On radiation conditions for rough surface scattering problems

^** Email: arens{at}numathics.com^*** Email: hohage{at}math.uni-goettingen.de It is well known that Sommerfeld's radiation condition is nota valid characterization of outgoing waves for scattering problemsat rough surfaces. Instead, a radiation condition called upwardpropagating radiation condition (UPRC) is commonly used. Recently,a different radiation condition called the pole condition hasbeen investigated for scattering problems at bounded obstacles.In this paper we show the equivalence between the UPRC and thepole condition. In doing so, we give a rigorous interpretationof a formula called the angular spectrum representation forDirichlet data in the space of bounded continuous functions.     

椭圆外区域上Helmholtz问题的耦合法

以椭圆外区域上Helmholtz方程为例,研究一种带有椭圆人工边界的自然边界元与有限元耦合法,给出了耦合变分问题的适定性及误差分析并给出数值例子.理论分析及数值结果表明,用方法求解椭圆外问题是十分有效的.为求解具有长条型内边界外Helmholtz问题提供了一种很好的数值方法.     

Identification of objects in an acoustic wave guide inversion II: Robin–Dirichlet conditions

In this paper we investigate the unknown body problem in a wave guide where one boundary has a pressure release condition and the other an impedance condition. The method used in the paper for solving the unknown body inverse problem is the intersection canonical body approximation (ICBA). The ICBA is based on the Rayleigh conjecture, which states that every point on an illuminated body radiates sound from that point as if the point lies on its tangent sphere. The ICBA method requires that an analytical solution be known exterior to a canonical body in the wave guide. We use the sphere of arbitrary centre and radius in the wave guide as our canonical body. We are lead then to analytically computing the exterior solution for a sphere between two parallel plates. We use the ICBA to construct solutions at points ranging over the suspected surface of the unknown object to reconstruct the unknown object using a least‐squares matching of computed, acoustic field against the measured, scattered field. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An approximate numerical model for radiation problems

A variety of engineering problems can be successfully solved by coupling finite element and boundary element procedures. Approximate boundary elements, which can be used when dealing with radiation problems in unlimited domains are presented. They are simple to implement and can be easily inserted in existing frontal solution packages. Numerical examples are also reported.     

Normalized system of functions with respect to the Laplace operator and its applications

A system of functions 0-normalized with respect to the operator Δ in some domain is constructed. Application of this system to boundary value problems for the polyharmonic equation is considered. Connection between harmonic functions and solutions of the Helmholtz equation is investigated.     

Analysis of the convected Helmholtz equation with a uniform mean flow in a waveguide with complete radiation boundary conditions

In this paper, we propose complete radiation boundary conditions (CRBCs) for solutions of the convected Helmholtz equation with a uniform mean flow in a waveguide. We first study CRBCs for the Helmholtz equation in a waveguide. Noting that the convected Helmholtz equation is associated with the Helmholtz equation via the Prandtl–Glauert transformation, CRBCs for the convected Helmholtz equation is derived from CRBCs for the Helmholtz equation. We analyse well-posedness and convergence of approximate solutions satisfying CRBCs for the convected Helmholtz equation. In addition, simple numerical experiments will be presented to confirm the theoretical results.     

On surface radiation conditions for high-frequency wave scattering

A new approximation of the logarithmic derivative of the Hankel function is derived and applied to high-frequency wave scattering. We re-derive the on surface radiation condition (OSRC) approximations that are well suited for a Dirichlet boundary in acoustics. These correspond to the Engquist–Majda absorbing boundary conditions. Inverse OSRC approximations are derived and they are used for Neumann boundary conditions. We obtain an implicit OSRC condition, where we need to solve a tridiagonal system. The OSRC approximations are well suited for moderate wave numbers. The approximation of the logarithmic derivative is also used for deriving a generalized physical optics approximation, both for Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. We have obtained similar approximations in electromagnetics, for a perfect electric conductor. Numerical computations are done for different objects in 2D and 3D and for different wave numbers. The improvement over the standard physical optics is verified.     

椭圆外区域上Helmholtz问题的自然边界元法

本文研究椭圆外区域上Helmholtz方程边值问题的自然边界元法.利用自然边界归化原理,获得该问题的Poisson积分公式及自然积分方程,给出了自然积分方程的数值方法.由于计算的需要,我们详细地讨论了Mathieu函数的计算方法(当0相似文献   

阻尼边界条件散射问题的数值解法

该文研究了光滑区域上二维Helmholtz方程阻尼边界条件外问题的数值解法, 应用单双层位势组合来逼近散射场, 因此积分方程中含有超奇异算子. 给出了超奇异算子的离散化方法, 在Holder空间中给出了误差估计和解析边界的收敛性分析. 最后针对该方法给出数值实例, 以表明该方法的有效性.     

