An application of quaternionic analysis to the solution of time- independent Maxwell equations and of Stokes equation. (English) Zbl 0704.35128

Gürlebeck, Klaus; Sprößig, Wolfgang

Abstract analysis, Proc. 14th Winter Sch., Srní/Czech. 1986, Suppl. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo, II. Ser. 14, 61-76 (1987).

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Special 3-dimensional boundary value problems (with smooth boundaries) can be solved in an effective manner by relating the boundary collocation method, as a synthesis of analytical and numerical techniques, with an operator calculus based on so called quaternionic analysis, where quaternions are special four-dimensional vectors. So, suitable operators are described and included in a general operator theory. Then, the boundary collocation method is presented and applied to find an approximative solution of time-independent Maxwell equations, with constant or x-dependent parameters, respectively to Stokes’ equation. To appropriate the paper, most of the mentioned literature should be consulted.

Reviewer: J.Appeltauer

MSC:

35Q60	PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory
35Q35	PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics
65Z05	Applications to the sciences
35L50	Initial-boundary value problems for first-order hyperbolic systems
35J55	Systems of elliptic equations, boundary value problems (MSC2000)

Keywords:

boundary collocation method; quaternionic analysis; Maxwell equations; Stokes’ equation

Citations:

Zbl 0627.00012