Application of the improved finite element-fast multipole method to large scattering problems

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 47, Issue , 2004, Pages 49-60

  Wei, X C ^a   Li, E P ^a   Zhang, Y J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY INTEGRAL METHODS; FAST MULTIPOLE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT MATRICES; MATRIX VECTOR MULTIPLICATION; MULTIFRONTAL METHODS; SCATTERING PROBLEMS; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; TRIANGULAR FACTORIZATION;

SCATTERING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 65449189881     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER03092501     Document Type: Article

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