Homogenization of the Maxwell equations: Case II. Nonlinear conductivity

Applications of Mathematics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 255-283

  Wellander, Niklas ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

compactness result; corrector results; existence of solution; heterogeneous materials; homogenization; Maxwell's equations; non periodic medium; nonlinear conductivity; nonlinear PDEs; two scale convergence; unique solution

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867944634     PISSN: 08627940     EISSN: 15729109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021797505024     Document Type: Article

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