G.

Cohen
Higher-Order Numerical Methods for Transient Wave Equations
Series: Scientific Computation

▶ No comparable text on the numerical treatment of wave equations is

presently available
▶ The author presents a host of modern numerical techniques of high
accuracy and stability so far not accessible in book form

Solving efficiently the wave equations involved in modeling acoustic, elastic or

electromagnetic wave propagation remains a challenge both for research and industry.
To attack the problems coming from the propagative character of the solution, the
author constructs higher-order numerical methods to reduce the size of the meshes,
and consequently the time and space stepping, dramatically improving storage and
computing times. This book surveys higher-order finite difference methods and develops
various mass-lumped finite (also called spectral) element methods for the transient
wave equations, and presents the most efficient methods, respecting both accuracy and
2002, XVIII, 349 p. stability for each sort of problem. A central role is played by the notion of the dispersion
relation for analyzing the methods. The last chapter is devoted to unbounded domains
which are modeled using perfectly matched layer (PML) techniques. Numerical examples
Printed book are given.

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