Finite Element Techniques in Electromagnetics and Micromagnetics

A two week course June 29-July 10, 1998 at CMRR
Prof. Igor Tsukerman
Electrical Engineering Department
University of Akron, Ohio

Host: Neal Bertram

Igor TsukermanThis course was designed to give an introduction to finite element techniques for electromagnetic and micromagnetic problems. The lectures were held two hours each morning. There were approximately 30 attendees: a mixture of graduate students from Physics, Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, and Applied Mechanics at UCSD and scientists from local San Diego industry such as Qualcomm, General Atomics, and Silicon Graphics, Inc. The first week the basic concepts of FEM were covered. Students were invited to suggest examples of specific interest and in the second week these applications of varying complexity were addressed. In particular, Professor Tsukerman discussed scalar and vector formulations, one, two and three dimensional problems, and the trade-offs of node, edge, and face test functions. Of specific interest to the students funded by the MRSEC progam was a morning devoted explicitly to the solution of dynamic micromagnetic problems utilizing FEM techniques. At the end of the second week, details of numerical "solvers" were discussed. Professor Tsukerman provided a comprehensive list of useful books and publications to guide the attendees for further study. He also spent many hours outside of lecture time working with students on their specific problems.