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In the present article, we develop a new functional framework for the study of scalar wave scattering by objects, called multi-screens, that are arbitrary arrangements of thin panels of impenetrable materials. From a geometric point of view, multi-screens are a priori non-orientable non-Lipschitz surfaces. We use our new framework to study boundary integral formulations of the scattering by such objects.
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This work received financial support from Fondation ISAE, and from the French Ministry of Defense via DGA-MRIS.
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Claeys, X., Hiptmair, R. Integral Equations on Multi-Screens. Integr. Equ. Oper. Theory 77, 167–197 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00020-013-2085-x
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