A non-iterative domain decomposition time integrator for linear wave equations

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Main Authors: Buchholz, Tim, Hochbruck, Marlis
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author Buchholz, Tim
Hochbruck, Marlis
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Hochbruck, Marlis
contents We propose and analyze a non-iterative domain decomposition integrator for the linear acoustic wave equation. The core idea is to combine an implicit Crank-Nicolson step on spatial subdomains with a local prediction step at the subdomain interfaces. This enables parallelization across space while advancing sequentially in time, without requiring iterations at each time step. The method is similar to the methods from Blum, Lisky and Rannacher (1992) or Dawson and Dupont (1992), which have been designed for parabolic problems. Our approach adapts them to the case of the wave equation in a fully discrete setting, using linear finite elements with mass lumping. Compared to explicit schemes, our method permits significantly larger time steps and retains high accuracy. We prove that the resulting method achieves second-order accuracy in time and global convergence of order $\mathcal{O}(h + τ^2)$ under a CFL-type condition, which depends on the overlap width between subdomains. We conclude with numerical experiments which confirm the theoretical results.
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spellingShingle A non-iterative domain decomposition time integrator for linear wave equations
Buchholz, Tim
Hochbruck, Marlis
Numerical Analysis
65M12, 35L20, 65M55 (Primary) 65N30, 35L05 (Secondary)
We propose and analyze a non-iterative domain decomposition integrator for the linear acoustic wave equation. The core idea is to combine an implicit Crank-Nicolson step on spatial subdomains with a local prediction step at the subdomain interfaces. This enables parallelization across space while advancing sequentially in time, without requiring iterations at each time step. The method is similar to the methods from Blum, Lisky and Rannacher (1992) or Dawson and Dupont (1992), which have been designed for parabolic problems. Our approach adapts them to the case of the wave equation in a fully discrete setting, using linear finite elements with mass lumping. Compared to explicit schemes, our method permits significantly larger time steps and retains high accuracy. We prove that the resulting method achieves second-order accuracy in time and global convergence of order $\mathcal{O}(h + τ^2)$ under a CFL-type condition, which depends on the overlap width between subdomains. We conclude with numerical experiments which confirm the theoretical results.
title A non-iterative domain decomposition time integrator for linear wave equations
topic Numerical Analysis
65M12, 35L20, 65M55 (Primary) 65N30, 35L05 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.19379