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Green`s function of Maxwell`s equations and corresponding implications for iterative methods

Conference ·
OSTI ID:433383
 [1];  [2]
  1. Macquarie Univ., Sydney (Australia)
  2. Inst. of Physics of the Earth, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Energy conservation law imposes constraints on the norm and direction of the Hilbert space vector representing a solution of Maxwell`s equations. In this paper, we derive these constrains and discuss the corresponding implications for the Green`s function of Maxwell`s equations in a dissipative medium. It is shown that Maxwell`s equations can be reduced to an integral equation with a contracting kernel. The equation can be solved using simple iterations. Software based on this algorithm have successfully been applied to a wide range of problems dealing with high contrast models. The matrix corresponding to the integral equation has a well defined spectrum. The equation can be symmetrized and solved using different approaches, for instance one of the conjugate gradient methods.
Research Organization:
Front Range Scientific Computations, Inc., Lakewood, CO (United States)
OSTI ID:
433383
Report Number(s):
CONF-9604167--Vol.1; ON: DE96015306
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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