Computational modeling

Modern Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Power Electronics

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 507-585

  Ludeking, Lars D ^a   Antonsen, Thomas M ^b   Barker, Robert J ^c   Kory, Carol L ^d   Levush, Baruch ^e   Lin, Anthony T ^f   Mondelli, Alfred A ^g   Petillo, John J ^g   Smithe, David N ^a  

^a MISSION RESEARCH CORPORATION   (United States)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE OFFICE OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d Analex Corporation NASA GRC   (United States)

^e NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational modeling; Equations; Finite difference methods; Material properties; Mathematical model; Sections; Solid modeling

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; EQUATIONS; SECTIONS; SOLID MODEL;

COMPUTATION THEORY;

EID: 85036561137     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1109/9780471714163.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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