Title :
Applications of the Lambert W function in electromagnetics
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
fDate :
6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The solution to many EM problems can be formulated in terms of the Lambert W function. Several have been presented here. The function frequently occurs in the dispersion relations for transmission-line problems when the limiting cases of small radius or thickness are considered. Numerical algorithms of the function have been incorporated into the popular mathematical computation packages, which allows the efficient and rapid solution of problems that have traditionally been done graphically.
Keywords :
capacitors; functional analysis; transmission line theory; EM problems; Lambert W function; computational electromagnetics; dispersion relations; electromagnetics; functional analysis; mathematical computation; parallel plate capacitor; surface-wave transmission lines; Application software; Capacitors; Conductors; Electromagnetic scattering; Equations; Functional analysis; Postal services; Surface waves; Transmission lines; USA Councils;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2002.1039394
