Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgements
- To the reader
- List of notation
- 1 An overview of computational electromagnetics for RF and microwave applications
- 2 The finite difference time domain method: a one-dimensional introduction
- 3 The finite difference time domain method in two and three dimensions
- 4 A one-dimensional introduction to the method of moments: modelling thin wires and infinite cylinders
- 5 The application of the FEKO and NEC-2 codes to thin-wire antenna modelling
- 6 The method of moments for surface modelling
- 7 The method of moments and stratified media: theory
- 8 The method of moments and stratified media: practical applications of a commercial code
- 9 A one-dimensional introduction to the finite element method
- 10 The finite element method in two dimensions: scalar and vector elements
- 11 The finite element method in three dimensions
- 12 A selection of more advanced topics in full-wave computational electromagnetics
- Appendix A The Whitney element
- Appendix B The Newmark-β time-stepping algorithm References
- Appendix C On the convergence of the MoM Reference
- Appendix D Useful formulas for simplex coordinates
- Appendix E Web resources
- Appendix F MATLAB files supporting this text
- Index
To the reader
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2014
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the second edition
- Preface to the first edition
- Acknowledgements
- To the reader
- List of notation
- 1 An overview of computational electromagnetics for RF and microwave applications
- 2 The finite difference time domain method: a one-dimensional introduction
- 3 The finite difference time domain method in two and three dimensions
- 4 A one-dimensional introduction to the method of moments: modelling thin wires and infinite cylinders
- 5 The application of the FEKO and NEC-2 codes to thin-wire antenna modelling
- 6 The method of moments for surface modelling
- 7 The method of moments and stratified media: theory
- 8 The method of moments and stratified media: practical applications of a commercial code
- 9 A one-dimensional introduction to the finite element method
- 10 The finite element method in two dimensions: scalar and vector elements
- 11 The finite element method in three dimensions
- 12 A selection of more advanced topics in full-wave computational electromagnetics
- Appendix A The Whitney element
- Appendix B The Newmark-β time-stepping algorithm References
- Appendix C On the convergence of the MoM Reference
- Appendix D Useful formulas for simplex coordinates
- Appendix E Web resources
- Appendix F MATLAB files supporting this text
- Index
Summary
This book is designed to serve as an introduction to computational electromagnetics for radio-frequency applications. It assumes the reader has completed typical undergraduate courses in electromagnetic field theory, and has some basic knowledge of antenna design and microwave systems.
For readers in a hurry, who already know which of the techniques discussed they would like to learn more about, it is possible to go directly to the relevant chapters, but it would nonetheless be useful first to read the introductory chapter. For those in a hurry, but who need first to find out which method (or methods) to use, this chapter is essential reading.
For readers who intend working through most of the book, it would be best to work through it in the sequence presented, although the chapters on the Sommerfeld formulation and practical applications thereof could be omitted without interrupting the sequence of presentation. A more detailed outline of the book may be found in Section 1.12; this will also assist readers to locate rapidly the parts of the book of interest to them.
At the end of each chapter, a list of references linked to the chapter topic is presented, for further reading and study.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010