An improved interpolating element-free Galerkin method with a nonsingular weight function for two-dimensional potential problems

In this paper, an improved interpolating moving least-square （IIMLS） method is presented. The shape function of the IIMLS method satisfies the property of the Kronecker 5 function. The weight function used in the IIMLS method is nonsingular. Then the IIMLS method can overcome the difficulties caused by the singularity of the weight function in the IMLS method. The number of unknown coefficients in the trial function of the IIMLS method is less than that of the moving least-square （MLS） approximation. Then by combining the IIMLS method with the Galerkin weak form of the potential problem, the improved interpolating element-free Galerkin （IIEFG） method for two-dimensional potential problems is presented. Compared with the conventional element-free Galerkin （EFG） method, the IIEFG method can directly use the essential boundary conditions. Then the IIEFG method has higher accuracy. For demonstration, three numerical examples are solved using the IIEFG method.

An improved boundary element-free method (IBEFM) for two-dimensional potential problems

The interpolating moving least-squares （IMLS） method is discussed first in this paper. And the formulae of the IMLS method obtained by Lancaster are revised. Then on the basis of the boundary element-free method （BEFM）, combining the boundary integral equation （BIE） method with the IMLS method, the improved boundary element-free method （IBEFM） for two-dimensional potential problems is presented, and the corresponding formulae of the IBEFM are obtained. In the BEFM, boundary conditions are applied directly, but the shape function in the MLS does not satisfy the property of the Kronecker ~ function. This is a problem of the BEFM, and must be solved theoretically. In the IMLS method, when the shape function satisfies the property of the Kronecker 5 function, then the boundary conditions, in the meshless method based on the IMLS method, can be applied directly. Then the IBEFM, based on the IMLS method, is a direct meshless boundary integral equation method in which the basic unknown quantity is the real solution of the nodal variables, and the boundary conditions can be applied directly and easily, thus it gives a greater computational precision. Some numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the method.

A moving Kriging interpolation-based boundary node method for two-dimensional potential problems

In this paper, a meshfree boundary integral equation （BIE） method, called the moving Kriging interpolation- based boundary node method （MKIBNM）, is developed for solving two-dimensional potential problems. This study combines the DIE method with the moving Kriging interpolation to present a boundary-type meshfree method, and the corresponding formulae of the MKIBNM are derived. In the present method, the moving Kriging interpolation is applied instead of the traditional moving least-square approximation to overcome Kronecker＇s delta property, then the boundary conditions can be imposed directly and easily. To verify the accuracy and stability of the present formulation, three selected numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of MKIBNM numerically.

A new complex variable element-free Galerkin method for two-dimensional potential problems

In this paper, based on the element-free Galerkin （EFG） method and the improved complex variable moving least- square （ICVMLS） approximation, a new meshless method, which is the improved complex variable element-free Galerkin （ICVEFG） method for two-dimensional potential problems, is presented. In the method, the integral weak form of control equations is employed, and the Lagrange multiplier is used to apply the essential boundary conditions. Then the corresponding formulas of the ICVEFG method for two-dimensional potential problems are obtained. Compared with the complex variable moving least-square （CVMLS） approximation proposed by Cheng, the functional in the ICVMLS approximation has an explicit physical meaning. Furthermore, the ICVEFG method has greater computational precision and efficiency. Three numerical examples are given to show the validity of the proposed method.

The dimension split element-free Galerkin method for three-dimensional potential problems

This paper presents the dimension split element-free Galerkin （DSEFG） method for three-dimensional potential problems, and the corresponding formulae are obtained. The main idea of the DSEFG method is that a three-dimensional potential problem can be transformed into a series of two-dimensional problems. For these two-dimensional problems, the improved moving least-squares （IMLS） approximation is applied to construct the shape function, which uses an orthogonal function system with a weight function as the basis functions. The Galerkin weak form is applied to obtain a discretized system equation, and the penalty method is employed to impose the essential boundary condition. The finite difference method is selected in the splitting direction. For the purposes of demonstration, some selected numerical examples are solved using the DSEFG method. The convergence study and error analysis of the DSEFG method are presented. The numerical examples show that the DSEFG method has greater computational precision and computational efficiency than the IEFG method.

