Speaker: Jichun Li
Title: Mathematical and Numerical Analysis of Maxwell's Equations in Metamaterials
Affiliation: IPAM and University of Nevada
Date: Friday, March 6, 2009
Place and Time: Room 101, Love Building, 3:35-4:30 pm
Refreshments: Room 204, Love Building, 3:00 pm

Abstract. Since 2000, there has been a growing interest in the study of negative index metamaterials across many disciplines. In this talk, first I will derive the Maxwell's equations resulting from such metamaterials. Then I will review some time-domain finite element methods recently developed for solving those equations. I will discuss the most recently developed leap-frog type finite element method with some details. Finally, some numerical results will be presented. I will conclude the talk with some open problems.