• DocumentCode
    834996
  • Title

    Applications of the Lambert W function in electromagnetics

  • Author

    Jenn, David C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    6/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    139
  • Lastpage
    142
  • Abstract
    The solution to many EM problems can be formulated in terms of the Lambert W function. Several have been presented here. The function frequently occurs in the dispersion relations for transmission-line problems when the limiting cases of small radius or thickness are considered. Numerical algorithms of the function have been incorporated into the popular mathematical computation packages, which allows the efficient and rapid solution of problems that have traditionally been done graphically.
  • Keywords
    capacitors; functional analysis; transmission line theory; EM problems; Lambert W function; computational electromagnetics; dispersion relations; electromagnetics; functional analysis; mathematical computation; parallel plate capacitor; surface-wave transmission lines; Application software; Capacitors; Conductors; Electromagnetic scattering; Equations; Functional analysis; Postal services; Surface waves; Transmission lines; USA Councils;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAP.2002.1039394
  • Filename
    1039394