• DocumentCode
    58762
  • Title

    A unified solution of Laplace´s equation in an arbitrary region

  • Author

    Rashed-Mohassel, Jalil

  • Author_Institution
    Center of Excellence on Appl. Electromagn. Syst., Univ. of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • Volume
    55
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Dec. 2013
  • Firstpage
    79
  • Lastpage
    83
  • Abstract
    An exact solution for the Laplace´s equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions in an arbitrary region is presented in this work. The solution is in the form of an integral in terms of the potential on the boundary, and depends on the geometry of the region. The method is valid for bounded as well as unbounded regions. Poisson´s integral formula and Schwarz´s integral rep resentation for the half-plane potential problem are obtained as a verification of the approach. The method also presents a generalized mean-value theorem for harmonic functions at any interior point of a circular disk in terms of weighted values at the boundary of the region.
  • Keywords
    Laplace equations; Poisson equation; electric field integral equations; electrostatics; harmonic analysis; magnetic field integral equations; magnetostatics; Dirichlet boundary condition; Laplace equation; Poisson integral formula; Schwarz integral representation; circular disk; electrostatic analysis; geometry; half-plane potential problem; harmonic function; magnetostatics; mean-value theorem; unbounded arbitrary region; Boundary conditions; Electric potential; Electromagnetics; Electrostatic processes; Laplace equations; Magnetostatics; Mathematical model; Probabilistic logic; Electrostatic analysis; Laplace´s equation; boundary value problems; electrostatics; magnetostatics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAP.2013.6781707
  • Filename
    6781707