Equivalence between two finite element methods for the eddy current problem (Q990207)
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Equivalence between two finite element methods for the eddy current problem (English)
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6 September 2010
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The authors consider the time-harmonic eddy current problem, an approximation of the full Maxwell equations. The domain is three dimensional and consists of a part occupied by conductors and a part occupied by dielectrics. They investigate two different finite element approximations of this model based on certain weak formulations. The first one involves the magnetic field in the conductor and a scalar potential in the dielectric. The second one uses the magnetic field in the whole domain and a Lagrange multiplier in the dielectric. The authors show that the two formulations are equivalent. The second formulation leads to a singular system of linear equations. A third formulation is also given which leads to a system with a non-singular matrix. The authors prove that this third formulation is equivalent to the other two formulations.
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time-harmonic eddy current problem
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finite element methods
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numerical methods for Maxwell's equations
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