Computational Electromagnetics

Abstract

Progress in the development of fast, error-controllable algorithms for the simulation of electromagnetic scattering throughout the frequency spectrum is reported. Advances are described in the development of (1) accelerated, high-order methods for the solution of general, penetrable scattering problems in the low-to-moderate frequency regime; (2) spectral methods for the solution of approximate high-frequency models (geometrical optics -GO-); and (3) general error-controllable high-frequency scattering solvers. Major accomplishments include the completion of work on (1) in relation with scalar scattering models and the extension of the algorithms to vector models and composite backgrounds; the design, implementation and refinement of a spectral/discontinuous Galerkin method to resolve the GO model in phase space; the advancement of a spectral inverse ray-tracing approach; the development of methods for the evaluation of high-frequency scattering off composite rough surfaces; the derivation of general high-frequency scattering solvers applicable to both single- and multiple-scattering configurations consisting of bounded obstacles in two and three dimensions; and the analysis and implementation of strategies to account for and accelerate the evaluation of multiple-scattering effects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA473630

Entities

People

  • Fernando L. Reitich

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Contracts
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Frequency
  • Galerkin Method
  • Geometry
  • Integral Equations
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Ray Tracing
  • Scattering
  • Simulations
  • Spectra
  • Ultrasounds

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space