Title :
Time-domain finite-element methods
Author :
Jin-Fa Lee ; Lee, Robert ; Cangellaris, Andreas
Author_Institution :
EMCAD Lab., Worcester Polytech. Inst., MA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Various time-domain finite-element methods for the simulation of transient electromagnetic wave phenomena are discussed. Detailed descriptions of test/trial spaces, explicit and implicit formulations, nodal and edge/facet element basis functions are given, along with the numerical stability properties of the different methods. The advantages and disadvantages of mass lumping are examined. Finally, the various formulations are compared on the basis of their numerical dispersion performance
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave propagation; finite element analysis; numerical stability; time-domain analysis; transient analysis; edge/facet element basis functions; explicit formulations; implicit formulations; mass lumping; nodal element basis functions; numerical dispersion performance; numerical stability; simulation; test/trial spaces; time-domain finite-element methods; transient electromagnetic wave; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic transients; Equations; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Geometry; Laboratories; Mesh generation; Solid modeling; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
