Essentials of Computational Electromagnetics

Xin-Qing Sheng · Wei Song

Dec 2011 · Sold by John Wiley & Sons

About this ebook

Essentials of Computational Electromagnetics provides an in-depth introduction of the three main full-wave numerical methods in computational electromagnetics (CEM); namely, the method of moment (MoM), the finite element method (FEM), and the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Numerous monographs can be found addressing one of the above three methods. However, few give a broad general overview of essentials embodied in these methods, or were published too early to include recent advances. Furthermore, many existing monographs only present the final numerical results without specifying practical issues, such as how to convert discretized formulations into computer programs, and the numerical characteristics of the computer programs. In this book, the authors elaborate the above three methods in CEM using practical case studies, explaining their own research experiences along with a review of current literature. A full analysis is provided for typical cases, including characteristics of numerical methods, helping beginners to develop a quick and deep understanding of the essentials of CEM.

• Outlines practical issues, such as how to convert discretized formulations into computer programs
• Gives typical computer programs and their numerical characteristics along with line by line explanations of programs
• Uses practical examples from the authors' own work as well as in the current literature
• Includes exercise problems to give readers a better understanding of the material
• Introduces the available commercial software and their limitations

This book is intended for graduate-level students in antennas and propagation, microwaves, microelectronics, and electromagnetics. This text can also be used by researchers in electrical and electronic engineering, and software developers interested in writing their own code or understanding the detailed workings of code.

Companion website for the book: www.wiley.com/go/sheng/cem

About the author

ZHU Min is Group Executive Vice President of the Bank of China, responsible for group finance, internal control, legal and compliance, strategy and research. He joined the Bank of China in 1996, and led the group restructuring and the US$15 billion IPO in 2006, and the Bank of China Hong Kong restructuring and IPO in 2002. Prior to joining the Bank of China, Mr. Zhu worked as an Economist at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. for six years, before which he taught economics at Johns Hopkins University and Fudan University. Mr. Zhu received a Ph.D. and an M.A. in economics from Johns Hopkins University, an M.P.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs of Princeton University, and a B.A. in economics from Fudan University.

CAI Jinqing is a partner of Brunswick Group, an international financial communication firm. She advises multinational corporations and Chinese companies on strategic communication issues as well as on cross-border Merger & Acquisition transactions in the region. From 1993-2002, she worked in New York and Hong Kong in management consulting and venture capital focusing on China investments. Ms. Cai graduated from Wellesley College with a Bachelor of Arts degree and obtained her Master of Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs of Princeton University.

Martha Avery is President, Avery Press, Inc., which works with Chinese publishers and individuals in bringing Chinese intellectual property to a western market. She served as General Manager for John Wiley in China from 1982 to 1990, following four years in the Commerce Department handling China trade in the 1970s, an MBA at the Wharton School, and a period in Warburg Paribas Becker in Wall Street. She established the Publishing Program for the Soros Foundation in Mongolia, and went on to serve in the Budapest offices of OSI. Throughout her career, Ms. Avery has continued to translate Chinese fiction and non-fiction and to author books.