Transverse electric scattering on inhomogeneous objects: spectrum of integral operator and preconditioning

DOI10.1137/110831568zbMATH Open1246.78017arXiv1104.4263OpenAlexW2078556964MaRDI QIDQ2909293FDOQ2909293

Neil V. Budko, Grigorios P. Zouros

Publication date: 30 August 2012

Published in: SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The domain integral equation method with its FFT-based matrix-vector products is a viable alternative to local methods in free-space scattering problems. However, it often suffers from the extremely slow convergence of iterative methods, especially in the transverse electric (TE) case with large or negative permittivity. We identify the nontrivial essential spectrum of the pertaining integral operator as partly responsible for this behavior, and the main reason why a normally efficient deflating preconditioner does not work. We solve this problem by applying an explicit multiplicative regularizing operator, which transforms the system to the form `identity plus compact', yet allows the resulting matrix-vector products to be carried out at the FFT speed. Such a regularized system is then further preconditioned by deflating an apparently stable set of eigenvalues with largest magnitudes, which results in a robust acceleration of the restarted GMRES under constraint memory conditions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1104.4263

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Factorization of matrices (15A23) Preconditioners for iterative methods (65F08) Diffraction, scattering (78A45) Integral equations of the convolution type (Abel, Picard, Toeplitz and Wiener-Hopf type) (45E10) Integral operators (47G10)

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