Computational aspects of the ultra-weak variational formulation

  • Authors:
  • Tomi Huttunen;Peter Monk;Jari P. Kaipio

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Applied Physics, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland;Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware;Department of Applied Physics, University of Kuopio, P.O. Box 1627, 70211 Kuopio, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Journal of Computational Physics
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

The ultra-weak variational formulation (UWVF) approach has been proposed as an effective method for solving Helmholtz problems with high wave numbers. However, for coarse meshes the method can suffer from instability. In this paper we consider computational aspects of the ultra-weak variational formulation for the inhomogeneous Helmholtz problem. We introduce a method to improve the UWVF scheme and we compare iterative solvers for the resulting linear system. Computations for the acoustic transmission problem in 2D show that the new approach enables Helmholtz problems to be solved on a relatively coarse mesh for a wide range of wave numbers.