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Small Volume Asymptotics and Detection of Defects in Composite Media.
Mon, September 20, 2010 11:00AM - 12:00PM
| Time: | 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
| Location: | Baker Board Room #245 |
| Speakers: | Eric Bonnetier, Eric Bonnetier |
| Abstract: | Numerical methods based on asymptotic expansions have proven quite successful for the detection of small inhomogeneities, embedded in a smooth background medium, using boundary measurements. We consider situations where the size of the inhomogeneities is comparable to the scale of oscillations of the surrounding medium: We assume that the background is a periodic composite medium, or a periodic network, for a conduction equation. In these cases, the asymptotic expansion of the voltage potential is similar to that of a smooth, slowly varying, background. The first order correction term is of dipole type and the material and geometrical properties of the inhomogeneities are expressed through a polarization tensor. We discuss how these expansions may shed light on time reversal experiments in composite media, that showed super-resolution. |
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