The complex variable meshless local Petrov-Galerkin method of solving two-dimensional potential problems

Based on the complex variable moving least-square（CVMLS） approximation and a local symmetric weak form,the complex variable meshless local Petrov-Galerkin（CVMLPG） method of solving two-dimensional potential problems is presented in this paper.In the present formulation,the trial function of a two-dimensional problem is formed with a one-dimensional basis function.The number of unknown coefficients in the trial function of the CVMLS approximation is less than that in the trial function of the moving least-square（MLS） approximation.The essential boundary conditions are imposed by the penalty method.The main advantage of this approach over the conventional meshless local Petrov-Galerkin（MLPG） method is its computational efficiency.Several numerical examples are presented to illustrate the implementation and performance of the present CVMLPG method.

REGULARIZATION OF NEARLY SINGULAR INTEGRALS IN THE BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD OF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

A general algorithm is applied to the regularization of nearly singular integrals in the boundary element method of planar potential problems. For linear elements, the strongly singular and hypersingular integrals of the interior points very close to boundary were categorized into two forms. The factor leading to the singularity was transformed out of the integral representations with integration by parts, so non-singular regularized formulas were presented for the two forms of integrals. Furthermore, quadratic elements are used in addition to linear ones. The quadratic element very close to the internal point can be divided into two linear ones, so that the algorithm is still valid. Numerical examples demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of this algorithm. Especially for problems with curved boundaries, the combination of quadratic elements and linear elements can give more accurate results.

Multi-Variable Non-Singular BEM for 2-D Potential Problems

A multi-variable non-singular boundary element method (MNBEM) is presented for 2-D potential problems. This method is based on the coincident collocation of non-singular boundary integral equations (BIEs) of the potential and its derivatives, where the nodal potential derivatives are considered independent of the nodal potential and flux. The system equation is solved to determine the unknown boundary potentials and fluxes, with high accuracy boundary nodal potential derivatives obtained from the solution at the same time. A modified Gaussian elimination algorithm was developed to improve the solution efficiency of the final system equation. Numerical examples verify the validity of the proposed algorithm.

Fast Spectral Collocation Method for Surface Integral Equations of Potential Problems in a Spheroid

This paper proposes a new technique to speed up the computation of the matrix of spectral collocation discretizations of surface single and double layer operators over a spheroid.The layer densities are approximated by a spectral expansion of spherical harmonics and the spectral collocation method is then used to solve surface integral equations of potential problems in a spheroid.With the proposed technique,the computation cost of collocation matrix entries is reduced from O(M2N4)to O(MN4),where N2 is the number of spherical harmonics(i.e.,size of the matrix)and M is the number of one-dimensional integration quadrature points.Numerical results demonstrate the spectral accuracy of the method.

NOVEL REGULARIZED BOUNDARY INTEGRAL EQUATIONS FOR POTENTIAL PLANE PROBLEMS

The universal practices have been centralizing on the research of regularization to the direct boundary integal equations （DBIEs）. The character is elimination of singularities by using the simple solutions. However, up to now the research of regularization to the first kind integral equations for plane potential problems has never been found in previous literatures. The presentation is mainly devoted to the research on the regularization of the singular boundary integral equations with indirect unknowns. A novel view and idea is presented herein, in which the regularized boundary integral equations with indirect unknowns without including the Cauchy principal value （CPV） and Hadamard-finite-part （HFP） integrals are established for the plane potential problems. With some numerical results, it is shown that the better accuracy and higher efficiency, especially on the boundary, can be achieved by the present system.

ANALYTICAL TREATMENT OF BOUNDARY INTEGRALS IN DIRECT BOUNDARY ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF PLAN POTENTIAL AND ELASTICITY PROBLEMS

An analytical scheme, which avoids using the standard Gaussian approximate quadrature to treat the boundary integrals in direct boundary element method (DBEM) of two-dimensional potential and elastic problems, is established. With some numerical results, it is shown that the better precision and high computational efficiency, especially in the band of the domain near boundary, can be derived by the present scheme.

An Explicit Formula of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann Map for a Radial Potential in Dimension 3

In this paper, we provide an explicit expression for the full Dirichlet-to-Neumann map corresponding to a radial potential for the Schrödinger equation in 3-dimensional. We numerically implement the coefficients of the explicit formulas. In this work, Lipschitz type stability is established near the edge of the domain with giving estimation constant. That is necessary for the reconstruction of the potential from Dirichlet-to-Neuman map.

