Wave Equation Scaling

Adapted from material presented by Raymond Rumpf

Typeset October 2016

Introduction

There is no fundamental length scale associated with Maxwells equations. Because of the independence from absolute length, devices may be rescaled for
operation at different frequencies.
(a)

1
(a) E(r) = 2 0 0 r (r/a) E(r/a)
r (r

Where a > 1 stretches dimensions and a < 1 compresses dimensions.