Eddy Current Approximation of Maxwell Equations

This book deals with the mathematical analysis and the numerical approximation of eddy current problems in the time-harmonic case. All the most used formulations are taken into account, placing the problem in a rigorous functional framework. Nodal or edge finite elements are used for approximation. A detailed analysis of each formulation is presented, focusing on the well-posedness and on the efficiency of numerical schemes. A particular attention is devoted to the topology of the physical domain. Some specific applications to real-life problems are described. The reader will also find a complete presentation of some recent and new results on the subject.

Since more than ten years the authors have performed researches in the field of numerical approximation of partial differential equations, especially the finite element approximation of problems in electromagnetics. They have published many papers on numerical approximation of partial differential equations on some of the most important journal devoted to this topic. The second author has written two other books on the subject: A. Quarteroni and A. Valli, Numerical Approximation of Partial Differential Equations, Springer, 1997 (second edition); A. Quarteroni and A. Valli, Domain Decomposition Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Oxford University Press, 1999