Title : 
Parallel implementation of the sparse-matrix canonical grid method for two-dimensional lossy dielectric random rough surfaces (3D scattering problems) on a Beowulf system
         
        
            Author : 
Li, S.Q. ; Chan, C.H. ; Tsang, L. ; Li, Q.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
Using a parallel code we compute the bistatic scattering coefficients of a Gaussian random rough surface.
         
        
            Keywords : 
absorbing media; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave scattering; parallel algorithms; rough surfaces; sparse matrices; 3D scattering problems; Beowulf system; Gaussian random rough surface; bistatic scattering coefficients; parallel code; parallel implementation; sparse-matrix canonical grid method; two-dimensional lossy dielectric random rough surfaces; Concurrent computing; Dielectric losses; Integral equations; Rough surfaces; Sampling methods; Scattering; Surface roughness; Surface treatment; Switches; Transmission line matrix methods;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Orlando, FL, USA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
0-7803-5639-x
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/APS.1999.789192