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Computation of discrete transparent boundary conditions for the 2D Helmholtz equation

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We present a family of non-local transparent boundary conditions for the 2D Helmholtz equation. The whole domain, on which the Helmholtz equation is defined, is decomposed into an interior and an exterior domain. The corresponding interior Helmholtz problem is formulated as a variational problem in a standard manner, representing a boundary value problem, whereas the exterior problem is posed as an initial value problem in the radial variable. This problem is then solved approximately by means of the Laplace transformation. The derived boundary conditions are asymptotically correct, model inhomogeneous exterior domains and are simple to implement.

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Schmidt, F. Computation of discrete transparent boundary conditions for the 2D Helmholtz equation. Optical and Quantum Electronics 30, 427–441 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1006919107753

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