Mixed Virtual Element approximation of linear acoustic wave equation

Keywords

Advanced Numerical Methods for Scientific Computing
Geosciences/Protection of Land and Water Resources
Code:
65/2022
Title:
Mixed Virtual Element approximation of linear acoustic wave equation
Date:
Wednesday 5th October 2022
Author(s):
Dassi, F.; Fumagalli, A.; Mazzieri, I.; Vacca, G.
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Abstract:
We design a Mixed Virtual Element Method for the approximated solution to the first-order form of the acoustic wave equation. In absence of external load, the semi-discrete method exactly conserves the system energy. To integrate in time the semi-discrete problem we consider a classical theta-method scheme. We carry out the stability and convergence analysis in the energy norm for the semi-discrete problem showing optimal rate of convergence with respect to the mesh size. We further study the property of energy conservation for the fully-discrete system. Finally, we present some verification tests as well as engineering application of the method.