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Doicu and Mishchenko 2020

Doicu, A., and M.I. Mishchenko, 2020: An overview of the null-field method. II: Convergence and numerical stability. Phys. Open, 3, 100019, doi:10.1016/j.physo.2020.100019.

In this paper we provide an analysis of the convergence and numerical stability of the null-field method with discrete sources. We show that (i) if the null-field scheme is numerically stable then we can decide whether or not convergence can be achieved; (ii) if the null-field scheme is numerically unstable then we cannot draw any conclusion about the convergence issue; and (iii) the numerical stability is closely related to the property of a tangential system of radiating discrete sources to form a Riesz basis. Our numerical analysis indicates that for prolate spheroids and localized vector spherical wave functions, the null-field scheme is numerically unstable (this system of vector functions does not form a Riesz basis), while for distributed vector spherical wave functions, the numerical instability is not so pronounced (this system of discrete sources almost possesses the property of being a Riesz basis). We also describe an analytical method for computing the surface integrals in the framework of the conventional null-field method with localized vector spherical wave functions which increases the stability of the numerical scheme.

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@article{do01300f,
  author={Doicu, A. and Mishchenko, M. I.},
  title={An overview of the null-field method. II: Convergence and numerical stability},
  year={2020},
  journal={Phys. Open},
  volume={3},
  pages={100019},
  doi={10.1016/j.physo.2020.100019},
}

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - do01300f
AU  - Doicu, A.
AU  - Mishchenko, M. I.
PY  - 2020
TI  - An overview of the null-field method. II: Convergence and numerical stability
JA  - Phys. Open
VL  - 3
SP  - 100019
DO  - 10.1016/j.physo.2020.100019
ER  -

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