Mathematics – Numerical Analysis
Scientific paper
2010-08-07
Mathematics
Numerical Analysis
Scientific paper
Gaussian beams are asymptotically valid high frequency solutions to hyperbolic partial differential equations, concentrated on a single curve through the physical domain. They can also be extended to some dispersive wave equations, such as the Schr\"odinger equation. Superpositions of Gaussian beams provide a powerful tool to generate more general high frequency solutions that are not necessarily concentrated on a single curve. This work is concerned with the accuracy of Gaussian beam superpositions in terms of the wavelength $\epsilon$. We present a systematic construction of Gaussian beam superpositions for all strictly hyperbolic and Schr\"odinger equations subject to highly oscillatory initial data of the form $Ae^{i\Phi/\epsilon}$. Through a careful estimate of an oscillatory integral operator, we prove that the $k$-th order Gaussian beam superposition converges to the original wave field at a rate proportional to $\epsilon^{k/2}$ in the appropriate norm dictated by the well-posedness estimate. In particular, we prove that the Gaussian beam superposition converges at this rate for the acoustic wave equation in the standard, $\epsilon$-scaled, energy norm and for the Schr\"odinger equation in the $L^2$ norm. The obtained results are valid for any number of spatial dimensions and are unaffected by the presence of caustics. We present a numerical study of convergence for the constant coefficient acoustic wave equation in $\Real^2$ to analyze the sharpness of the theoretical results.
Liu Hailiang
Runborg Olof
Tanushev Nicolay M.
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