scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1120260

Authors Andrew F. Peterson, S. L. Ray, R. Mittra

Publication date 22 February 1998

Published in IEEE/OUP Series on Electromagnetic Wave Theory (Search for Journal in Brave)

PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory (35Q60) Finite difference methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N06) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30) Boundary element methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N38) Applications to the sciences (65Z05) Basic methods for problems in optics and electromagnetic theory (78Mxx)

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This book appears in the IEEE series on electromagnetic waves and according to the preface it is intended to treat integral and differential formulations in a unified manner, thereby filling a need. It opens with a preliminary chapter giving the classical definitions associated with Maxwell's equations for a periodic system and introducing the idea of scattering cross section. The second chapter deals with integral equation methods for scattering from infinite cylinders. Amongst the topics discussed are the use of the moment method impedance matrix and there is a discussion of the field singularities when electric field integral equations are considered. The third chapter considers differential equation methods for scattering from infinite cylinders. Near zone radiation boundary conditions are obtained, the Bayliss-Turkel conditions are discussed, and the ideas of ``inward-looking and ``outward-looking formulations are introduced. The fourth and fifth chapters are concerned with the basic numerical analysis techniques required for the rest of the book. In these a variety of topics such as condition numbers, error propagation, fast multipole methods, finite elements, basis functions, splines and eigenvalue projection are treated. The sixth chapter on alternative surface integral formulations deals with topics such as the possibility of non-unique solutions in internal cavities and the cut-off frequencies of wave guides. In connection with the former, the authors introduce here the idea of a combined field integral equation by the introduction of a parameter ``$\alpha$ [electric field integral equation] $+(1-\alpha)\eta$ [magnetic field integral equation] $=0$, where $\eta$ is the intrinsic impedance of the medium. Unfortunately, no indication is given of how it is determined. In the seventh chapter, the authors consider periodic structures. Following a discussion of Fourier series, topics such as gratings, blind angles and various acceleration procedures are discussed. Until this stage, the authors have been concerned only with two-dimensional systems. The eighth chapter moves on to the three-dimensional systems with rotational or transactional symmetry. In this spurious interior resonances are discussed and it is suggested that in some cases an approach through differential equations can prove more effective than one through integral equations. The ninth chapter is concerned with the use of the more complicated basis functions needed for multidimensional problems such as Silvester-Ferrari polynomials, scalar Lagrangian functions and functions suitable for cells with curved sides. The possibility of spurious eigenvalues and of continuity across cell boundaries is also discussed. The next two chapters deal with three-dimensional problems. In the tenth, topics such as razor blade testing, the use of rooftop basis functions, small scatterers, heteregeneous dielectric scatterers and microstrip structures are treated. In the eleventh chapter, the main concern is open regions and radiation boundary conditions. Amongst the subjects of interest are methods of discretization and fictitious absorbers. The twelfth and final chapter differs from the others in that it deals with arbitrarily time-dependent systems, the rest simply involving time periodicity. In this topics such as numerical solutions, frequency-dependent media, absorbing boundaries and far-field projections are considered. Following on the main part of the work are four appendices, supplementing the main body, the first on quadrature, the second on source-field relations for obliquely illumination cylinders, the third giving Fortran codes mainly associated with chapter two, section 2.1, and the fourth giving a list of additional software available by the Internet. There is a large number of diagrams and labels scattered throughout the work which add considerably to its interest and help to clarify the ideas involved. There are 400 problems, many of which supplement the book work and over 200 references, (all in English) some of which are as recent as 1997. There are one or two minor points of criticism: In a number of places calculations are carried out for various values of $\varepsilon_r$, the relative permitivity. It would be interesting to know what the relevant media are, and when they are used. On several pages, for example page 222, the variable of integration is omitted and this should not be done, although in general one can guess the variable of integration. Subject to the above, this book can be warmly recommended, the printing is good and the appearance pleasing. For these days the price of \$ 89.95 for a book of over 500 pages is reasonable.

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