SINGULAR INTEGRAL OPERATORS ANDSINGULAR QUADRATURE OPERATORSASSOCIATED WITH SINGULAR INTEGRAL EQUATIONS

1IntroductionSingUlarlintegralequations(SIEs)withCauchytypekernelsoftheformappearfrequelltlyinproblemsOfthetheoriesofelasticity.Heretheinputfunctionsa)b,f,l,aretheH5lder-continuousfunctionsfortheirvariables,Aisagivenconstant,anditisrequiredtofindthesolutionWintheclassho[1,2].Theclassicaltheoryoftheseequationsisrathercomplete[1,2].Inthepasttwentyyearsagreatdealofinteresthasarisenintheirnumericalsolution.VariouscollocationmethodsforSIEshaveappeared,forwhichsomereferencescanbefoundinthesurv…     

混合边界下开弧外区域声波散射问题的数值解法

关于时间调和声波在一个无限长圆柱形导体上的散射,可以转化为R2中一段光滑开弧上的散射问题.利用单双层位势来逼近散射波,通过单双层位势在开弧两侧的跳跃关系建立了混合边界的积分方程组,然后对此方程组进行参数化和离散化,最终得到离散化后的积分方程组.此边界积分方程组的解是存在唯一的.     

Difference Potentials Method and its Applications

The purpose of this article is to acquaint the reader with the general concepts and capabilities of the Difference Potentials Method (DPM). DPM is used for the numerical solution of boundary-value and some other problems in difference and differential formulations. Difference potentials and DPM play the same role in the theory of solutions of linear systems of difference equations on multi-dimensional non-regular meshes as the classical Cauchy integral and the method of singular integral equations do in the theory of analytical functions (solutions Cauchy-Riemann system). The application of DPM to the solution of problems in difference formulation forms the first aspect of the method. The second aspect of the DPM implementation is the discretization and numerical solution of the Calderon-Seeley boundary pseudo-differential equations. The latter are equivalent to elliptical differential equations with variable coefficients in the domain; they are written making no use of fundamental solutions and integrals. Because of this fact ordinary methods for discretization of integral equations cannot be applied in this case. Calderon-Seeley equations have probably not been used for computations before the theory of DPM appeared. This second aspect for the implementation of DPM is that it does not require difference approximation on the boundary conditions of the original problem. The latter circumstance is just the main advantage of the second aspect in comparison with the first one. To begin with, we put forward and justify the main constructions and applications of DPM for problems connected with the Laplace equation. Further, we also outline the general theory and applications: both those already realized and anticipated.     

A trigonometric Galerkin method for volume integral equations arising in TM grating scattering

Transverse magnetic (TM) scattering of an electromagnetic wave from a periodic dielectric diffraction grating can mathematically be described by a volume integral equation.This volume integral equation, however, in general fails to feature a weakly singular integral operator. Nevertheless, after a suitable periodization, the involved integral operator can be efficiently evaluated on trigonometric polynomials using the fast Fourier transform (FFT) and iterative methods can be used to solve the integral equation. Using Fredholm theory, we prove that a trigonometric Galerkin discretization applied to the periodized integral equation converges with optimal order to the solution of the scattering problem. The main advantage of this FFT-based discretization scheme is that the resulting numerical method is particularly easy to implement, avoiding for instance the need to evaluate quasiperiodic Green’s functions.     

二维目标声波成像的变分方法

研究二维目标声波成像的新方法.首先根据Green函数理论导出一个关于波数扰动函数和波场的积分方程组;然后通过对该方程组求变分,寻求波数扰动函数微小变化和散射场微小变化之间的关系,得到反演方程;最后对几个典型目标进行模拟识别,考察了方法的收敛速度、收敛精度、抗噪性能及对复杂目标的适应能力.识别结果表明,本文方法对定量无损检测技术具有理论和应用价值.     