Higher-Order Line Element Analysis of Potential Field with Slender Heterogeneities

Potential field due to line sources residing on slender heterogeneities is involved in various areas,such as heat conduction,potential flow,and electrostatics.Often dipolar line sources are either prescribed or induced due to close interaction with other objects.Its calculation requires a higher-order scheme to take into account the dipolar effect as well as net source effect.In the present work,we apply such a higher-order line element method to analyze the potential field with cylindrical slender heterogeneities.In a benchmark example of two parallel rods,we compare the line element solution with the boundary element solution to show the accuracy as a function in terms of rods distance.Furthermore,we use more complicated examples to demonstrate the capability of the line element technique.

Dirichlet-to-Neumann Map for a Hyperbolic Equation

In this paper, we provide an explicit expression for the full Dirichlet-to-Neumann map corresponding to a radial potential for a hyperbolic differential equation in 3-dimensional. We show that the Dirichlet-Neumann operators corresponding to a potential radial have the same properties for hyperbolic differential equations as for elliptic differential equations. We numerically implement the coefficients of the explicit formulas. Moreover, a Lipschitz type stability is established near the edge of the domain by an estimation constant. That is necessary for the reconstruction of the potential from Dirichlet-to-Neumann map in the inverse problem for a hyperbolic differential equation.

An adaptive cell-based domain integration method for treatment of domain integrals in 3D boundary element method for potential and elasticity problems

An adaptive cell-based domain integration method（CDIM） is proposed for the treatment of domain integrals in 3D boundary element method（BEM）. The domain integrals are computed in background cells rather than volume elements. The cells are created from the boundary elements based on an adaptive oct-tree structure and no other discretization is needed. Cells containing the boundary elements are subdivided into smaller sub-cells adaptively according to the sizes and levels of the boundary elements; and the sub-cells outside the domain are deleted to obtain the desired accuracy. The method is applied in the 3D potential and elasticity problems in this paper.

静电场电位边值问题唯一性定理的补充与完整证明

本文对静电场电位边值问题与解的唯一性定理作了补充与完整的证明.首先将区域边界与衔接边界从通常的混称中区分开来,确认了静电场边值问题中第三类边界条件应有的形式,在解的唯一性定理中增加了衔接条件和无限远边界条件,并根据数学表达式的形式重新归类。然后在区域边界条件、无限远边界条件和衔接条件下电位解的唯一性的证明中,讨论了第一、第三类边值问题电位解的唯一性与全二类边界条件下电位存在常数差的问题,解除了第三类边界条件系数为正的限制,说明了整个求解空间为无限大时适用的边值问题。最后通过例题说明了区域、无限远和衔接3种边界条件在解题中的应用。补充后的定理可以更好地作为解题和后续学习的依据和基础。

A TIME DOMAIN BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD FOR WATER-SOLID IMPACT ANALYSIS

A reciprocal theorem of dynamics for potential flow problems is first derived by means of the Laplace transform in which the compressibility of water is taken into account. Based on this theorem, the corresponding time-space boundary integral equation: is obtained. Then, a set of time domain boundary element equations with recurrence form is immediately formulated through discretization in both time and boundary. After having carried out the numerical calculation two solutions are found in which a rigid semicircular cylinder and a rigid wedge with infinite length suffer normal impact on the surface of a half-space fluid. The results show that the present method is more efficient than the previous ones.

Evaluating the Origin Intensity Factor in the Singular Boundary Method for Three-Dimensional Dirichlet Problems

In this paper,a new formulation is proposed to evaluate the origin intensity factors(OIFs)in the singular boundary method(SBM)for solving 3D potential problems with Dirichlet boundary condition.The SBM is a strong-form boundary discretization collocation technique and is mathematically simple,easy-to-program,and free of mesh.The crucial step in the implementation of the SBM is to determine the OIFs which isolate the singularities of the fundamental solutions.Traditionally,the inverse interpolation technique(IIT)is adopted to calculate the OIFs on Dirichlet boundary,which is time consuming for large-scale simulation.In recent years,the new methodology has been developed to efficiently calculate the OIFs on Neumann boundary,but the Dirichlet problem remains an open issue.This study employs the subtracting and adding-back technique based on the integration of the fundamental solution over the whole boundary to develop a new formulation of the OIFs on 3D Dirichlet boundary.Several problems with varied domain shapes and boundary conditions are carried out to validate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed scheme in comparison with the SBM based on inverse interpolation technique,the method of fundamental solutions,and the boundary element method.

On the Hochstadt–Lieberman Theorem for Discontinuous Boundary-valued Problems

In this paper, we discuss the half inverse problem for Sturm–Liouville equations with boundary conditions dependent on the spectral parameter and a finite number of discontinuities inside the interval and prove the Hochstadt–Liberman type theorem for the above boundary-valued problem.