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Finite volume methods for solving electromagnetic problems in nonhomogeneous media

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This article shall review some of the recent advances on finite volume methods for solving electromagnetic problems in nonhomogeneous media. The stability, convergence and applications of the finite volume methods will be discussed.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N. T, Hong Kong, China

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Foundation item: Supported by State Key Laboratory of Software Engineering, Wuhan University and a Direct Grant of CUHK, Hong Kong

Biography: Zou Jun(1962-), male, Professor, research direction: numerical solutions of electromagnetic maxwell systems, numerical solutions of Interface problems, inverse problems, domain decomposition methods.

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Jun, Z. Finite volume methods for solving electromagnetic problems in nonhomogeneous media. Wuhan Univ. J. of Nat. Sci. 8, 176–182 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02899475

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