Title :
Hypersingularity at sharp edges: Is it physical and worth studying?
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Precision Instrum., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
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;
Conference_Titel :
General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (URSI GASS), 2014 XXXIth URSI
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/URSIGASS.2014.6929063