Time-harmonic and asymptotically linear Maxwell equations in anisotropic media

This paper is focused on following time-harmonic Maxwell equation: ∇×(μ−1(x)∇×u)−ω2e(x)u=f(x,u),inΩ,ν×u=0,on∂Ω, where Ω⊂R3 is a bounded Lipschitz domain, ν:∂Ω→R3 is the exterior normal, and ω is the frequency. The boundary condition holds when Ω is surrounded by a perfect conductor. Assuming that f is asymptotically linear as |u|→∞, we study the above equation by improving the generalized Nehari manifold method. For an anisotropic material with magnetic permeability tensor μ∈R3×3 and permittivity tensor e∈R3×3, ground state solutions are established in this paper. Applying the principle of symmetric criticality, we find 2 types of solutions with cylindrical symmetries in particular for the uniaxial material.