Parallel Solution of Integral Equation-Based EM Problems in the Frequency Domain

Yu Zhang is an Associate Professor at Xidian University and currently works at Syracuse University. He authored the book Parallel Computation in Electromagnetics as well as over seventy journal papers and thirty conference papers. His research is focused on computational electromagnetics with an interest in antenna design, EMC simulation, and signal processing. Tapan K. Sarkar is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Syracuse University. His current research interests deal with numerical solutions of operator equations arising in electromagnetics and signal processing with applications in system design. He has authored or coauthored more than 300 journal articles, numerous conference papers, and thirty-two book chapters. He is the author of fifteen books, including Smart Antennas, History of Wireless, and Physics of Multiantenna Systems and Broadband Processing (all published by Wiley).

• Chapter 1 Introduction 1Chapter 2 In-Core and Out-of-Core LU Factorization for Solving a Matrix Equation 27Chapter 3 A Parallel MoM Code Using RWG Basis Functions and ScaLAPACK-Based In-Core and Out-of-Core Solvers 71Chapter 4 A Parallel MoM Code Using Higher-Order Basis Functions and ScaLAPACK-Based In-Core and Out-of-Core Solvers 107Chapter 5 Tuning the Performance of a Parallel Integral Equation Solver 157Chapter 6 Refinement of the Solution Using the Iterative Conjugate Gradient Method 207Chapter 7 A Parallel MoM Code Using Higher Order Basis Functions and PLAPACK Based In-Core and Out-of-Core Solvers 219Chapter 8 Applications of the Parallel Frequency-Domain Integral Equation Solver—TIDES 233Appendix A: A Summary of the Computer Platforms Used in This Book 275Appendix B: An Efficient Cross-Platform Compilation of the ScaLAPACK and PLAPACK Routines 287