Short wave diffraction on a contour with a Hölder singularity of the curvature

Abstract

Formulas are constructed for the short-wave asymptotics in the problem of diffraction of a plane wave on a contour with continuous curvature that is smooth everywhere except for one point near which it has a power-like behavior. The wave field is described in the boundary layers surrounding the singular point of the contour and the limit ray. An expression for the diffracted wave is found.