• DocumentCode
    125691
  • Title

    Hypersingularity at sharp edges: Is it physical and worth studying?

  • Author

    Lifeng Li

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Precision Instrum., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    16-23 Aug. 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Hypersingularity is a theoretical electromagnetic phenomenon that may occur at the mathematically sharp edge of a wedge formed by an ordinary dielectric and a lossless metal having finite and negative permittivity. The singularity of the transverse electric field component at the edge is so strong that to date all well-established numerical methods for solving electromagnetic scattering problems have failed to converge whenever hypersingularity occurs. Unable to find quick solutions to the non-convergence problem, people begin to ask: Is hypersingularity physical? Some pointed out that Meixner´s edge condition is violated. I show that the edge condition is not applicable to the present case, and if it were it would not be violated. With a proper combination of the two degenerate hypersingular modes the energy-flux edge condition is satisfied. Therefore, it is insufficient to consider that hypersingularity is unphysical solely based on energy considerations. I also remark on the possible illposedness of the hypersingularity problem without imposition of the right edge condition.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic wave scattering; numerical analysis; permittivity; Meixner edge condition; electromagnetic scattering problems; energy-flux edge condition; finite permittivity; hypersingular modes; lossless metal; negative permittivity; nonconvergence problem; numerical methods; ordinary dielectric; right edge condition; sharp edge condition; theoretical electromagnetic phenomenon; transverse electric field component; Dielectrics; Electric fields; Electromagnetic scattering; Metals; Permittivity;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
  • Conference_Location
    Beijing
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929063
  • Filename
    6929063