A FE/BE coupling for the 3D time-dependent eddy current problem. Part I: a priori error estimates.

In this paper the discontinuous Galerkin method in time for the coupling of conforming finite element and boundary element methods is established. We derive quasi-optimal a priori error estimates. Numerical examples prove the new scheme to be useful in practice. A posteriori error control and an adaptive algorithm are studied in Part II of this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]