Electromagnetic scattering from perturbed surfaces

This paper studies the scattering of electromagnetic waves from a (local) perturbation of a fixed surface, the boundary of a given obstacle in ?³. The goal is to produce an algorithm for solving boundary value problems in the exterior of the perturbed domain solely based on the knowledge of the Green function for the original surface. This is done by solving a boundary integral equation which only involves the perturbed portion of the boundary. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Global and domain-decomposed mixed methods for the solution of Maxwell's equations with application to magnetotellurics

A collection of global and domain decomposition mixed finite element schemes for the approximate solution of the harmonic Maxwell's equations on a bounded domain with absorbing boundary conditions at the artificial boundaries are presented. The numerical procedures allow us to solve efficiently the direct problem in magnetotellurics consisting of determining the electromagnetic scattered field in a two–dimensional earth model of arbitrary conductivity properties. Convergence results for the numerical procedures are derived. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 14: 407–437, 1998     

Convergence of the mixed finite element method for Maxwell's equations with nonlinear conductivity

In this paper, we study a numerical scheme to solve coupled Maxwell's equations with a nonlinear conductivity. This model plays an important role in the study of type‐II superconductors. The approximation scheme is based on backward Euler discretization in time and mixed conforming finite elements in space. We will prove convergence of this scheme to the unique weak solution of the problem and develop the corresponding error estimates. As a next step, we study the stability of the scheme in the quasi‐static limit ? → 0 and present the corresponding convergence rate. Finally, we support the theory by several numerical experiments. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A time‐marching finite element method for an electromagnetic scattering problem

In this paper, Newmark time‐stepping scheme and edge elements are used to numerically solve the time‐dependent scattering problem in a three‐dimensional polyhedral cavity. Finite element methods based on the variational formulation derived in Van and Wood (Adv. Comput. Math., to appear) are considered. Existence and uniqueness of the discrete problem is proved by using Babuska–Brezzi theory. Finite element error estimate and stability of the Newmark scheme are also established. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Characterization of the singular part of the solution of Maxwell's equations in a polyhedral domain

The solution of Maxwell's equations in a non‐convex polyhedral domain is less regular than in a smooth or convex polyhedral domain. In this paper we show that this solution can be decomposed into the orthogonal sum of a singular part and a regular part, and we give a characterization of the singular part. We also prove that the decomposition is linked to the one associated to the scalar Laplacian. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Some results on electromagnetic transmission eigenvalues

The electromagnetic interior transmission problem is a boundary value problem, which is neither elliptic nor self-adjoint. The associated transmission eigenvalue problem has important applications in the inverse electromagnetic scattering theory for inhomogeneous media. In this paper, we show that, in general, there do not exist purely imaginary electromagnetic transmission eigenvalues. For constant index of refraction, we prove that it is uniquely determined by the smallest (real) transmission eigenvalue. Finally, we show that complex transmission eigenvalues must lie in a certain region in the complex plane. The result is verified by examples. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Finite element study of time‐dependent Maxwell's equations in dispersive media

In this article, we consider the time‐dependent Maxwell's equations in a bounded domain when dispersive media are involved. The Crank‐Nicolson scheme is developed to approximate the electric field equation by Nedelec edge elements and is proved to be optimal convergent in energy norm. The analysis is carried out for Debye medium, but the same results hold true for other dispersive media such as plasma and Lorentz medium. Furthermore, our analysis extends straightforward to cases when a dispersive medium and a simple medium (such as air) are coupled. Mathematics Subject Classification (2000): 65N30, 35L15, 78‐08. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2008     

Discontinuous Galerkin computation of the Maxwell eigenvalues on simplicial meshes

This paper is concerned with the discontinuous Galerkin approximation of the Maxwell eigenproblem. After reviewing the theory developed in [A. Buffa, I. Perugia, Discontinuous Galerkin approximation of the Maxwell eigenproblem, Technical Report 24-PV, IMATI-CNR, Pavia, Italy, 2005 〈$〈$http://www.imati.cnr.it/∼$\sim$annalisa/PS/maxwell.pdf〉$〉$], we present a set of numerical experiments which both validate the theory, and provide further insight regarding the practical performance of discontinuous Galerkin methods, particularly in the case when non-conforming meshes, characterized by the presence of hanging nodes, are employed.     

Exterior problem of magnetic field in Darwin model and its numerical solution

In this paper, we consider the solutions of magnetic field in the Darwin model to the Maxwell's equations in 2D unbounded domain. We first deduce the variational formulation and prove the well‐posedness of the weak solution, and then prove the existence and uniqueness of the infinite element solution. Error estimate and the numerical examples are provided. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2008     

Remarks on blowup of solutions for one-dimensional compressible Navier–Stokes equations with Maxwell's law

In this note, we present some blowup results of solutions to the one-dimensional compressible Navier–Stokes equations with Maxwell's law. First, we improve the blowup result of Hu and Wang [Math. Nachr. 92 (2019), 826–840] with initial density away from vacuum by removing two restrictions. Next, we give a blowup result for the solutions with decay at far fields. Finally, we construct some special analytical solutions to exhibit the blowup or non-blowup phenomena for the relaxed system.     

