title: Addition formulas and the Rayleigh identity for arrays of elliptical cylinders.
abstract: We apply the Rayleigh method to solve the problem where a uniform electrostatic field is imposed upon a rectangular array of elliptical cylinders embedded in a matrix of unit dielectric constant. This new formulation overcomes geometric restrictions inherent in previous methods and is shown in principle and in various examples to converge for all possible geometries of the array and inclusion. Also presented are forms of both the interior and exterior addition formulas for harmonic functions in elliptical coordinates that possess optimal regions of convergence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Theoretical Physics, School of Physics, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Yardley
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: McPhedran
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Nicorovici
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Botten