Title :
Computation of electromagnetic fields in large biological bodies by an iterative moment method with a restart technique
Author :
Wang, Johnson J H ; Dubberley, John R.
Author_Institution :
Georgia Tech. Res. Inst., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
fDate :
12/1/1989 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The computation of electromagnetic (EM) fields in a large, three-dimensional arbitrarily shaped dielectric or biological body is made practical by a conjugate gradient algorithm with a restart technique. This algorithm allows the operator to run the program for large bodies in a measured and controlled manner, minimizing the computing cost and avoiding the crashes inherent in an extended computer run. It is shown that in achieving convergence, a good initial guess plays only a very minor role while the G(n) and A(n) functions are crucial to the convergence in the conjugate gradient algorithm and must be included in the restart
Keywords :
biophysics; electromagnetic fields; computing cost; conjugate gradient algorithm; convergence; electromagnetic fields; iterative moment method; large biological bodies; restart technique; three-dimensional arbitrarily shaped dielectric; Biology computing; Convergence; Costs; Dielectric measurements; Electromagnetic fields; Iterative algorithms; Iterative methods; Moment methods; Resonance; Shape measurement;
Journal_Title :
Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on