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Hauptverfasser: Le, Van Chien, Cools, Kristof
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Veröffentlicht: 2026
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13823
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author Le, Van Chien
Cools, Kristof
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Cools, Kristof
contents This paper introduces a boundary integral equation for time-harmonic electromagnetic scattering by composite dielectric objects. The formulation extends the classical Müller equation to composite structures through the global multi-trace method. The key ingredient enabling this extension is the use of the Stratton-Chu representation in complementary region, also known as the extinction property, which augments the off-diagonal blocks of the interior representation operator. The resulting block system is composed entirely of second-kind operators. A Petrov-Galerkin (mixed) discretization using Rao-Wilton-Glisson trial functions and Buffa-Christiansen test functions is employed, yielding linear systems that remain well conditioned on dense meshes and at low frequencies without the need for additional stabilization. This reduces computational costs associated with matrix-vector multiplications and iterative solving. Numerical experiments demonstrate the accuracy of the method in computing field traces and derived quantities.
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spellingShingle Multi-Trace Müller Boundary Integral Equation for Electromagnetic Scattering by Composite Objects
Le, Van Chien
Cools, Kristof
Numerical Analysis
Mathematical Physics
This paper introduces a boundary integral equation for time-harmonic electromagnetic scattering by composite dielectric objects. The formulation extends the classical Müller equation to composite structures through the global multi-trace method. The key ingredient enabling this extension is the use of the Stratton-Chu representation in complementary region, also known as the extinction property, which augments the off-diagonal blocks of the interior representation operator. The resulting block system is composed entirely of second-kind operators. A Petrov-Galerkin (mixed) discretization using Rao-Wilton-Glisson trial functions and Buffa-Christiansen test functions is employed, yielding linear systems that remain well conditioned on dense meshes and at low frequencies without the need for additional stabilization. This reduces computational costs associated with matrix-vector multiplications and iterative solving. Numerical experiments demonstrate the accuracy of the method in computing field traces and derived quantities.
title Multi-Trace Müller Boundary Integral Equation for Electromagnetic Scattering by Composite Objects
topic Numerical Analysis
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.13823