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Solvers

Antenna Toolbox™ provides six solvers, each with a specific application.

Solver TypesMaterialsApplications
Method of Moments (MoM) solver using free-space Green's functionMetals and dielectrics Antennas and arrays
MoM solver using periodic Green's functionMetals and dielectrics Infinite arrays
Physical optics (PO) solverMetalsRadar cross sections
Hybrid MoM-PO solverMetalsElectrically large antennas, installed antennas. For more information, see Solver Recommendations for Installed Antenna Analysis.
Fast Multipole Method (FMM) solverMetalsElectrically large antennas, installed antennas. For more information, see Solver Recommendations for Installed Antenna Analysis.
MoM solver using wire basisMetalsWire antennas

For more details on each of these solvers, see: