TITLE: The Helmholtz equation: How prove this $T\psi{(x)}\in\Omega$.
QUESTION [12 upvotes]: Let $\Omega\subset  R^2$  be a simply connected
bounded domain with inﬁnitely diﬀerentiable boundary  $\partial\Omega$and unit normal
vector $v$ directed into the exterior of $\Omega$
$$\Phi{(x,y)}=\dfrac{i}{4}H^{(1)}_{0}(k|x-y|),x\neq y$$
we denote the fundamental solution to the two-dimensional Helmholtz equation in terms of the ﬁrst kind Hankel function of order zero
where
the  Helmholtz equation
$$\Delta u+k^2u=0, \mbox{in}   R^2\overline{\Omega}$$
and 
$$(T\psi)(x):=\dfrac{\partial}{\partial v(x)}\int_{\partial\Omega}\dfrac{\partial\Phi{(x,y)}}{\partial v(y)}\psi{(y)}ds(y),x\in\partial\Omega.$$

show that:
  $$(T\psi)(x)=\dfrac{\partial}{\partial s(x)}\int_{\partial\Omega}\Phi{(x,y)}\dfrac{\partial \psi}{\partial s}(y)ds(y)+k^2v(x)\cdot\int_{\partial \Omega}\Phi{(x,y)}v(y)\psi{(y)}ds(y),x\in\partial\Omega $$

This relusut is from this paper:http://num.math.uni-goettingen.de/kress/kress2013.pdf
The author say can in [12], http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02941090#page-1 
Now I find this paper,because I don't know french,so  I'm not sure  this is the proof, if someone understand this proof, can you  explain it  to me.
 thank you very much. Thank you  
This follow  picture is from [12]

