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A three dimensional Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator for waves over topography

Fluid Dynamics 2018-05-23 v1

Abstract

Surface water waves are considered propagating over highly variable non-smooth topographies. For this three dimensional problem a Dirichlet-to-Neumann (DtN) operator is constructed reducing the numerical modeling and evolution to the two dimensional free surface. The corresponding Fourier-type operator is defined through a matrix decomposition. The topographic component of the decomposition requires special care and a Galerkin method is provided accordingly. One dimensional numerical simulations, along the free surface, validate the DtN formulation in the presence of a large amplitude, rapidly varying topography. An alternative, conformal mapping based, method is used for benchmarking. A two dimensional simulation in the presence of a Luneburg lens (a particular submerged mound) illustrates the accurate performance of the three dimensional DtN operator.

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@article{arxiv.1708.00297,
  title  = {A three dimensional Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator for waves over topography},
  author = {David Andrade and André Nachbin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.00297},
  year   = {2018}
}
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