Preface |
Acknowledgments |
Contributors |
Introduction / Miller1.: |
An Initial Exploration of Time Domain Phenomena / 1.1: |
The Infinite-Length Wire Antenna / 1.1.1: |
The Finite-Length Wire Antenna / 1.1.2: |
The Finite-Length Wire Scatterer / 1.1.3: |
Late-Time Radiation from an Impulsively Excited Perfect Conductor / 1.1.4: |
Some Special Capabilities of Time Domain Models / 1.1.5: |
Modeling Chocies in CEM / 1.2: |
Why Model in the Time Domain? / 1.2.1: |
Evolution of Time Domain Modeling / 1.2.2: |
Some General References / 1.2.3: |
General Aspects of Time Domain Modeling / 1.3: |
Model Development / 1.3.1: |
Explicit vs Implicit Solution / 1.3.2: |
Excitation Requirements / 1.3.3: |
TD Solution / 1.3.4: |
Time Domain Integral Equation Modeling / 1.4: |
Some Representative TDIEs / 1.4.1: |
A Prototype TDIE Model / 1.4.2: |
Alternate Forms for a TDIE Solution / 1.4.3: |
Excitation of a TDIE Model / 1.4.4: |
Physical Implication of a TDIE Explicit Model / 1.4.5: |
A Near-Neighbor TD Approximation / 1.4.6: |
Time Domain Differential Equation Modeling / 1.5: |
Space-Time Sampling of TDDE / 1.5.1: |
Some Spatial-Mesh Alternatives / 1.5.2: |
Mesh Closure Conditions / 1.5.3: |
Handling Small Features in DE Models / 1.5.4: |
Obtaining Far Fields from DE Models / 1.5.5: |
Variations of TDDE Models / 1.5.6: |
Comparison of TDDE and TDIE Models / 1.5.7: |
Specific Issues Related to Time Domain Modeling / 1.6: |
Increasing the Stability of the Time-Stepping Solution / 1.6.1: |
Exploiting EM Singularities / 1.6.2: |
Signal Processing as a Part of TD Modeling / 1.6.3: |
Total-Field and Scattered-Field Formulations / 1.6.4: |
Handling Frequency Dispersion and Loading in TD Models / 1.6.5: |
Handling Medium and Component Nonlinearities or Time Variations in TD Models / 1.6.6: |
Hybrid TD Models / 1.6.7: |
The Concept of Pseudo-Time in Iterative FD Solutions / 1.6.8: |
Exploiting Symmetries in TD Modeling / 1.6.9: |
Concluding Remarks / 1.7: |
Bibliography |
Wire Structures: TDIE Solution / Rao ; Sarkar2.: |
Basic Analysis / 2.1: |
Analysis of a Straight Wire / 2.2: |
Method of Moments Solution / 2.2.1: |
Conjugate Gradient Method Solution / 2.2.2: |
Numerical Example / 2.2.3: |
Analysis of an Arbitrary Wire / 2.3: |
Moment Method Solution / 2.3.1: |
Conjugate Gradient Method / 2.3.2: |
Numerical Examples / 2.3.3: |
Implicit Solution Scheme / 2.4: |
Application to Arbitrary Wire / 2.4.1: |
Numerical Implementation / 2.4.2: |
Analysis of Multiple Wires and Wire Junctions / 2.4.3: |
Infinite Conducting Cylinders: TDIE Solution / Vechinski2.6: |
Integral Equation Formulation / 3.1: |
Discretization Scheme / 3.2: |
TM Incidence: EFIE Formulation / 3.3: |
Explicit Solution Procedure / 3.3.1: |
Implicit Solution Procedure / 3.3.2: |
TE Incidence: EFIE Formulation / 3.3.3: |
TE Incidence: HFIE Formulation / 3.4.1: |
Finite Conducting Bodies: TDIE Solution / 3.5.1: |
Numerical Solution Scheme / 4.1: |
Explicit Numerical Method / 4.2.1: |
Implicit Numerical Method / 4.2.2: |
Efficiency Considerations / 4.2.3: |
Far-Scattered Fields / 4.2.4: |
Near-Scattered Fields / 4.3.1: |
Extrapolation of Time Domain Response / 4.5: |
Matrix Pencil Method / 4.5.1: |
Total Least Squares Matrix Pencil / 4.5.2: |
Dielectric Bodies: TDIE Solution / 4.5.3: |
Two-Dimensional Cylinders / 5.1: |
Numerical Solution Procedure / 5.2.1: |
Three-Dimensional Bodies / 5.2.2: |
Finite-Difference Time Domain Method / Umashankar5.3.1: |
Introduction to FDTD / 6.1: |
