A boundary-only meshless method for numerical solution of the Eikonal equation

Abstract

The radial basis function (RBF) collocation methods for the numerical solution of partial differential equation have been popular in recent years because of their advantage. For instance, they are inherently meshless, integration free and highly accurate. In this article we study the RBF solution of Eikonal equation using boundary knot method and analog equation method. The boundary knot method (BKM) is a meshless boundary-type radial basis function collocation technique. In contrast with the method of fundamental solution (MFS), the BKM uses the non-singular general solution instead of the singular fundamental solution to obtain the homogeneous solution. Similar to MFS, the RBF is employed to approximate the particular solution via the dual reciprocity principle. In the current paper, we applied the idea of analog equation method (AEM). According to AEM, the nonlinear governing operator is replaced by an equivalent nonhomogeneous linear one with known fundamental solution and under the same boundary conditions. Finally numerical results and discussions are presented to show the validity and efficiency of the proposed method.

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