Continuously inhomogeneous higher order finite elements for 3-D electromagnetic analysis

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2798-2803

  Ilić, Milan M ^a,b   Ilić, Andjelija Ž ^c   Notaroš, Branislav M ^b  

^a University of Belgrade   (Serbia)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Computer aided analysis; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic scattering; Finite element method; Higher order elements; Inhomogeneous media; Method of moments

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION TIME; CURL-CONFORMING; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC STRUCTURE; FEM MODELING; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT TECHNIQUES; HIGHER ORDER; HIGHER ORDER ELEMENTS; INHOMOGENEITIES; INHOMOGENEOUS MATERIALS; INHOMOGENEOUS MEDIA; PIECEWISE-HOMOGENEOUS MODEL; VECTOR FINITE ELEMENT;

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETISM; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; METHOD OF MOMENTS; THERMOELECTRICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 70349255928     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2009.2027350     Document Type: Article

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