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Boundary element methods for magnetostatic field problems: a critical view

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For the solution of magnetostatic field problems we discuss and compare several boundary integral formulations with respect to their accuracy, their efficiency, and their robustness. We provide fast boundary element methods which are able to deal with multiple connected computational domains, with large magnetic permeabilities, and with complicated structures with small gaps. The numerical comparison is based on several examples, including a controllable reactor as a real-world problem.

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  1. Corporate Research, ABB Switzerland Ltd., 5405, Baden–Dättwil, Switzerland

    Zoran Andjelic

  2. Institut für Numerische Mathematik, TU Graz, Steyrergasse 30, 8010, Graz, Austria

    Günther Of, Olaf Steinbach & Peter Urthaler

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Andjelic, Z., Of, G., Steinbach, O. et al. Boundary element methods for magnetostatic field problems: a critical view. Comput. Visual Sci. 14, 117–130 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00791-011-0167-3

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