Pulse Propagation in a Lossy, Inhomogeneous, Layered Medium / 6.2: |
Propagation of Half-Sine Pulse / 6.2.1: |
Remote Sensing of Inhomogeneous, Lossy, Layered Media / 6.3: |
Profile Inversion Results / 6.3.1: |
Key Elements of FDTD Modeling Theory / 6.4: |
FDTD Formulation for Two-Dimensional Closed-Region Problems / 6.5: |
FDTD Formulation for TM and TE Cases / 6.5.1: |
Hollow Rectangular Waveguide / 6.5.2: |
Dielectric Slab-Loaded Rectangular Waveguide / 6.5.3: |
Shielded Microstrip Lines / 6.5.4: |
FDTD Formulation for Two-Dimensional Open-Region Problems / 6.6: |
Absorbing Radiation Boundary Condition / 6.6.1: |
Second-Order Radiation Boundary Condition / 6.6.2: |
Plane Wave Source Condition / 6.7: |
Near- to Far-Field Transformation / 6.8: |
FDTD Modeling of Curved Surfaces / 6.9: |
Perfectly Conducting Object: The TE Case / 6.9.1: |
Perfectly Conducting Object: The TM Case / 6.9.2: |
Homogeneous Dielectric Object: The TE Case / 6.9.3: |
FDTD Formulation for Three-Dimensional Closed-Region Problems / 6.10: |
Three-Dimensional Full-Wave Analysis / 6.10.1: |
Compact Two-Dimensional FDTD Algorithm / 6.10.2: |
Evaluation of Dispersion Characteristics / 6.10.3: |
FDTD Formulation for Three-Dimensional Open-Region Problems / 6.11: |
Three-Dimensional Plane Wave Source Condition / 6.11.1: |
Near- to Far-Field Transformation for the Three-Dimensional Case / 6.12: |
RCS of a Flat-Plate Scatterer / 6.12.1: |
Computer Resources and Modeling Implications / 6.13: |
Transmission Line Modeling Method / Gothard ; German6.14: |
The Two-Dimensional TLM / 7.1: |
Time Domain Wave Equation / 7.1.1: |
Time Domain Transmission Line Equation / 7.1.2: |
Equating Maxwell's and the Circuit Equations / 7.1.3: |
General Scattering Matrix Theory / 7.1.4: |
Applying Scattering Theory to the Free-Space Shunt T-Line / 7.1.5: |
Modeling Inhomogeneous Lossy Media / 7.1.6: |
Excitation of the TLM Mesh and Metallic Boundaries / 7.1.7: |
TLM Mesh Truncation Conditions / 7.1.8: |
Discretization of the TLM Spatial Grid / 7.1.9: |
TLM Output / 7.1.10: |
The Series Node and Duality / 7.1.11: |
Outline of the Algorithm for Two-Dimensional TLM Code / 7.1.12: |
Three-Dimensional TLM / 7.2: |
Special Features in TLM / 7.3: |
Frequency-Dependent Material / 7.3.1: |
Alternative Meshing Schemes / 7.3.2: |
Antenna Array / 7.4: |
Electromagnetic Scattering / 7.4.2: |
Finite-Element Time Domain Method / Roy ; Salazar-Palma ; Djordjevic7.5: |
Incident Field / 8.1: |
Transverse Magnetic Case / 8.2: |
Formulation / 8.2.1: |
Finite-Element Procedure / 8.2.2: |
Time-Stepping Procedure / 8.2.3: |
Numerical Results / 8.2.4: |
Transverse Electric Case / 8.3: |
Finite-Volume Time Domain Method / Bonnet ; Ferrieres ; Michielsen ; Klotz ; Roumiguieres8.3.1: |
Maxwell's Equations as a Hyperbolic Conservative System / 9.1: |
The Conservative Form of Maxwell's Equations / 9.1.1: |
Characteristics and Wavefront Propagation / 9.1.2: |
An Elementary Form of the Finite-Volume Method / 9.1.3: |
Finite-Volume Discretization of Maxwell's Equations / 9.2: |
Spatial Discretizations / 9.2.1: |
Temporal Discretization / 9.2.2: |
Consistency and Stability / 9.2.3: |
Hybridization of the FVTD Method with Other Models and Methods / 9.3: |
Thin-Wire Models in the FVTD Method / 9.3.1: |
Hybridization of the FVTD and the FDTD Methods / 9.3.2: |
Another Approach of the Finite-Volume Approach / 9.3.3: |
Dielectric Structures / 9.4: |
Thin Screens with Finite Conductivity / 9.4.2: |
Thin Wires / 9.4.3: |
Index / 9.5: |