Optimized Schwarz algorithms for solving time-harmonic Maxwell’s equations discretized by a hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin method

Abstract

This work is concerned with the development of numerical methods for the simulation of time-harmonic electromagnetic wave propagation problems. A hybridizable discontinuous Galerkin (HDG) method is adopted for the discretization of the two-dimensional time-harmonic Maxwell’s equations on a triangular mesh. A distinguishing feature of the present work is that this discretization method is employed at the subdomain level in the framework of a Schwarz-type domain decomposition algorithm (DDM). We show that HDG method naturally couples with a Schwarz method relying on optimized transmission conditions. The presented numerical results show the effectiveness of the optimized DDM-HDG method.