REPLY [3 votes]: Let $\Omega$ an open surface with boundary $\partial \Omega$ with normal vector $\pmb \nu$. For a vector field $\pmb F$, Stokes’s theorem gives
$$
\int_\Omega \nu_l\varepsilon_{lmi}\frac{\partial F_i}{\partial x_m}ds(x)=\int_{\partial \Omega} F_i dx_i
$$
where $\varepsilon_{ijk}$ is the Levi Civita alternating tensor and $\Omega$  has been oriented in the standard way. We apply Stokes’s theorem to the vector field
$$
F_i=\psi \varepsilon_{ijk}\frac{\partial }{\partial x_j}\Phi(P,Q)=-\psi \varepsilon_{ijk}\frac{\partial }{\partial x'_j}\Phi(P,Q)
$$
where $Q$ is at $(x_1,x_2,x_3)$, $P$ is at $(x'_1,x'_2,x'_3)$ and $\psi(\pmb{x})$ is a smooth scalar field. We suppose to begin with that $P$ is not on  $\Omega$. Hence
$$
\begin{align}
\int_{\partial \Omega} F_i \operatorname{d}x_i&=\int_\Omega \varepsilon_{lmi}\varepsilon_{ijk}\nu_l\frac{\partial}{\partial x_m} \left(\psi\frac{\partial\Phi}{\partial x_j} \right)\operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x})\\
&=\int_\Omega \left[\nu_j\frac{\partial}{\partial x_k} \left(\psi\frac{\partial\Phi}{\partial x_j} \right)- \nu_k\frac{\partial}{\partial x_j} \left(\psi\frac{\partial\Phi}{\partial x_j} \right) \right]\operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x})
\end{align}
$$
using $\varepsilon_{lmi}=\varepsilon_{ilm}$ and $\varepsilon_{ijk}\varepsilon_{ilm}=\delta_{jl}\delta_{km}-\delta_{jm}\delta_{kl}$. As $\Phi$ satisfies the Helmholtz equation, we obtain
$$
\begin{align}
\int_{\partial \Omega} F_i \operatorname{d}x_i&=k^2\int_\Omega \psi\nu_k\Phi \operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x})- \tfrac{\partial}{\partial x'_k}\int_\Omega \psi \tfrac{\partial\Phi}{\partial \nu_q}\operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x})+
\int_\Omega \left(\nu_k\tfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_j}- \nu_j\tfrac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_k}\right)\tfrac{\partial\Phi}{\partial x'_j}  \operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x}).
\end{align}
$$
Next, let $P \to p \in\Omega$   to give
$$
\lim_{P\to p}\tfrac{\partial}{\partial x'_k}\int_\Omega \psi \tfrac{\partial\Phi}{\partial \nu_q}\operatorname{d}s(x)=\lim_{P\to p}\left\{k^2\int_\Omega \psi\nu_k\Phi \operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x})-\int_{\partial \Omega} F_i dx_i+\tfrac{\partial}{\partial x'_j}\int_\Omega \mu_{jk}(q) \Phi \operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x})
\right\}
$$
where $\mu_{jk}=\nu_k\frac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_j}- \nu_j\frac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_k}$. The first two terms on the right-hand side are
continuous as $P \to p$. The last term is the gradient of a single-layer potential;  its limiting value is 
$$
\pm\nu_j(p)\mu_{jk}(p)+\int_\Omega \mu_{jk}(q) \frac{\partial \Phi}{\partial x'_j}  \operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x}),
$$
the sign being $+ (−)$ when $\pmb\nu_p$ points towards (away from) $P$. Hence, multiplying
by $\nu_k(p)$, we obtain
$$
\begin{align}
\frac{\partial }{\partial \nu_p} \int_\Omega \psi(q)\frac{\partial \Phi}{\partial \nu_q}\operatorname{d}s_q&=k^2\int_{\Omega}\nu_k(p)\nu_k(q)\Phi
 ds_q-\nu_k(p)\int_{\partial\Omega}\psi\varepsilon_{ijk} \frac{\partial \Phi}{\partial x_j}  \operatorname{d}x_i+\\
&\quad+\nu_k\int_\Omega \left(\nu_k\frac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_j}- \nu_j\frac{\partial\psi}{\partial x_k}\right)\frac{\partial\Phi}{\partial x'_j}  \operatorname{d}s(\pmb{x})\\
&=k^2\int_{\Omega}\pmb\nu(p)\cdot\pmb\nu(q)\Phi
(p,q)\psi(q) \operatorname{d}s_q+
\int_{\partial\Omega}\psi(q)\pmb\nu(p)\cdot(\operatorname{d}\pmb r\times\nabla_q\Phi
(p,q))+\\
&\quad+\int_{\Omega}(\pmb\nu(q)\times\nabla_q\psi)\cdot(\pmb\nu(p)\times\nabla_p\Phi(p,q))\operatorname{d}s_q
\end{align}
$$
where we have noted that $\nu_j\nu_k\mu_{jk}= 0$. The line integral around $\partial\Omega$  will vanish if  $\Omega$ is a closed surface or if $\psi
 = 0$ on $\partial\Omega$, and then we obtain Maue’s formula:
$$
(T\psi)(p)=\int_{\Omega}(\pmb\nu(q)\times\nabla_q\psi)\cdot(\pmb\nu(p)\times\nabla_p\Phi(p,q))\operatorname{d}s_q+k^2\int_{\Omega}\pmb\nu(p)\cdot\pmb\nu(q)\Phi
(p,q)\psi(q) \operatorname{d}s_q
$$
where $(T\psi)(p)$ is the normal derivative of a double-layer potential, i.e.
$$
(T\psi)(p)=\frac{\partial }{\partial \nu_p} \int_\Omega \psi(q)\frac{\partial \Phi}{\partial \nu_q}\operatorname{d}s_q,\qquad p\in\Omega
$$
which is often called a hypersingular operator.
The Maue's formula shows that $T\psi$ can be written as an integral involving $\psi$ and its tangential derivatives. It is valid provided that $\Omega$ is a closed surface (or a collection of closed surfaces). It is also valid for open surfaces, but only if $\psi$ vanishes around the boundary of $\Omega$, otherwise there is an additional line-integral contribution from $\partial\Omega$.