A fast phase space method for computing creeping rays

Journal of Computational Physics

Volumn 219, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 276-295

  Motamed, Mohammad ^a   Runborg, Olof ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Creeping rays; Eikonal equation; Geometrical theory of diffraction; High frequency wave propagation; Numerical methods; Scattering problems

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PHASE SPACE METHODS; RADAR CROSS SECTION; RAY TRACING; WAVE PROPAGATION;

CREEPING RAY; EIKONAL EQUATION; GEOMETRICAL THEORY OF DIFFRACTION; HIGH FREQUENCY WAVE PROPAGATION; HIGH FREQUENCY WAVES; HIGH-FREQUENCY SCATTERING; INCIDENT RAYS; PHASE-SPACE METHODS; SCATTERING PROBLEMS; TANGENTIAL DIRECTIONS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

EID: 33750342435     PISSN: 00219991     EISSN: 10902716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcp.2006.03.024     Document Type: Article

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