MAFCO—A Magnetic Field Code for Handling General Current Elements in Three Dimensions
- 1 November 1964
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 35 (11), 3337-3343
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1713219
Abstract
MAFCO, which is written in FORTRAN language, can be used on the IBM 7094 and other similar computers which will compile a machine language code from a FORTRAN deck. The purpose of this code is to take a given set of current‐carrying elements of arbitrary geometry and calculate the magnetic field B at any point in space and also the continuation of the magnetic field line (line of force) passing through any desired point in space. In practice, however, computer memory and available machine time usually require that most of the current‐carrying conductors be approximated by straight lines and circular loops.Keywords
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