Title :
A finite element method based on Whitney forms to solve Maxwell equations in the time domain
Author :
Wong, Man Faï ; Picon, Odile ; Fouad Hanna, Victor
Author_Institution :
Centre Paris B, France Telecom/CNET, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
fDate :
5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new finite element method in the time domain based on the Whitney forms is presented. Using edge elements and face elements for space discretization of the fields and a leap-frog scheme in time, the algorithm gives a direct way to solve Maxwell equations in general unstructured meshes
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; finite element analysis; time-domain analysis; FE-TD algorithm; FEM; Maxwell equations; Whitney forms; edge elements; face elements; finite element method; finite element time domain algorithm; leap-frog scheme; space discretization; Artificial satellites; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Frequency domain analysis; Geometry; Magnetic fields; Maxwell equations; Sparse matrices; Telecommunications; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
