Finite element formulation of exact non-reflecting boundary conditions for the time-dependent wave equation

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1607-1630

  Thompson, Lonny L ^a,b,c   Huan, Runnong ^b  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Clemson University   (United States)

^c Dept Mech Eng and Eng Mechanics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Non reflecting boundary conditions; Wave equation; Wave propagation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; WAVE EQUATIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

FINITE ELEMENT SEMIDISCRETE EQUATIONS; NON REFLECTING BOUNDARY CONDITION; SCALAR WAVE EQUATION; SPHERICAL TRUNCATION BOUNDARY;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0033588430     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19990820)45:11<1607::AID-NME645>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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