• DocumentCode
    1542921
  • Title

    Basis Functions for Divergence Constraints in the Finite Element Method

  • Author

    Pinciuc, Chris M. ; Konrad, Adalbert ; Lavers, John Douglas

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Volume
    46
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    3421
  • Lastpage
    3424
  • Abstract
    A method for implementing divergence constraints in the finite element method is given. This method yields a linearly independent, sparse set of constraints for a mesh of brick elements. The method is used to obtain the resonant frequencies of rectangular cavities with perfectly conducting walls. There is good agreement with exact values and there are no spurious modes.
  • Keywords
    cavity resonators; finite element analysis; basis functions; brick elements; divergence constraints; finite element method; rectangular cavities; resonant frequency; Boundary conditions; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Finite element methods; Interpolation; Lagrangian functions; Magnetic fields; Null space; Polynomials; Resonant frequency; Cavity resonators; finite element methods;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9464
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TMAG.2010.2044489
  • Filename
    5512880