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A mixed–FEM and BEM coupling for a three-dimensional eddy current problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 November 2003

Salim Meddahi  and
Virginia Selgas
Salim Meddahi
Affiliation:
Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Oviedo, Calvo Sotelo s/n, 33007 Oviedo, España. salim@orion.ciencias.uniovi.es., selgas@orion.ciencias.uniovi.es.
Virginia Selgas
Affiliation:
Departamento de Matemáticas, Universidad de Oviedo, Calvo Sotelo s/n, 33007 Oviedo, España. salim@orion.ciencias.uniovi.es., selgas@orion.ciencias.uniovi.es.
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Abstract

We study in this paper the electromagnetic field generated in a conductor by an alternating current density. The resulting interface problem (see Bossavit (1993)) between the metal and the dielectric medium is treated by a mixed–FEM and BEM coupling method. We prove that our BEM-FEM formulation is well posed and that it leads to a convergent Galerkin method.

Keywords

Eddy–currentboundary elementmixed finite element.
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Research Article
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ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis , Volume 37 , Issue 2 , March 2003 , pp. 291 - 318
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© EDP Sciences, SMAI, 2003

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