TY - JOUR T1 - Unified Analysis of Time Domain Mixed Finite Element Methods for Maxwell's Equations in Dispersive Media JO - Journal of Computational Mathematics VL - 5 SP - 693 EP - 710 PY - 2010 DA - 2010/10 SN - 28 DO - http://doi.org/10.4208/jcm.1001-m3072 UR - https://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/jcm/8544.html KW - Maxwell's equations, Dispersive media, Mixed finite element method. AB -

In this paper, we consider the time dependent Maxwell's equations when dispersive media are involved. The Crank-Nicolson mixed finite element methods are developed for three most popular dispersive medium models: the isotropic cold plasma, the one-pole Debye medium and the two-pole Lorentz medium. Optimal error estimates are proved for all three models solved by the Raviart-Thomas-Nédélec spaces. Extensions to multiple pole dispersive media are presented also.