David B. Davidson (South Africa University of Stellenbosch)

Computational Electromagnetics for RF and Microwave Engineering

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A hands-on introduction to computational electromagnetics, linking theoretical coverage to open-source MATLAB codes and including many practical hints and tips.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 530
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1184g
• ISBN-13: 9780521518918
• ISBN-10: 0521518911
• Artikelnr.: 30977365

Autorenporträt

David Davidson is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, from where he received his PhD in 1991. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, edits the EM Programmers Notebook in the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the South African National Research Foundation President's Award and the Rector's Award for Excellent Research from Stellenbosch University. His main research interest is CEM; he has published extensively on this topic and has contributed to commercial software.

Inhaltsangabe

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: thin-wire modelling
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
Appendices.