An optimal high‐order non‐reflecting finite element scheme for wave scattering problems

Abstract

AbstractA new finite element scheme is proposed for the numerical solution of time‐harmonic wave scattering problems in unbounded domains. The infinite domain in truncated via an artificial boundary ℬ︁ which encloses a finite computational domain Ω. On ℬ︁ a local high‐order non‐reflecting boundary condition (NRBC) is applied which is constructed to be optimal in a certain sense. This NRBC is implemented in a special way, by using auxiliary variables along the boundary ℬ︁, so that it involves no high‐order derivatives regardless of its order. The order of the scheme is simply an input parameter, and it may be arbitrarily high. This leads to a symmetric finite element formulation where standard C0 finite elements are used in Ω. The performance of the method is demonstrated via numerical examples, and it is compared to other NRBC‐based schemes. The method is shown to be highly accurate and stable, and to lead to a well‐conditioned matrix problem. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.