Non-local variant of the optimised Schwarz method for arbitrary non-overlapping subdomain partitions

Abstract

We consider a scalar wave propagation in harmonic regime modelled by Helmholtz equation with heterogeneous coefficients. Using the Multi-Trace Formalism (MTF), we propose a new variant of the Optimized Schwarz Method (OSM) that remains valid in the presence of cross-points in the subdomain partition. This leads to the derivation of a strongly coercive formulation of our Helmholtz problem posed on the union of all interfaces. The corresponding operator takes the form “identity + non-expansive”.