Fast multi-particle scattering: a hybrid solver for the Maxwell   equations in microstructured materials
  A variety of problems in device and materials design require the rapid forward modeling of Maxwell's equations in complex micro-structured materials. By combining high-order accurate integral equation methods with classical multiple scattering theory, we have created an effective simulation tool for materials consisting of an isotropic background in which are dispersed a large number of micro- or nano-scale metallic or dielectric inclusions. 
Zydrunas Gimbutas and Leslie Greengard
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