Solving the Helmholtz equation for membranes of arbitrary shape
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چکیده
I calculate the modes of vibration of membranes of arbitrary shape using a collocation approach based on Little Sinc Functions. The matrix representation of the PDE obtained using this method is explicit and it does not require the calculation of integrals. To illustrate the virtues of this approach, I have considered a large number of examples, part of them taken from the literature, and part of them new. When possible, I have tested the accuracy of these results by comparing them with the exact results (when available) or with results from the literature. In particular, in the case of the L-shaped membrane, the first example discussed in the paper, I show that it is possible to extrapolate the results obtained with different grid sizes to obtain higly precise results. Finally, I also show that the present collocation technique can be easily combined with conformal mapping to provide numerical approximations to the energies which quite rapidly converge to the exact results. PACS numbers: 03.30.+p, 03.65.-w ‡ [email protected] ar X iv :0 80 1. 42 91 v1 [ ph ys ic s. co m pph ] 2 8 Ja n 20 08 Solving the Helmholtz equation for membranes of arbitrary shape 2
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