The problem of two-dimensional scattering of elastic waves by an elastic in
clusion can be formulated in terms of a domain integral equation, in which
the grad-div operator acts on a vector potential. The vector potential is t
he spatial convolution of a Green's Function with the product of the densit
y and the displacement over the domain of interest, A weak form of the inte
gral equation for the unknown displacement is obtained by testing it with r
ooftop functions. This method shows excellent numerical performance. (C) 20
00 Academic Press.