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We study the Bayesian inverse problem for inferring the log-normal slowness function of the eikonal equation given noisy observation data on its solution at a set of spatial points. We study approximation of the posterior probability…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-01-04 Zhan Fei Yeo , Viet Ha Hoang

This paper introduces a neural network approach for solving two-dimensional traveltime tomography (TT) problems based on the eikonal equation. The mathematical problem of TT is to recover the slowness field of a medium based on the boundary…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2019-11-27 Yuwei Fan , Lexing Ying

First-arrival traveltime computation is crucial for many applications such as traveltime tomography, Kirchhoff migration, etc. There exist two major issues in conventional eikonal solvers: the source singularity issue and insufficient…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-08-19 Kai Gao , Lianjie Huang

We introduce the use of the Fast Multipole Method (FMM) to speed up gravitational lensing ray tracing calculations. The method allows very fast calculation of ray deflections when a large number of deflectors, $N_*$, is involved, while…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2022-12-21 J. Jiménez Vicente , E. Mediavilla

In this article, we introduce a finite element method designed for the robust computation of approximate signed distance functions to arbitrary boundaries in two and three dimensions. Our method employs a novel prediction-correction…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Amina El Bachari , Johann Rannou , Vladislav A. Yastrebov , Pierre Kerfriden , Susanne Claus

We introduce a modification of the Fast Marching Algorithm, which solves the generalized eikonal equation associated to an arbitrary continuous riemannian metric, on a two or three dimensional domain. The algorithm has a logarithmic…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-11-13 Jean-Marie Mirebeau

Seismic forward and inverse problems are significant research areas in geophysics. However, the time burden of traditional numerical methods hinders their applications in scenarios that require fast predictions. Machine learning-based…

Geophysics · Physics 2023-06-12 Yifan Mei , Yijie Zhang , Xueyu Zhu , Rongxi Gou

This paper introduces a fast algorithm, applicable throughout the electromagnetic spectrum, for the numerical solution of problems of scattering by periodic surfaces in two-dimensional space. The proposed algorithm remains highly accurate…

Computational Physics · Physics 2018-05-25 Oscar Bruno , Martín Maas

We introduce a fast Eikonal Phase Retrieval (EPR) formulation that accelerates eikonal phase retrieval by more than two orders of magnitude while retaining controlled accuracy. The method is derived from a second-order asymptotic expansion…

The fast multipole method (FMM) has had great success in reducing the computational complexity of solving the boundary integral form of the Helmholtz equation. We present a formulation of the Helmholtz FMM that uses Fourier basis functions…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2014-03-20 Cris Cecka , Eric Darve

Ultrasound Computed Tomography (USCT) has great potential for 3D quantitative imaging of acoustic breast tissue properties. Typical devices include high-frequency transducers, which makes tomography techniques based on numerical wave…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-08-12 N. Korta Martiartu , C. Boehm , A. Fichtner

We introduce Equivariant Neural Eikonal Solvers, a novel framework that integrates Equivariant Neural Fields (ENFs) with Neural Eikonal Solvers. Our approach employs a single neural field where a unified shared backbone is conditioned on…

We present algorithms for solving high-frequency acoustic scattering problems in complex domains. The eikonal and transport partial differential equations from the WKB/geometric optic approximation of the Helmholtz equation are solved…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-05-03 Samuel F. Potter , Maria K. Cameron , Ramani Duraiswami

We present direct logarithmically optimal in theory and fast in practice algorithms to implement the tensor product high order finite element method on multi-dimensional rectangular parallelepipeds for solving PDEs of the Poisson kind. They…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-05 Alexander Zlotnik , Ilya Zlotnik

High quality, repeatable point-spread functions are important for science cases like direct exoplanet imaging, high-precision astrometry, and high-resolution spectroscopy of exoplanets. For such demanding applications, the initial on-sky…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-07-19 Steven P. Bos , Michael Bottom , Sam Ragland , Jacques-Robert Delorme , Sylvain Cetre , Laurent Pueyo

Numerical solutions of the eikonal (Hamilton-Jacobi) equation for transversely isotropic (TI) media are essential for imaging and traveltime tomography applications. Such solutions, however, suffer from the inherent higher-order…

Geophysics · Physics 2013-11-19 Umair bin Waheed , Tariq Alkhalifah , Hui Wang

Among the algorithms that are likely to play a major role in future exascale computing, the fast multipole method (FMM) appears as a rising star. Our previous recent work showed scaling of an FMM on GPU clusters, with problem sizes in the…

Numerical Analysis · Computer Science 2012-10-30 Rio Yokota , Lorena Barba

We present a new direct logarithmically optimal in theory and fast in practice algorithm to implement the high order finite element method on multi-dimensional rectangular parallelepipeds for solving PDEs of the Poisson kind. The key points…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-05 Alexander Zlotnik , Ilya Zlotnik

Eikonal tomography has become a popular methodology for deriving phase velocity maps from surface wave phase delay measurements. Its high efficiency makes it popular for handling datasets deriving from large-N arrays, in particular in the…

Geophysics · Physics 2023-02-21 Jack B. Muir

This paper presents a novel formulation and consequently a new solution for two dimensional TM electromagnetic integral equations by the method of moments in polar coordination. The main idea is the reformulation of the 2-D problem…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-07-29 Mahdi Parizi , Mansor Nakhkash