A wave automaton for Maxwell’s equations
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This paper presents an extension to electromagnetic fields of the wave automaton, which was introduced in recent years for describing wave propagation in inhomogeneous media. Using elementary processes obeying a discrete Huygens’ principle and satisfying fundamental symmetries such as time reversal and reciprocity, this new wave automaton is capable of modeling Maxwell’s equations in 3+1 dimensions. It supplements the methods that were developed early for scalar and spinor fields. PACS. 03.50.De Classical electromagnetism, Maxwell equations – 42.25.Fx Diffraction and scattering – 02.70.-c Computational techniques
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