A study of node-based finite elements for the solution of the time-harmonic Maxwell equations

Classical node-based finite elements are well-known to cause difficulties in the solution of the Maxwell equations. These difficulties are discussed and investigated by means of numerical examples in this thesis. Time-harmonic source problems and eigen-problems are analyzed using mixed node-based finite elements. The results are compared to results obtained with vector finite elements.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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2017

Author dc:creator

• Braun, Michael Rainer

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Klaus-Jürgen Bathe.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108898

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/108898