Numerically derived boundary conditions on artificial boundaries (Q1894379): Difference between revisions

The article is concerned with boundary value problems for elliptic differential equations (in particular, for Laplace's and Helmholtz' equation) on unbounded domains. An artificial boundary, and a certain nonlocal boundary condition on it, are introduced to replace the problem appropriately by a boundary value problem on a bounded domain, so that ``usual'' numerical approximation methods (e.g., finite elements) can be applied. The artificial boundary is chosen such that the exterior domain has a simple geometry, so that separation of variables (generalized polar coordinates) is possible on it. Representation of the solution by the ``free space'' Green's function or by a series expansion provides a nonlocal boundary condition on the artificial boundary, which can easily be approximated by a finite element approach.