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An Electromagnetic Inverse Problem in Chiral Media
Transactions of the American Mathematical Society
  • Stephen R. McDowall, Western Washington University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Keywords
  • Inverse boundary value problems,
  • Maxwell’s equations,
  • Chirality,
  • Interior determination
Disciplines
Abstract

We consider the inverse boundary value problem for Maxwell's equations that takes into account the chirality of a body in R3 . More precisely, we show that knowledge of a boundary map for the electromagnetic fields determines the electromagnetic parameters, namely the conductivity, electric permittivity, magnetic permeability and chirality, in the interior. We rewrite Maxwell's equations as a first order perturbation of the Laplacian and construct exponentially growing solutions, and obtain the result in the spirit of complex geometrical optics.

DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-00-02518-6
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Functions, Inverse; Chirality
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articles
Type
Text
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Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.
Language
English
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Citation Information
Stephen R. McDowall. "An Electromagnetic Inverse Problem in Chiral Media" Transactions of the American Mathematical Society Vol. 352 Iss. 7 (2000) p. 2993 - 3013
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stephen_mcdowall/5/