Christian Hafner: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2015

Name Prof. em. Dr. Christian Hafner
FieldTheorie und Berechnung elektromagnetischer Felder
Address
Nürenbergstrasse 17 b
8037 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
Telephone044 361 63 51
E-mailchristian.hafner@ief.ee.ethz.ch
URLhttp://alphard.ethz.ch/hafner
DepartmentInformation Technology and Electrical Engineering
RelationshipRetired Adjunct Professor

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
227-0366-00LIntroduction to Computational Electromagnetics Information 6 credits4GC. Hafner, J. Leuthold, J. Smajic
AbstractAn overview over the most prominent methods for the simulation of electromagnetic fields is given This includes domain methods such as finite differences and finite elements, method of moments, and boundary methods. Both time domain and frequency domain techniques are considered.
ObjectiveOverview of numerical methods for the simulation of electromagnetic fields and hands-on experiments with selected methods.
ContentOverview of concepts of the main numerical methods for the simulation of electromagnetic fields: Finite Difference Method, Finite Element Method, Transmission Line Matrix Method, Matrix Methods, Multipole Methods, Image Methods, Method of Moments, Integral Equation Methods, Beam Propagation Method, Mode Matching Technique, Spectral Domain Analysis, Method of Lines. Applications: Problems in electrostatic and magnetostatic, guided waves and free-space propagation problems, antennas, resonators, inhomogeneous transmissionlLines, nanotechnic, optics etc.
Lecture notesDownload from: http://alphard.ethz.ch/hafner/Vorles/lect.htm
Prerequisites / NoticeFirst half of the semester: lectures; second half of the semester: exercises in form of small projects
401-5870-00LSeminar in Electromagnetics for CSE4 credits2SC. Hafner
AbstractDiscussion of fundamentals of electromagnetics and various applications (wave propagation, scattering, antennas, waveguides, bandgap materials, etc.). Numerical methods suited for the analysis of electromagnetic fields and for the optimal design of electromagnetic structures.
ObjectiveKnowledge about classical electromagnetics, main applications, and appropriate numerical methods.