@Article{CiCP-9-520, author = {}, title = {Numerical Simulation of Time-Harmonic Waves in Inhomogeneous Media Using Compact High Order Schemes}, journal = {Communications in Computational Physics}, year = {2011}, volume = {9}, number = {3}, pages = {520--541}, abstract = {

In many problems, one wishes to solve the Helmholtz equation with variable coefficients within the Laplacian-like term and use a high order accurate method (e.g., fourth order accurate) to alleviate the points-per-wavelength constraint by reducing the dispersion errors. The variation of coefficients in the equation may be due to an inhomogeneous medium and/or non-Cartesian coordinates. This renders existing fourth order finite difference methods inapplicable. We develop a new compact scheme that is provably fourth order accurate even for these problems. We present numerical results that corroborate the fourth order convergence rate for several model problems.

}, issn = {1991-7120}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/cicp.091209.080410s}, url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/cicp/7509.html} }