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Author Gross, Paul W. (Paul Wolfgang), 1967-

Title Electromagnetic theory and computation : a topological approach / Paul W. Gross, P. Robert Kotiuga
Published Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2004

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 278 pages) : illustrations
Series Mathematical Sciences Research Institute publications ; 48
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute publications ; 48.
Contents 1. From vector calculus to algebraic topology -- 2. Quasistatic electromagnetic fields -- 3. Duality theorems for manifolds with boundary -- 4. The finite element method and data structures -- 5. Computing eddy currents on thin conductors with scalar potentials -- 6. An algorithm to make cuts for magnetic scalar potentials -- 7. A paradigm problem -- Mathematical appendix: Manifolds, differential forms, cohomology, Riemannian structures
Summary Although topology was recognized by Gauss and Maxwell to play a pivotal role in the formulation of electromagnetic boundary value problems, it is a largely unexploited tool for field computation. The development of algebraic topology since Maxwell provides a framework for linking data structures, algorithms, and computation to topological aspects of three-dimensional electromagnetic boundary value problems. This book, first published in 2004, attempts to expose the link between Maxwell and a modern approach to algorithms. The first chapters lay out the relevant facts about homology and cohomology, stressing their interpretations in electromagnetism. These topological structures are subsequently tied to variational formulations in electromagnetics, the finite element method, algorithms, and certain aspects of numerical linear algebra. A recurring theme is the formulation of and algorithms for the problem of making branch cuts for computing magnetic scalar potentials and eddy currents
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-266) and index
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Subject Electromagnetic theory.
SCIENCE -- Waves & Wave Mechanics.
Electromagnetic theory
Form Electronic book
Author Kotiuga, P. Robert (Peter Robert), 1958-
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