Wavenumber-explicit stability and convergence analysis of ℎ𝑝 finite element discretizations of Helmholtz problems in piecewise smooth media

We present a wavenumber-explicit convergence analysis of the hp finite element method applied to a class of heterogeneous Helmholtz problems with piecewise analytic coefficients at large wavenumber k. Our analysis covers the heterogeneous Helmholtz equation with Robin, exact Dirichlet-to-Neumann, and second order absorbing boundary conditions, as well as perfectly matched layers.