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Article #907Curved boundary diff. equ.s for PD equations
From: chergr
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 02:51
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 02:51
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LaPlace's equation can be solved on a rectangular region using a 5 point difference formula or a 9 point difference formula at every point. However if there is an object with curved boundaries inside the rectangular region (dirichlet boundary conditions) the difference formula has to be modified at points adjacent to the boundaries. There are two approaches: 1. use a modified difference equation where the 'template' has unequal distances up/down/left/right so that some of the 5 points are placed on the actual curved boundary. I have this formula. 2. use a linear extrapolation between the actual boundary and points not next to the boundary. This extrapolation can be along the x-direction, y-direction or a combination of both. I can do this. It works as long as the extrapolated points are not subject to over-relaxation. In fact for my problem, a set of mulipoles, it appears to work better than 1. above, which is recommended as being more accurate. The question is: are there equivalent formulas for the 9-point case. I have been looking for these for some time without much luck. P.S. Another approach I think might be promising is harmonic extrapolation. Thanks in advance Richard Rothwell
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