Wave propagation is studied in all branches of engineering science. The physical effects are used in technical devices such as acoustic sensors, electromagnetic antennas and radars or microwave cookers. This book studies the numerical solution of wave propagations using finite element methods.

Autorentext

Professor (i.R.) HAW Hamburg. Diplomstudium Mathematik/Mechanik in Minsk (Belarus), Promotion (Festkörpermechanik), Habilitation (Physikalische Ingenieurwissenschaften) in Rostock. Forschungsaufenthalte in Szczecin, Kraków, College Park (MD), Austin (TX). Berechnungsingenieur im Schiffs- und Automobilbau, Dozent für Mathematik, Technische Mechanik und numerische Simulation im Bauwesen und Maschinenbau.

Inhalt
The Governing Equations of Time-Harmonic Wave Propagation.- Analytical and Variational Solutions of Helmholtz Problems.- Discretization Methods for Exterior Helmholtz Problems.- Finite Element Error Analysis and Control for Helmholtz Problems.- Computational Simulation of Elastic Scattering.