Developments in numerical methods for transient scattering problems

Publication date 25 September 1997

finite difference method finite element method numerical diffraction scattering by an obstacle space discretization

PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory (35Q60) Finite difference methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N06) Finite element, Rayleigh-Ritz and Galerkin methods for boundary value problems involving PDEs (65N30)

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We discuss some methods for the space discretization of the equations of the scattering by an obstacle which lead to explicit and possibly higher order methods. Among the various techniques that have been used and studied in the past, the finite difference method is one of the most attractive. This method uses a regular grid and hence is very efficient from the computational point of view. However, its great disadvantage is that it creates numerical diffraction when the obstacle boundary does not fit the grid mesh. A possible solution to this drawback is the use of a finite element method. The finite element mesh can follow precisely the boundary of the object. For the entire collection see [Zbl 0868.00051].

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