Landscape of wave focusing and localisation at low frequencies

Abstract

High-contrast scattering problems are special among classical wave systems as they allow for strong wave focusing and localisation at low frequencies. We use an asymptotic framework to develop a landscape theory for high-contrast systems that resonate in a subwavelength regime. Our from-first-principles asymptotic analysis yields a characterisation in terms of the generalised capacitance matrix, giving a discrete approximation of the three-dimensional scattering problem. We develop landscape theory for the generalised capacitance matrix and use it to predict the positions of three-dimensional wave focusing and localisation in random and non-periodic systems of subwavelength resonators.