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Numerical solution of scattering problems using a Riemann--Hilbert formulation

Numerical Analysis 2019-04-09 v1 Complex Variables

Abstract

A fast and accurate numerical method for the solution of scalar and matrix Wiener--Hopf problems is presented. The Wiener--Hopf problems are formulated as Riemann--Hilbert problems on the real line, and a numerical approach developed for these problems is used. It is shown that the known far-field behaviour of the solutions can be exploited to construct numerical schemes providing spectrally accurate results. A number of scalar and matrix Wiener--Hopf problems that generalize the classical Sommerfeld problem of diffraction of plane waves by a semi-infinite plane are solved using the approach.

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@article{arxiv.1904.03762,
  title  = {Numerical solution of scattering problems using a Riemann--Hilbert formulation},
  author = {Stefan G. Llewellyn Smith and Elena Luca},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.03762},
  year   = {2019}
}
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