A bound on the group velocity for bloch wave packets

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Abstract

We give a direct proof that the group velocities of Bloch wave packet solutions of periodic second order wave equations cannot exceed the maximal speed of propagation of the periodic wave equation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)119-123
Number of pages5
JournalPortugaliae Mathematica
Volume72
Issue number2-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015

Keywords

  • Bloch waves
  • Diffraction
  • Diffractive geometric optics
  • Geometric optics
  • Homogenization

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