Roadmap on metamaterial theory, modelling and design
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Journal Article
Abstract
This Roadmap surveys the diversity of different approaches for characterising, modelling and designing metamaterials. It contains articles covering the wide range of physical settings in which metamaterials have been realised, from acoustics and electromagnetics to water waves and mechanical systems. In doing so, we highlight synergies between the many different physical domains and identify commonality between the main challenges. The articles also survey a variety of different strategies and philosophies, from analytic methods such as classical homogenisation to numerical optimisation and data-driven approaches. We highlight how the challenging and many-degree-of-freedom nature of metamaterial design problems call for techniques to be used in partnership, such that physical modelling and intuition can be combined with the computational might of modern optimisation and machine learning to facilitate future breakthroughs in the field.
Date Issued
2025-05-19
Date Acceptance
2025-03-19
Citation
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2025, 58 (20)
ISSN
0022-3727
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Volume
58
Issue
20
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© 2025 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd Original content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
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10.1088/1361-6463/adc271
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
203002
Date Publish Online
2025-04-25