Graphics hardware accelerated multiresolution time-domain technique: Development, evaluation and applications

IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-301

  Baron, G S ^a   Fiume, E ^a   Sarris, C D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL ESTIMATION; COMPUTER HARDWARE; FINITE DIFFERENCE TIME DOMAIN METHOD; MAGNETOELECTRIC EFFECTS; MICROWAVES;

GRAPHICS ACCELERATED MULTIRESOLUTION; GRAPHICS HARDWARE;

GRAPHIC METHODS;

EID: 41549108974     PISSN: 17518725     EISSN: 17518733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-map:20070118     Document Type: Article

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