On the evolution of wavefront of a plane wave passing through an area with heterogeneities

E. D. Moskalensky

Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics (Computing Center), Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk

Abstract: A two-dimensional eikonal equation with the right-hand side tending to unity as the distance from the origin increases is considered. Formulas describing a wavefront in such a medium have been obtained.

Key words: wave propagation, eikonal equation.

UDC: 517.958

Received: 01.08.2011

 English version: Numerical Analysis and Applications, 2012, 5:4, 320–325

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