Microwaves penetrate food so it should be pretty straightforward transfer of energy.
In conventional ovens the heat has to penetrate the food from the outside so it's going to be more complicated. Although I would imagine it's mostly done by spotty graduates in white coats poking things with thermometers rather than actual maths.

One of my old colleagues did her doctorate on finite element analysis of dissipation through heterogeneous fluids. Or "how baked beans get hot". Best/Shittest PhD title ever.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 9:51, 1 reply, 14 years ago)

Baked beans should not be microwaved, unless there is no hob available.

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 9:53, Reply)

Words of wisdom.

( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 9:56, Reply)

What's your opinion on cheesy beans though?

( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 10:06, Reply)

I'm not sure I have one.
I do have a couple of sandwich toaster things at the bottom of a draw somewhere. They get dusted off every couple of years for five minutes of beans and cheese stoodent reminiscence. Then I remember that I can afford real food.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 10:12, Reply)

Haha, food to reminisce?
For me, that's chicken super noodles over chicken breasts.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Wed 27 Jul 2011, 10:18, Reply)