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Solving integral equations on piecewise smooth boundaries using the RCIP method: a tutorial

Computational Physics 2022-01-11 v9 Numerical Analysis Numerical Analysis

Abstract

Recursively compressed inverse preconditioning (RCIP) is a kernel-independent and purely numerical method for solving Fredholm second kind boundary integral equations in situations where the boundary shape induces a non-smooth behavior in the solution. The method originated in 2008 within a scheme for Laplace's equation in two-dimensional domains with corners. In a series of subsequent papers the method was then refined and extended as to apply to integral equation formulations of a broad range of boundary value problems in physics and engineering. The purpose of the present tutorial is threefold: First, to review the RCIP method in a simple setting. Second, to show how easily the method can be implemented in Matlab. Third, to present new applications.

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@article{arxiv.1207.6737,
  title  = {Solving integral equations on piecewise smooth boundaries using the RCIP method: a tutorial},
  author = {Johan Helsing},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.6737},
  year   = {2022}
}

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Revised and enlarged edition, 58 pages, 35 figures, demo codes available at http://www.maths.lth.se/na/staff/helsing/Tutor/

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