How Do Poisson and Helmholtz Equations Interact with Electric Field Sources?

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This discussion focuses on the interaction between the Helmholtz equation and electric field sources, particularly in the context of high-frequency applications (hundreds of MHz). The user seeks to incorporate an electric field source into the Helmholtz equation, questioning the validity of using the modified equation with the source term. Additionally, there is confusion regarding why the Helmholtz equation does not simplify to Poisson's equation in inhomogeneous media, despite the presence of spatial gradients in the Poisson equation.

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Hello guru's,

I've been trying to figure out a way to incorporate an electric field source in the Helmholtz equation, and have been accumulating lots of question marks in my head. So in case of no static charge,

\nabla^{2} E - \mu (\epsilon\frac{d^{2}}{dt^{2}} + \sigma\frac{d}{dt}) E = 0<br />

In the quasistatic case, I know many people use Poisson's,

\nabla \sigma \nabla (V - V^{p}) = 0

with a voltage source V^{p}, or

\nabla \sigma (E - E^{p}) = 0

Unfortunately my electric field is in hundreds of MHz range. So (1) can I use the following equation with source E^{p}, since the second term seems to be the "admittivity times electric field" term?

\nabla^{2} E - \mu (\epsilon\frac{d^{2}}{dt{2}} + \sigma\frac{d}{dt}) (E - E^{p}) = 0<br />

(2) I wonder why in the low frequency limit the Helmholtz equation doesn't reduce to the Poisson's in the inhomogeneous media, since the \sigma is in the spatial gradient in the Poisson equation. In my case the media is inhomogeneous. I did see some papers on scattering that used the Helmholtz equation in the inhomogeneous media, so that makes me wonder all the more.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated!
 
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Sorry the Poisson's equation forms

\nabla \circ (\sigma \nabla (V - V^{p})) = 0

\nabla \circ (\sigma (E - E^{p})) = 0
 

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