非稳态电导介质中Maxwell方程组的反问题

本文主要考虑非稳态电导介质的Maxwell 方程组. 本文考查通过有限组的边界区域观测值决定关于本构方程中系数ε, ζ, μ 和电导率系数σ 的反问题, 利用Carleman 估计证明该反问题的Lipschitz稳定性.     

On well‐posedness for some thermo‐piezoelectric coupling models

There is an increasing reliance on mathematical modelling to assist in the design of piezoelectric ultrasonic transducers since this provides a cost‐effective and quick way to arrive at a first prototype. Given a desired operating envelope for the sensor, the inverse problem of obtaining the associated design parameters within the model can be considered. It is therefore of practical interest to examine the well‐posedness of such models. There is a need to extend the use of such sensors into high‐temperature environments, and so this paper shows, for a broad class of models, the well‐posedness of the magneto‐electro‐thermo‐elastic problem. Because of its widespread use in the literature, we also show the well‐posedness of the quasi‐electrostatic case. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Analysis of the energy‐conserved S‐FDTD scheme for variable coefficient Maxwell's equations in disk domains

In this paper, we analyze the energy‐conserved splitting finite‐difference time‐domain (FDTD) scheme for variable coefficient Maxwell's equations in two‐dimensional disk domains. The approach is energy‐conserved, unconditionally stable, and effective. We strictly prove that the EC‐S‐FDTD scheme for the variable coefficient Maxwell's equations in disk domains is of second order accuracy both in time and space. It is also strictly proved that the scheme is energy‐conserved, and the discrete divergence‐free is of second order convergence. Numerical experiments confirm the theoretical results, and practical test is simulated as well to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed EC‐S‐FDTD scheme. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Discrete compactness property for quadrilateral finite element spaces

The main purpose of the present article is to prove the discrete compactness property for Arnold‐Boffi‐Falk spaces of any order. Results of numerical experiments confirming the theory are also reported. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq, 2005     

On the solution of Maxwell's equations in polygonal domains

This paper is concerned with the structure of the singular and regular parts of the solution of time‐harmonic Maxwell's equations in polygonal plane domains and their effective numerical treatment. The asymptotic behaviour of the solution near corner points of the domain is studied by means of discrete Fourier transformation and it is proved that the solution of the boundary value problem does not belong locally to H² when the boundary of the domain has non‐acute angles. A splitting of the solution into a regular part belonging to the space H², and an explicitly described singular part is presented. For the numerical treatment of the boundary value problem, we propose a finite element discretization which combines local mesh grading and the singular field methods and derive a priori error estimates that show optimal convergence as known for the classical finite element method for problems with regular solutions. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Asymptotic behaviour of the energy for electromagnetic systems in the presence of small inhomogeneities

In this article we consider solutions to the time-harmonic and time-dependent Maxwell's systems with piecewise constant coefficients with a finite number of small inhomogeneities in ?³. In time-harmonic case and for such solutions, we derive the asymptotic expansions due to the presence of small inhomogeneities embedded in the entire space. Further, we analyse the behaviour of the electromagnetic energy caused by the presence of these inhomogeneities. For a general time-dependent case, we show that the local electromagnetic energy, trapped in the total collection of these well-separated inhomogeneities, decays towards zero as the shape parameter decreases to zero or as time increases.     

Superconvergence analysis for time‐dependent Maxwell's equations in metamaterials

In this article, we consider the time‐dependent Maxwell's equations modeling wave propagation in metamaterials. One‐order higher global superclose results in the L² norm are proved for several semidiscrete and fully discrete schemes developed for solving this model using nonuniform cubic and rectangular edge elements. Furthermore, L^∞ superconvergence at element centers is proved for the lowest order rectangular edge element. To our best knowledge, such pointwise superconvergence result and its proof are original, and we are unaware of any other publications on this issue. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential 2011     

An inverse electromagnetic scattering problem for a bi-periodic inhomogeneous layer on a perfectly conducting plate

This article is concerned with uniqueness for reconstructing a periodic inhomogeneous medium sitting on a perfectly conducting plate. We deal with the problem in the framework of time-harmonic Maxwell systems without TE or TM polarization. An orthogonal relation is obtained for two refractive indices and then used to prove that the refractive index can be uniquely identified from a knowledge of the incident fields and the total tangential electric field on a plane above the inhomogeneous medium, utilizing the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of a quasi-periodic Sturm–Liouville eigenvalue problem.     

L p Estimates for Maxwell's Equations with Source Term

The goal of this paper is to establish interior and global L ^p -type estimates for the solutions of Maxwell's equations with source term in a domain filled with two different materials separated by a ² interface. The usual elliptic estimates cannot be applied directly, due to the singularity of the dielectric permittivity. A special curl-div decomposition is introduced for the electric field to reduce the problem to an elliptic equation in divergence form with jump coefficients. The potential analysis and the jump condition lead to the interior L ^p estimates which are superior to the straightforward Nash-Moser estimates. The reduction procedure is expected to be useful for future numerical simulation. Because of the natural physical requirements, the boundary condition is nonlocal and involves a first order pseudo-differential operator, the boundary estimate is established by delicate new maximum principles and Riesz convexity arguments. These estimates are then employed to solve a nonlinear optics problem that arises in the modeling of surface enhanced second-harmonic generation of nonlinear diffractive optics in periodic structures (gratings).