Klimek, Mariusz (2018)
Space-Time Discretization of Maxwell's Equations in the Setting of Geometric Algebra.
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Ph.D. Thesis, Primary publication
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Item Type: | Ph.D. Thesis | ||||
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Type of entry: | Primary publication | ||||
Title: | Space-Time Discretization of Maxwell's Equations in the Setting of Geometric Algebra | ||||
Language: | English | ||||
Referees: | Schoeps, Prof. Dr. Sebastian ; Kurz, Prof. Dr. Stefan | ||||
Date: | 1 February 2018 | ||||
Place of Publication: | Darmstadt | ||||
Date of oral examination: | 19 January 2018 | ||||
Abstract: | In this dissertation a FIT-like discretisation of Maxwell's equations is performed directly in four-dimensional space-time using the mathematical formalism of Clifford's Geometric Algebra. The thesis extends the Finite Integration Technique (FIT) to 4D space-time without introducing any non-relativistic assumptions. The coordinate-free formulation in terms of geometric algebra enhances explicitly relativistic, i.e., without splitting space and time, treatment, which reveals in the fact that any non-relativistic assumptions are not made. The relation of geometric algebra to the existing concepts from differential geometry in the language of differential forms is established in the context of electromagnetic field description. An alternative to the existing approaches formula for the discretisation of material laws on non-orthogonal mesh pairs is derived, investigated and applied. The developed theory is applied to obtain the condition for 3D problems when material matrices are diagonal, and due to quantitative nature of this condition a mesh optimisation procedure is proposed, as well as its limitations in 3D case, which do not occur in 2D, are derived. The other application is simulation of electromagnetic wave propagation in a rotating reference frame. Due to coordinate-free formalism and encoding the movement of the observer in 4D mesh's geometry, derivation of the numerical scheme for rotating observer's resembles the one for inertial (stationary) observers. In other words, relativistic coordinate-free treatment includes inertial and non-inertial observers as special cases, which do not need to be diversified. The comparison of the obtained numerical results with the ones known from literature is performed in order to validate the theoretical results. |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:tuda-tuprints-72325 | ||||
Classification DDC: | 500 Science and mathematics > 510 Mathematics 500 Science and mathematics > 530 Physics 600 Technology, medicine, applied sciences > 620 Engineering and machine engineering |
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Divisions: | 18 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology 18 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology > Institute of Electromagnetic Field Theory (from 01.01.2019 renamed Institute for Accelerator Science and Electromagnetic Fields) > Computational Engineering (from 01.01.2019 renamed Computational Electromagnetics) 18 Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology > Institute of Electromagnetic Field Theory (from 01.01.2019 renamed Institute for Accelerator Science and Electromagnetic Fields) > Finite Methods of Electrodynamics (until 31.12.2018) |
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Date Deposited: | 08 Feb 2018 11:49 | ||||
Last Modified: | 09 Jul 2020 02:01 | ||||
URI: | https://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/id/eprint/7232 | ||||
PPN: | 425551709 | ||||
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