Homogenization of the nonlinear quasistationary maxwell equations with degenerated coefficients
Marco Codegone, Angelo Negro · Applicable Analysis · 1984
In this paper we study a homogenization problem for a time periodic boundary value problem concerning the quasi-stationary Maxwell equations with a non linear monotone magne tic characteristic. The main features of the problem are related to the vanishing of the conductivity inside each period so that the type of the equations is rapidly oscillating. The unknowns are a vector potential and a scalar potential. We show that the first one converges to zero up to terms of second order, while the second one converges to the solution of a suitable homogenized stationary equation (with time as a parameter). We show moreover that when the magnetic characteristic is linear and symmetric the second order terms in the asymptotic expansion of the vector potential can be identified and related to the time derivative of the limit scalar potential.