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On spurious solutions in finite element approximations of resonances in open systems

Numerical Analysis 2017-04-11 v2

Abstract

In this paper, we discuss problems arising when computing resonances with a finite element method. In the pre-asymptotic regime, we detect for the one dimensional case, spurious solutions in finite element computations of resonances when the computational domain is truncated with a perfectly matched layer (PML) as well as with a Dirichlet-to-Neumann map (DtN). The new test is based on the Lippmann-Schwinger equation and we use computations of the pseudospectrum to show that this is a suitable choice. Numerical simulations indicate that the presented test can distinguish between spurious eigenvalues and true eigenvalues also in difficult cases. Keywords: scattering resonances, Lippmann-Schwinger equation, nonlinear eigenvalue problems, acoustic resonator, dielectric resonator, Bragg resonator

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@article{arxiv.1606.09635,
  title  = {On spurious solutions in finite element approximations of resonances in open systems},
  author = {Juan Carlos Araujo-Cabarcas and Christian Engström},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.09635},
  year   = {2017}
}

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