During the past few years the rapid development of computer tech- nology
has made high power computing facilities more readily accessible to a
greater proportion of our industrial and academic community. This
development coupled with the recent upsurge in mathematical modelling
and computer simulation has led to signif- icant developments in
electromagnetic field theory and its applic- ations to industry. In view
of such developments and the present high interest to both academics and
industry the theme chosen for the Polymodel 6 Conference held at
Newcastle upon Tyne in May 1983 was Industrial Electromagnetics
Modelling. To date the North East Polytechnics Mathematical Modelling
and Computer Simulation Group has organised five successful Polymodel.
conferences each with a different theme. The objectives of the Polymodel
group include the promotion of collaborative research between Newcastle,
Sunderland and Teesside Polytechnics and industry in the areas of
mathematical modelling and computer simulation. The aim of the Polymodel
6 Conference was to call on and use the modelling and
computer.simulation expertise of eminent academics and industrialists
who are deeply involved in the area of electro- magnetics. These
proceedings have a twofold purpose in that they contain current
analytical and numerical techniques relevant to electromagnetic field
problems and useful ideas on the modelling and simulation techniques
which are most appropriate. It was also felt important to include
implications. of. computer developments (both hardware and software) on
such work.