articleJournal of the Optical Society of America AJun 2, 2016GREEN OA

Introduction to the Maxwell Garnett approximation: tutorial

VAVadim A. Markel
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Abstract

This tutorial is devoted to the Maxwell Garnett approximation and related theories. Topics covered in this first, introductory part of the tutorial include the Lorentz local field correction, the Clausius-Mossotti relation and its role in the modern numerical technique known as the discrete dipole approximation, the Maxwell Garnett mixing formula for isotropic and anisotropic media, multicomponent mixtures and the Bruggeman equation, the concept of smooth field, and Wiener and Bergman-Milton bounds.

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  • Maxwell's equations
  • Physics
  • Applied mathematics
  • Computer science
  • Classical mechanics
  • Mathematics
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