Solving Maxwell's Equations with Mimetic Methods

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author Corbino, Johnny
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contents We present a mimetic finite-difference approach for solving Maxwell's equations in one and two spatial dimensions. After introducing the governing equations and the classical Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method, we describe mimetic operators that satisfy a discrete analogue of the extended Gauss divergence theorem and show how they lead to a compact, physically consistent formulation for computational electromagnetics. Two numerical examples are presented: a one-dimensional sinusoidal wave interacting with a lossy dielectric slab, and a two-dimensional Gaussian pulse with Uniaxial Perfectly Matched Layer (UPML) absorbing boundary conditions. All implementations use the Mimetic Operators Library Enhanced (MOLE).
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spellingShingle Solving Maxwell's Equations with Mimetic Methods
Corbino, Johnny
Numerical Analysis
We present a mimetic finite-difference approach for solving Maxwell's equations in one and two spatial dimensions. After introducing the governing equations and the classical Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method, we describe mimetic operators that satisfy a discrete analogue of the extended Gauss divergence theorem and show how they lead to a compact, physically consistent formulation for computational electromagnetics. Two numerical examples are presented: a one-dimensional sinusoidal wave interacting with a lossy dielectric slab, and a two-dimensional Gaussian pulse with Uniaxial Perfectly Matched Layer (UPML) absorbing boundary conditions. All implementations use the Mimetic Operators Library Enhanced (MOLE).
title Solving Maxwell's Equations with Mimetic Methods
topic Numerical Analysis
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.19056