A spectrally accurate algorithm for electromagnetic scattering in three dimensions (Q857856)

In this investigation the authors develop, implement and analyse a high-order spectrally accurate algorithm for computation of the echo area, and monostatic and bistatic radar cross-sections (RCS) of a three dimensional perfectly conducting obstacle through simulation of the time-harmonic electromagnetic waves scattered by the conductor. The method is based on a modified boundary integral formulation of the Maxwell equations that are not tangential on the conductor surface. The algorithm is tested with extensive computational experiments using a variety of three-dimensional perfect conductors described in spherical coordinates. It has been demonstrated that the monostatic RCS of small (to medium) sized conductors can be computed using over one thousand incident waves within a few minutes (to a few hours) of CPU time. Spectrally accurate convergence of the algorithm for computing the surface current, far-field, and RCS values of a class of conductors have been proved.