Title :
Geometric multigrid algorithms using the conformal finite integration technique
Author :
Clemens, Markus ; Feigh, Stefan ; Weiland, Thomas
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Theorie Elektromagnetischer Felder, Tech. Univ. Darmstadt, Germany
fDate :
3/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A geometric multigrid algorithm is proposed for the solution of electromagnetic field problems using the mesh independent boundary resolution capabilities of the conformal finite integration technique (CFIT), maintaining the separation of metric free incidence matrices and averaging material operators. With the construction of conservative grid-transfer operators, exact and approximate algebraic construction principles for the coarse grid material matrices are proposed based on the CFIT. A validation of the presented algorithmic approach and experimental results on the improved efficiency and the asymptotical complexity of the algorithm are achieved for an electrostatic test problem.
Keywords :
computational electromagnetics; differential equations; electromagnetic field theory; electrostatics; matrix algebra; mesh generation; algebraic construction principles; asymptotical complexity; averaging material operators; coarse grid material matrices; conformal finite integration technique; conservative grid-transfer operators; electromagnetic field problems; electrostatic test problem; geometric multigrid algorithms; incidence matrices; mesh independent boundary resolution; Building materials; Conducting materials; Electromagnetic fields; Electrostatics; Magnetic flux; Magnetic materials; Maxwell equations; Permittivity; Smoothing methods; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.2004.825189