

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