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  • Computational Seismology
  • Numerical Methods in Geophysics
  • Wave Propagation Modeling

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  • Conventional staggered-grid finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) methods for elastic wave simulations face stability limitations due to the Courant condition and material heterogeneity.
  • Computational efficiency is often compromised in FDTD methods when dealing with fine meshes (for geometric accuracy) or high impedance contrasts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose an unconditionally stable alternating direction implicit (ADI) method for elastic wave simulations.
  • To overcome the stability and efficiency limitations of conventional FDTD methods.

Main Methods:

  • The proposed ADI method utilizes additive operator splitting.
  • This splitting results in tri-diagonal matrices for implicit updates of field variables.
  • Theoretical analysis of stability and grid dispersion error was performed.

Main Results:

  • The ADI method demonstrates unconditional stability, removing Courant condition limitations.
  • Numerical examples confirm the method's accuracy and efficiency, particularly for challenging models.
  • Improved computational performance is observed compared to conventional FDTD.

Conclusions:

  • The unconditionally stable ADI method offers a robust and efficient alternative for elastic wave simulations.
  • This method is particularly advantageous for simulations requiring fine meshes or involving significant material property variations.
  • The findings contribute to advancing numerical techniques in computational seismology.