Diffraction by a set of collinear cracks on a square lattice: An iterative Wiener–Hopf method

Abstract

The diffraction of a time-harmonic plane wave on collinear finite defects in a square lattice is studied. This problem is reduced to a matrix Wiener–Hopf equation. This work adapts the recently developed iterative Wiener–Hopf method to this situation. The method was motivated by wave scattering in continuous media but it is shown here that it can also be employed in a discrete lattice setting. The numerical results are validated against a different method using discrete Green’s functions. Unlike the latter approach, the complexity of the present algorithm is shown to be virtually independent of the length of the cracks.