Boundary Integral Method for Helmholtz Equation with a Smooth Open Arc Boundary

The kernel in the first integral equation arising from Dirichlet problem of Helmholtz equation has a logarithmic singularity and the solution for the integral equation has r-1/2\|singularity at the endpoints of the open arc. The kernel is splitted into two parts so that the one contains a special singularity and the other doesn't contain any singularity. Galerkin method and collocation method are used and a convergence analysis is given.