| Chapter 1 | Introduction to the Boundary Element Method |
| Chapter 2 | Approximate Methods |
Basic concepts; Approximate solutions; Weak formulations |
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| Chapter 3 | Basic laws in electromagnetics |
Differential form of Maxwell equations; Integral form of Maxwell equations; Maxwell equations for moving media; The continuity equation; Ohm'slaw; Conservation law in the electromagnetic field; The electromagnetic wave equations; Boundary relationships for discontinuities in material properties; The electromagnetic potentials; Boundary relationships for potential functions; Potential wave equations; Retarded potentials; General boundary conditions and uniqueness theorem; Electric and magnetic walls; The Lagrangian form of electromagnetic field laws; Complex phasor notation of time-harmonic electromagnetic fields; Plane wave propagation; Radiation |
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| Chapter 4 | Potential problems - electrostatic and magnetostatic analysis |
| Electrostatic fields; Magnetostatic fields; Integral equation formulation; Boundary element discretization; Modelling of static field problems | |
| Chapter 5 | Quasistatic problems - analysis of eddy currents |
| Introduction; Formulation of the ~uasistatic problem; Integral equation representation of the Helmholtz equation; Numerical example | |
| Chapter 6 | Electromagnetic scattering problems |
| The electromagnetic wave equations; Complex phasor form of the wave equations; Two-dimensional scattering from a perfectly conducting cylinder of arbitrary cross-section; Solution by the Indirect Boundary Element Method; Numerical example | |
| Chapter 7 | Radiation problems - analysis of wire antennas |
| Introduction; Basic theory of wire antennas; Indirect boundary element modeling; Computational examples for wires in free space; Multiple straight wire antennas over a lossy half-space; Computational examples for wires above a lossy half-space | |
| Chapter 8 | Assessment of human exposure to electromagnetic fields |
| Introduction; Electromagnetic model of the human body; Absorbed power inside the human body for LF and HF exposures; The low frequency fields (ELF and VLF exposures); The high frequency fields (RE and GSM exposures); Examples of human exposure to LF and RE fields | |