title: Third-order implementation and convergence of the strong-property-fluctuation theory in electromagnetic homogenization.
abstract: The strong-property-fluctuation theory (SPFT) has been widely applied under the second-order approximation (also known as the bilocal approximation) to estimate the constitutive properties of effectively homogeneous composite mediums. A third-order mass operator approximation is developed here. The convergence of the long-wavelength, bilocally-approximated SPFT is demonstrated for isotropic chiral composite mediums, as well as for chiroferrite composite mediums.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QW, United Kingdom. tm@maths.ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Mackay
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lakhtakia
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Weiglhofer