Space-Time Spectral Collocation Tensor-Network Approach for Maxwell's Equations

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Main Authors: Adak, Dibyendu, Chinomona, Rujeko, Truong, Duc P., Korobkin, Oleg, Rasmussen, Kim Ø., Alexandrov, Boian S.
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author Adak, Dibyendu
Chinomona, Rujeko
Truong, Duc P.
Korobkin, Oleg
Rasmussen, Kim Ø.
Alexandrov, Boian S.
author_facet Adak, Dibyendu
Chinomona, Rujeko
Truong, Duc P.
Korobkin, Oleg
Rasmussen, Kim Ø.
Alexandrov, Boian S.
contents In this work, we develop a space--time Chebyshev spectral collocation method for three-dimensional Maxwell's equations and combine it with tensor-network techniques in Tensor-Train (TT) format. Under constant material parameters, the Maxwell system is reduced to a vector wave equation for the electric field, which we discretize globally in space and time using a staggered spectral collocation scheme. The staggered polynomial spaces are designed so that the discrete curl and divergence operators preserve the divergence-free constraint on the magnetic field. The magnetic field is then recovered in a space--time post-processing step via a discrete version of Faraday's law. The global space--time formulation yields a large but highly structured linear system, which we approximate in low-rank TT-format directly from the operator and data, without assuming that the forcing is separable in space and time. We derive condition-number bounds for the resulting operator and prove spectral convergence estimates for both the electric and magnetic fields. Numerical experiments for three-dimensional electromagnetic test problems confirm the theoretical convergence rates and show that the TT-based solver maintains accuracy with approximately linear complexity in the number of grid points in space and time.
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spellingShingle Space-Time Spectral Collocation Tensor-Network Approach for Maxwell's Equations
Adak, Dibyendu
Chinomona, Rujeko
Truong, Duc P.
Korobkin, Oleg
Rasmussen, Kim Ø.
Alexandrov, Boian S.
Numerical Analysis
In this work, we develop a space--time Chebyshev spectral collocation method for three-dimensional Maxwell's equations and combine it with tensor-network techniques in Tensor-Train (TT) format. Under constant material parameters, the Maxwell system is reduced to a vector wave equation for the electric field, which we discretize globally in space and time using a staggered spectral collocation scheme. The staggered polynomial spaces are designed so that the discrete curl and divergence operators preserve the divergence-free constraint on the magnetic field. The magnetic field is then recovered in a space--time post-processing step via a discrete version of Faraday's law. The global space--time formulation yields a large but highly structured linear system, which we approximate in low-rank TT-format directly from the operator and data, without assuming that the forcing is separable in space and time. We derive condition-number bounds for the resulting operator and prove spectral convergence estimates for both the electric and magnetic fields. Numerical experiments for three-dimensional electromagnetic test problems confirm the theoretical convergence rates and show that the TT-based solver maintains accuracy with approximately linear complexity in the number of grid points in space and time.
title Space-Time Spectral Collocation Tensor-Network Approach for Maxwell's Equations
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.15631