Simple layer potential method for domains having external corners (Q790603)

The authors discuss the following Neumann problem: \[ (\Delta +k^ 2)u(x)=0,\quad x\in D,\quad du(x)/dn=f(x),\quad x\in \partial D, \] where the boundary of \(D\subset {\mathbb{R}}^ 2\) has a finite number of corner points: \(x^ i_ c\), \(i=1,...,n_ c\). The solution is sought under the form of a simple-layer potential having the density \(\phi(x)=\sum^{n_ c}_{i=1}c^ i\phi^ i_ s(x)+\phi_ R(x),\) where the \(\phi^ i_ s\) are functions with known singularities. Thus, besides the usual integral equation one obtains some supplementary equations corresponding to the corner-points. A numerical procedure of collocation type to solve these equations is also proposed.