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Fixed-frequency scalar-polarization Helmholtz wave optics for isotropic, lossless, nonmagnetic dielectric media.

Reference

FieldValueDescription
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dynamic_outputs[]
equation_summary-div(grad(E)) - omega^2*mu0*epsilon*E = i*omega*mu0*J
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transient_runtimenull
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descriptionFixed-frequency scalar-polarization Helmholtz wave optics for isotropic, lossless, nonmagnetic dielectric media.
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Fixed-frequency scalar-polarization Helmholtz wave optics for isotropic, lossless, nonmagnetic dielectric media.

Contract

PropertyValue
constraints[]
coupled_runtimenull
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dynamic_outputs[]
equation_summary-div(grad(E)) - omega^2*mu0*epsilon*E = i*omega*mu0*J
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transient_runtimenull
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