Spline collocation methods for nonlinear Volterra integral equations with unknown delay

In this paper we introduce and study polynomial spline collocation methods for systems of Volterra integral equations with unknown lower integral limit arising in mathematical economics. Their discretization leads to implicit Runge-Kutta-type methods. The global convergence and local superconvergence properties of these methods are proved, and the theory is illustrated by a numerical example arising in the application of such equations in certain mathematical models of liquidation.     

On Volterra partial integral equations in the space of continuous functions of three variables

It is well known that any Volterra integral equation of the second kind with compact operator is uniquely solvable. Partial integral operators are not compact, even in the general case of continuous kernels. Unique solvability conditions for Volterra partial integral equations of the second kind in the space of continuous functions of three variables are considered. Conditions for a Volterra partial integral equation to be equivalent to a three-dimensional Volterra integral equation with compact operator are obtained. Continuum analogues of matrix equations for some problems of scattering theory are reduced to the Volterra partial integral equations under examination. __________ Translated from Sovremennaya Matematika i Ee Prilozheniya (Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications), Vol. 38, Suzdal Conference-2004, Part 3, 2006.     

The Minimal Radius of Galerkin Information for the Fredholm Problem of the First Kind

We propose a new scheme of discretization for solving Fredholm integral equations of the first kind and show that for some classes of equations this scheme is order-optimal in the sense of amount of used Galerkin information.     

A unified framework for the discretization of nonlinear operator equations

A general theory for the discretization of non-linear operator equations is presented. A given operator with certain continuity and compactness properties is approximated by a sequence of operators acting in different spaces, usually finite dimensional. Connection maps, such as restriction and interpolation, relate the spaces. The abstract convergence theory is formulated in terms of metric spaces. Specializations and applications to differential and integral equations involve normed linear spaces. The case with the same setting for the original and approximate problems was treated in [1]. For typical problems, both types of discretization methods are available. They are related by means of the connection maps.     

The construction of some efficient preconditioners in the boundary element method

The discretization of first kind boundary integral equations leads in general to a dense system of linear equations, whose spectral condition number depends on the discretization used. Here we describe a general preconditioning technique based on a boundary integral operator of opposite order. The corresponding spectral equivalence inequalities are independent of the special discretization used, i.e., independent of the triangulations and of the trial functions. Since the proposed preconditioning form involves a (pseudo)inverse operator, one needs for its discretization only a stability condition for obtaining a spectrally equivalent approximation. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A remark on the single scattering preconditioner applied to boundary integral equations

This article deals with boundary integral equation preconditioning for the multiple scattering problem. The focus is put on the single scattering preconditioner, corresponding to the diagonal part of the integral operator, for which two results are proved. Indeed, after applying this geometric preconditioner, it appears that, firstly, every direct integral equations become identical to each other, and secondly, that the indirect integral equation of Brakhage–Werner becomes equal to the direct integral equations, up to a change of basis. These properties imply in particular that the convergence rate of a Krylov subspaces solver will be exactly the same for every preconditioned integral equations. To illustrate this, some numerical simulations are provided at the end of the paper.     

Theory of Integral Equations for Axisymmetric Scattering by a Disk

Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Physics - A theory of integral equations for radial currents in the axisymmetric problem of scattering by a disk is constructed. The theory relies on the...     

基于首次积分法对修正BBM方程的精确解的研究

基于首次积分理论,分析了两类修正的BBM方程的行波解,得到了它们的一些新解.     

Scattering and the Levandosky-Strauss conjecture for fourth-order nonlinear wave equations

We investigate scattering theory in the energy space for fourth-order nonlinear defocusing wave equations and prove the Levandosky-Strauss conjecture stating that scattering holds true for such equations and arbitrary initial data.     

Numerical solution of multiple nonlinear Volterra integral equations

We analyze a discretization method for solving nonlinear integral equations that contain multiple integrals. These equations include integral equations with a Volterra series, instead of a single integral term, on one side of the equation. We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions, and convergence and estimates of the order of convergence for the numerical methods of solution.     

