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In this work, we investigate time-dependent wave scattering by multiple small particles of arbitrary shape. To approximate the solution of the associated boundary-value problem, we derive an asymptotic model that is valid in the limit as…

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We present a fast spectral Galerkin scheme for the discretization of boundary integral equations arising from two-dimensional Helmholtz transmission problems in multi-layered periodic structures or gratings. Employing suitably parametrized…

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We consider the time-harmonic acoustic wave scattering by a bounded {\it anisotropic inhomogeneity} embedded in an unbounded {\it anisotropic} homogeneous medium. The material parameters may have discontinuities across the interface between…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-12-26 Otar Chkadua , Sergey E. Mikhailov , David Natroshvili

The Helmholtz equation in one dimension, which describes the propagation of electromagnetic waves in effectively one-dimensional systems, is equivalent to the time-independent Schr\"odinger equation. The fact that the potential term…

Classical Physics · Physics 2021-09-15 Farhang Loran , Ali Mostafazadeh

Standard solvers for the variable coefficient Helmholtz equation in two spatial dimensions have running times which grow quadratically with the wavenumber $k$. Here, we describe a solver which applies only when the scattering potential is…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-04-22 James Bremer

We consider the numerical solution of high-frequency scattering problems modeled by the Helmholtz equation with a bounded obstacle. Although the analysis of this problem dates back at least 50 years, over the past decade or so, tools and…

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This paper presents a fast high-order method for the solution of two-dimensional problems of scattering by penetrable inhomogeneous media, with application to high-frequency configurations containing (possibly) discontinuous refractivities.…

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In 2D acoustic and elastodynamic problems the spatial variability of a constitutive parameter such as the mass density makes it difficult to employ boundary integral and domain integral techniques to solve the forward and inverse wave…

Geophysics · Physics 2019-03-25 Armand Wirgin

Many integral equation-based methods are available for problems of time-harmonic electromagnetic scattering from perfect electric conductors. Among the many challenges that arise in such calculations are the avoidance of spurious…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-07-17 Felipe Vico , Leslie Greengard , Michael O'Neil , Manas Rachh

In this paper, we consider acoustic or electromagnetic scattering in two dimensions from an infinite three-layer medium with thousands of wavelength-size dielectric particles embedded in the middle layer. Such geometries are typical of…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-06-22 Jun Lai , Motoki Kobayashi , Leslie Greengard

Using a combination of multipole methods and the method of matched asymptotics, we present a solution procedure for acoustic plane wave scattering by a single Helmholtz resonator in two dimensions. Closed-form representations for the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-04-07 M. J. A. Smith , P. A. Cotterill , D. Nigro , W. J. Parnell , I. D. Abrahams

In this paper we survey some recent results concerning scattering and non-scattering in the context of the linear Helmholtz equation and inhomogeneities of nontrivial contrast. We examine isotropic as well as anisotropic media. Part of the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-09 Fioralba Cakoni , Michael S. Vogelius

In this paper, we give a positive answer to a challenging open problem for recovering unknown obstacle (which is usually referred to as a scatterer) by acoustic wave probe associated to the Helmholtz equation. We show that the acoustic…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-04-20 Genqian Liu

Electromagnetic waves interacting with three--dimensional periodic structures occur in many applications of great scientific and engineering interest. These three dimensional interactions are extremely complicated and subtle, so it is…

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We consider the time-harmonic elastic wave scattering from a general (possibly anisotropic) inhomogeneous medium with an embedded impenetrable obstacle. We show that the impenetrable obstacle can be effectively approximated by an isotropic…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-02-19 Zhengjian Bai , Huaian Diao , Hongyu Liu , Qingle Meng

We study waves governed by the planar Helmholtz equation, propagating in an infinite lattice of subwavelength Dirichlet scatterers, the periodicity being comparable to the wavelength. Applying the method of matched asymptotic expansions,…

Classical Physics · Physics 2016-04-27 Ory Schnitzer , Richard V. Craster

Recently, a flexible and stable algorithm was introduced for the computation of 2D unstable manifolds of periodic solutions to systems of ordinary differential equations. The main idea of this approach is to represent orbits in this…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2010-03-24 Lennaert van Veen , Genta Kawahara , Matsumura Atsushi

A rigorous reduction of the many-body wave scattering problem to solving a linear algebraic system is given bypassing solving the usual system of integral equation. The limiting case of infinitely many small particles embedded into a medium…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. G. Ramm

We introduce a novel multi-resolution Localized Orthogonal Decomposition (LOD) for time-harmonic acoustic scattering problems that can be modeled by the Helmholtz equation. The method merges the concepts of LOD and operator-adapted wavelets…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-11-24 Moritz Hauck , Daniel Peterseim

The study of wave propagation outside bounded obstacles uncovers the existence of resonances for the Laplace operator, which are complex-valued generalized eigenvalues, relevant to estimate the long time asymptotics of the wave. In order to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2020-10-26 Stéphane Nonnenmacher