RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 A three‐point compact LOD‐FDTD method for solving the 2D scalar wave equation A1 Pereda, José A A1 Grande, Ana K1 compact finite differences, finite‐difference time‐domain method, locallyone‐dimensional, numerical dispersion, stability, wave equation K1 2202 Electromagnetismo K1 2202.07 Interacción de Ondas Electromagnéticas Con la Materia K1 2202.09 Propagación de Ondas Electromagnéticas AB This letter introduces anunconditionally stable finite‐difference time domain (FDTD) method, based on the locally one‐dimensional (LOD) technique, for the solution of the two‐dimensional scalar wave equation (WE) inhomogeneous media. The second spatial derivatives in the WE are discretized by using a three‐pointcompact (implicit) finite‐differenceformula with a free parameter. This formula has second‐order accuracy and becomes fourth‐order by properly selecting the parameter value. Moreover, the resulting algorithm only involves tridiagonalmatrices, as when using standard (explicit) second‐order finite differences. Additionally, a stability analysis is performed and the numerical dispersion relation of the method is derived.The proposed compact LOD‐WE‐FDTDtechnique has been applied to the calculation of resonant frequencies in a metallic ridge cavity. The accuracy of the results obtained has been studied as a function of the parameter value. PB Wiley SN 0895-2477 YR 2024 FD 2024-05-27 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80859 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/80859 LA spa NO Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, Mayo 2024, vol. 66, n. 5, p. 1-6. NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 12-ene-2026