The Far-Field Equations in Linear Elasticity for Disconnected Rigid Bodies and Cavities

In this paper the far-field equations in linear elasticity for scattering from disjoint rigid bodies and cavities are considered. The direct scattering problem is formulated in differential and integral form. The boundary integral equations are constructed using a combination of single- and double-layer potentials. Using a Fredholm type theory it is proved that these boundary integral equations are uniquely solvable. Assuming that the incident field is produced by a superposition of plane incident waves in all directions of propagation and polarization it is established that the scattered field is also expressed as the superposition of the corresponding scattered fields. A pair of integral equations of the first kind which hold independently of the boundary conditions are constructed for the far-field region. The properties of the Herglotz functions are used to derive solvability conditions for the far-field equations. It is also proved that the far-field operators, in terms of which we can express the far-field equations, are injective and have dense range. An analytical example for spheres illuminates the theoretical results.     

横观各向同性电磁弹性介质中裂纹对SH波的散射

研究横观各向同性电磁弹性介质中裂纹和反平面剪切波之间的相互作用．根据电磁弹性介质的平衡运动微分方程、电位移和磁感应强度微分方程,得到SH波传播的控制场方程．引入线性变换,将控制场方程简化为Helmholtz方程和两个Laplace方程A·D2通过Fourier变换,并采用非电磁渗透型裂面边界条件,得到了柯西奇异积分方程组．利用Chebyshev多项式求解积分方程,得到应力场、电场和磁场以及动应力强度因子的表达,并给出了数值算例．     

The operator equations of Lippmann–Schwinger type for acoustic and electromagnetic scattering problems in L 2

This article is concerned with the scattering of acoustic and electromagnetic time harmonic plane waves by an inhomogeneous medium. These problems can be translated into volume integral equations of the second kind – the most prominent example is the Lippmann–Schwinger integral equation. In this work, we study a particular class of scattering problems where the integral operator in the corresponding operator equation of Lippmann–Schwinger type fails to be compact. Such integral equations typically arise if the modelling of the inhomogeneous medium necessitates space-dependent coefficients in the highest order terms of the underlying partial differential equation. The two examples treated here are acoustic scattering from a medium with a space-dependent material density and electromagnetic medium scattering where both the electric permittivity and the magnetic permeability vary. In these cases, Riesz theory is not applicable for the solution of the arising integral equations of Lippmann–Schwinger type. Therefore, we show that positivity assumptions on the relative material parameters allow to prove positivity of the arising volume potentials in tailor-made weighted spaces of square integrable functions. This result merely holds for imaginary wavenumber and we exploit a compactness argument to conclude that the arising integral equations are of Fredholm type, even if the integral operators themselves are not compact. Finally, we explain how the solution of the integral equations in L ² affects the notion of a solution of the scattering problem and illustrate why the order of convergence of a Galerkin scheme set up in L ² does not suffer from our L ² setting, compared to schemes in higher order Sobolev spaces.     

Condition number of matrices derived from two classes of integral equations

We investigate some integral equations, i. a. the so-called Kupradze functional equations, where the two variables of the kernel belong to two different point sets. An extensive survey of the literature shows the various applications of these equations. By a discretization of the integral equations they are replaced by systems of linear algebraic equations. The condition number of the corresponding matrices is investigated, analytically and numerically. It is thereby quantitatively found in which way the condition of the matrices deteriorates when the two point sets are moved away from each other.     

Nyström discretization of parabolic boundary integral equations

A Nyström method for the discretization of thermal layer potentials is proposed and analyzed. The method is based on considering the potentials as generalized Abel integral operators in time, where the kernel is a time dependent surface integral operator. The time discretization is the trapezoidal rule with a corrected weight at the endpoint to compensate for singularities of the integrand. The spatial discretization is a standard quadrature rule for surface integrals of smooth functions. We will discuss stability and convergence results of this discretization scheme for second-kind boundary integral equations of the heat equation. The method is explicit, does not require the computation of influence coefficients, and can be combined easily with recently developed fast heat solvers.