TY - GEN A1 - Hohage, Thorsten A1 - Schmidt, Frank A1 - Zschiedrich, Lin T1 - Solving time-harmonic scattering problems based on the condition: Theory N2 - The pole condition is a general concept for the theoretical analysis and the numerical solution of a variety of wave propagation problems. It says that the Laplace transform of the physical solution in radial direction has no poles in the lower complex half-plane. In the present paper we show that for the Helmholtz equation with a radially symmetric potential the pole condition is equivalent to Sommerfeld's radiation condition. Moreover, a new representation formula based on the pole condition is derived and used to prove existence, uniqueness and asymptotic properties of solutions. This lays the foundations of a promising new algorithm to solve time-harmonic scattering problems numerically and provides a new approach for analyzing existing algorithms such as the Perfectly Matched Layer (PML) method and the Bayliss-Gunzburger-Turkel (BGT) algorithm. T3 - ZIB-Report - 01-01 KW - transparent boundary conditions KW - Laplace transform KW - Sommerfeld radiation condition Y1 - 2001 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-zib/frontdoor/index/index/docId/627 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0297-zib-6279 ER -