On the Growth of Convergence Radii for the Eigenvalues of the Mathieu Equation

It is proved that the convergence radii ρn of the eigenvalues of the Mathieu equation satisfy lim inf ρn/n² > kk′K² = 2.0418., where the modulus k of the complete elliptic integrals is determined by 2E = K.     

On the oscillation theory of periodic linear differential equations

For equations in a broad class of linear differential equations of arbitrary order having periodic coefficients, we set forth a procedure for determining large regions in the plane in which no solution f(z) ? 0 can have infinitely many zeros. This permits us to determine locations in the plane where the zeros of a solution must be concentrated. Our results apply to higher-order analogues of the well-known Mathieu equation. The class of equations we treat has been investigated in several recent papers (e.g. [6, 7, 8, 9]) from the point of view of determining the frequency of zeros of the solutions     

Algebraic integers whose conjugates all lie in an ellipse

We find all algebraic integers whose conjugates all lie in an ellipse with two of them nonreal, while the others lie in the real interval . This problem has applications to finding certain subgroups of . We use explicit auxiliary functions related to the generalized integer transfinite diameter of compact subsets of . This gives good bounds for the coefficients of the minimal polynomial of

     

On an identity for zeros of Bessel functions

In this paper our aim is to present an elementary proof of an identity of Calogero concerning the zeros of Bessel functions of the first kind. Moreover, by using our elementary approach we present a new identity for the zeros of Bessel functions of the first kind, which in particular reduces to some other new identities. We also show that our method can be applied for the zeros of other special functions, like Struve functions of the first kind, and modified Bessel functions of the second kind.     

On a class of preconditioners for solving the Helmholtz equation

In 1983, a preconditioner was proposed [J. Comput. Phys. 49 (1983) 443] based on the Laplace operator for solving the discrete Helmholtz equation efficiently with CGNR. The preconditioner is especially effective for low wavenumber cases where the linear system is slightly indefinite. Laird [Preconditioned iterative solution of the 2D Helmholtz equation, First Year's Report, St. Hugh's College, Oxford, 2001] proposed a preconditioner where an extra term is added to the Laplace operator. This term is similar to the zeroth order term in the Helmholtz equation but with reversed sign. In this paper, both approaches are further generalized to a new class of preconditioners, the so-called “shifted Laplace” preconditioners of the form Δφ−k²φ with . Numerical experiments for various wavenumbers indicate the effectiveness of the preconditioner. The preconditioner is evaluated in combination with GMRES, Bi-CGSTAB, and CGNR.     

Quaternionic spherical wave functions

The scalar spherical wave functions (SWFs) are solutions to the scalar Helmholtz equation obtained by the method of separation of variables in spherical polar coordinates. These functions are complete and orthogonal over a sphere, and they can, therefore, be used as a set of basis functions in solving boundary value problems by spherical wave expansions. In this work, we show that there exists a theory of functions with quaternionic values and of three real variables, which is determined by the Moisil–Theodorescu‐type operator with quaternionic variable coefficients, and which is intimately related to the radial, angular and azimuthal wave equations. As a result, we explain the connections between the null solutions of these equations, on one hand, and the quaternionic hyperholomorphic and anti‐hyperholomorphic functions, on the other. We further introduce the quaternionic spherical wave functions (QSWFs), which refine and extend the SWFs. Each function is a linear combination of SWFs and products of ‐hyperholomorphic functions by regular spherical Bessel functions. We prove that the QSWFs are orthogonal in the unit ball with respect to a particular bilinear form. Also, we perform a detailed analysis of the related properties of QSWFs. We conclude the paper establishing analogues of the basic integral formulae of complex analysis such as Borel–Pompeiu's and Cauchy's, for this version of quaternionic function theory. As an application, we present some plot simulations that illustrate the results of this work. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

On the Nonexistence of Transmission Eigenvalues for Regions with Cavities

We consider the interior transmission problem when the inhomogeneous medium has a cavity region. In this case we establish the Fredholm property for this problem and show that there does not exist a transmission eigenvalue under a new condition.     

Analysis of the scattering by an unbounded rough surface

This paper is concerned with the mathematical analysis of the solution for the wave propagation from the scattering by an unbounded penetrable rough surface. Throughout, the wavenumber is assumed to have a nonzero imaginary part that accounts for the energy absorption. The scattering problem is modeled as a boundary value problem governed by the Helmholtz equation with transparent boundary conditions proposed on plane surfaces confining the scattering surface. The existence and uniqueness of the weak solution for the model problem are established by using a variational approach. Furthermore, the scattering problem is investigated for the case when the scattering profile is a sufficiently small and smooth deformation of a plane surface. Under this assumption, the problem is equivalently formulated into a set of two‐point boundary value problems in the frequency domain, and the analytical solution, in the form of an infinite series, is deduced by using a boundary perturbation technique combined with the transformed field expansion approach. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.