Numerical solution of the three-dimensional stationary diffraction problem for elastic waves

Abstract

Three-dimensional problems concerning the propagation of stationary elastic oscillations in media with three-dimensional inclusions are solved numerically. By applying potential theory methods, the original problem is stated as a system of two singular vector integral equations for the unknown internal and external densities of auxiliary sources of waves. An approximate solution of the original problem is obtained by approximating the integral equations by a system of linear algebraic equations, which is then solved numerically. The underlying algorithm has the property of self-regularization, due to which a numerical solution is found without using cumbersome regularizing algorithms. Results of test computations and numerical experiments are presented that characterize the capabilities of this approach as applied to the diffraction of elastic waves in three-dimensional settings.