Application of boundary integral equation methods to electromagnetics

Abstract

The use of boundary integral equation methods for the solution of some electromagnetic field problems are discussed. Boundary integral formulations using simple-layer potentials, and Green's formula, are explained. Readers are drawn to the similarity of discretization methods in use. Some salient features of the boundary element method are presented in review fashion. References are made to sample applications in a few problem areas. The paper concludes with a discussion that attempts to relate boundary integrals to partial differential methods.