Quick Finite Elements for Electromagnetic Waves

This practical book and accompanying software enables you to quickly and easily work out challenging microwave engineering and high-frequency electromagnetic problems using the finite element method (FEM) Using clear, concise text and dozens of real-world application examples, the book provides a detailed description of FEM implementation, while the software provides the code and tools needed to solve the three major types of EM problems: guided propagation, scattering, and radiation.

Quick Finite Elements for Electromagnetic Waves Second Edition; Contents; Preface; Preface to the First Edition; How to Use Quick FEM; PART I Two Dimensions; Chapter 1 Getting Started: ShieldedMicrostrip Lines; 1.1 First Step: Preprocessing; 1.2 Second Step: Building Element Matrices; 1.3 Third Step: Assembling the Global Matrix; 1.4 Fourth Step: Minimizing the Functional; 1.5 Fifth Step: Postprocessing; 1.6 Variational or Projective?; References; Chapter 2 Tools; 2.1 Preprocessing; 2.1.1 Input Geometry Description File; 2.1.2 Output Mesh Description File; 2.1.3 Mesh Regularization.

2.1.4 Numbering Optimization2.2 Element Matrices; 2.2.1 Nodal Elements; 2.2.2 Vector Elements; 2.3 Global Matrices; 2.3.1 The Band Storage Mode; 2.3.2 The Sparse Storage Mode; 2.4 Solving the Entire Problem; 2.5 Postprocessing; 2.6 The Matlab Framework; 2.6.1 Using the Interface; 2.6.2 The Data Framework; 2.6.3 How to Code Yourself; 2.7 Disc Description and Installation; 2.7.1 FORTRAN Framework; 2.7.2 Matlab Framework; References; Chapter 3 Microwave Guiding Structures:Characterization; 3.1 Homogeneous Waveguides; 3.2 Inhomogeneous Waveguides; 3.3 Inhomogeneous Waveguides: Formulation.

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