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Main Authors: Yuan, Heng, Zhang, Wenzhong, Wang, Bo
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00709
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author Yuan, Heng
Zhang, Wenzhong
Wang, Bo
author_facet Yuan, Heng
Zhang, Wenzhong
Wang, Bo
contents In this paper, two formulations for the computation of the dyadic Green's functions of Maxwell's equations in layered media are presented in details. The first formulation derived using TE/TM decomposition is well-known and intensively used in engineering community while the second formulation derived using vector potential and a matrix basis is recently used in establishing a fast multipole method. We significantly simplify the derivation of second formulation and show that it is equivalent to the first one while the derivation is more straightforward as the interface conditions are directly decoupled using the vector potential. The matrix basis is designed to split out all non-symmetric factors in the density functions which facilitates the derivation of far-field approximations for the dyadic Green's functions. Moreover, it can be applied to the computation of the dyadic Green's functions of elastic wave equation in layered media.
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spellingShingle On the computation of the dyadic Green's functions of Maxwell's equations in layered media
Yuan, Heng
Zhang, Wenzhong
Wang, Bo
Mathematical Physics
In this paper, two formulations for the computation of the dyadic Green's functions of Maxwell's equations in layered media are presented in details. The first formulation derived using TE/TM decomposition is well-known and intensively used in engineering community while the second formulation derived using vector potential and a matrix basis is recently used in establishing a fast multipole method. We significantly simplify the derivation of second formulation and show that it is equivalent to the first one while the derivation is more straightforward as the interface conditions are directly decoupled using the vector potential. The matrix basis is designed to split out all non-symmetric factors in the density functions which facilitates the derivation of far-field approximations for the dyadic Green's functions. Moreover, it can be applied to the computation of the dyadic Green's functions of elastic wave equation in layered media.
title On the computation of the dyadic Green's functions of Maxwell's equations in layered media
topic Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.00709