Quasi-Minnaert Resonances in High-contrast acoustic Structures and Applications to Invisibility Cloaking

TL;DR

This paper introduces a new quasi-Minnaert resonance phenomenon in high-contrast acoustic media, demonstrating boundary localization and surface resonance effects, and applying these to achieve acoustic invisibility cloaking.

Contribution

It reveals the existence of quasi-Minnaert resonances with continuous spectra in high-contrast media and demonstrates their potential for acoustic cloaking applications.

Findings

Quasi-Minnaert resonances cause boundary-localized fields.

Numerical experiments confirm resonance occurrence in various geometries.

Resonances enable effective acoustic invisibility cloaking.

Abstract

This paper investigates a novel quasi-Minnaert resonance phenomenon in acoustic wave propagation through high-contrast medium in both two and three dimensions, occurring in the sub-wavelength regime. These media are characterized by physical properties significantly distinct from those of a homogeneous background. The quasi-Minnaert resonance is defined by two primary features: boundary localization, where the $L^2$-norms of the internal total field and the external scattered field exhibit pronounced concentration near the boundary, and surface resonance, marked by highly oscillatory behavior of the fields near the boundary. In contrast to classical Minnaert resonances, which are associated with a discrete spectral spectrum tied to physical parameters, quasi-Minnaert resonances exhibit analogous physical phenomena but with a continuous spectral spectrum. Using layer potential theory and rigorous asymptotic analysis, we demonstrate that the coupling between a high-contrast material structure, particularly with radial geometries, and a carefully designed incident wave is critical for inducing quasi-Minnaert resonances. Extensive numerical experiments, involving radial geometries (e.g., unit disks and spheres) and general-shaped geometries (e.g., hearts, Cassini ovals, and clovers in $\mathbb{R}^2$, and spheres in $\mathbb{R}^3$), validate the occurrence of these resonances. Furthermore, we numerically demonstrate that quasi-Minnaert resonances induce an invisibility cloaking effect in the high-contrast medium. These findings have significant implications for mathematical material science and the development of acoustic cloaking technologies.