Geometric aspects of the Simplicial Discretization of Maxwell's equations

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 32, Issue , 2001, Pages 171-188

  Teixeira, F L ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL FORMS; DISCRETE FORMULATIONS; DISCRETIZATIONS; DUAL LATTICES; MAXWELL'S EQUATIONS; WHITNEY;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS;

GEOMETRY;

EID: 79953727476     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER00080107     Document Type: Article

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