Numerical analysis for electromagnetic integral equations

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Introduction. Surface Integral Equation Formulations and the Method of Moments. Numerical Analysis for 2D Radiation and Scattering Problems. Higher-Order Basis Functions. 3D Problems. Resonant Structures. Iterative Solution Methods.