Rayleigh wave scattering by a plane strip in a deep ocean

A theoretical formulation to study the problem of scattering of Rayleigh waves due to the presence of a rigid plane strip in a deep ocean is presented. A rigid plane strip (0 ≤z ≤ H, 0 ≤x ≤ l) is fixed in the surface of the ocean occupyingz ≥ 0. Fourier transformation and Wiener-Hopf technique are used to arrive at the solution. The scattered Rayleigh waves behave as cylindrical waves emerging out of the corner of the strip and its image in the free surface of the ocean. The scattered waves are obtained in terms of Bessel functions whose behaviour near and far from the strip is well-known. The numerical calculations for the scattered waves show that their amplitude increases rapidly for a small increase in the value of the wave number. Scattering of Rayleigh waves due to a thin plane vertical barrier and a thin barrier in the free surface of the ocean has been considered as the special cases.     

Scattering of Love waves due to the presence of a rigid barrier of finite depth in the crustal layer of the earth

The problem of scattering of Love waves due to the presence of a rigid barrier of finite depth in the crusfal layer of the earth is studied in the present paper. The barrier is in the slightly dissipative surface layer and the surface of the layer is a free surface. The Wiener-Hopf technique is the method of solution. Evaluation of the integrals along appropriate contours in the complex plane yields the reflected, transmitted and the scattered waves. The scattered waves behave as a decaying cylindrical wave at distant points. Numrical computations for the amplitude of the scattered waves have been made versus the wave number. The amplitude falls off rapidly as the wave number increases very slowly.     

Nonlinear free surface condition due to second order diffraction by a pair of cylinders

An analysis of the non-homogeneous term involved in the free surface condition for second order wave diffraction on a pair of cylinders is presented. In the computations of the nonlinear loads on offshore structures the most challenging task is the computation of the free surface integral. The main contribution to this integrand is due to the nonhomogeneous term present in the free surface condition for second order scattered potential. In this paper, the free surface condition for the second order scattered potential is derived. Under the assumption of large spacing between the two cylinders, waves scattered by one cylinder may be replaced in the vicinity of the other cylinder by equivalent plane waves together with non-planner correction terms. Then solving a complex matrix equation, the first order scattered potential is derived and since the free surface term for second order scattered potential can be expressed in terms of the first order potentials, the free surface term can be obtained using the knowledge of first order potentials only.     

Scattering of an incident acoustic wave by an infinite elastic cylinder in a shallow sea

The scattering of sound waves by an isotropic elastic circular cylinder of infinite extent in a water of finite depth is investigated taking into account the shear waves that can exist in addition to compressional waves in scatterers of solid material. The axis of the cylinder is parallel to the water level. The reflected and transmitted energies are plotted for the various values of the radius of the cylinder, and the farfield scattered pressure is obtained for various depth and presented in a graphical form. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Radiation condition and scattering problem for time-harmonic acoustic waves in a stratified medium with a nonstratified inhomogeneity

In this paper, a generalized Sommerfeld radiation conditionis presented for the scattering waves in a stratified mediumwith a nonstratified inhomogeneity. Using integral equationmethods, the uniqueness and existence of the direct scatteringproblem are proved. Relations between the scattered acousticwaves in the far field and the sound profile of the inhomogeneityare obtained. Using these relations, the author proves threereciprocity relations between the free-wave far-field patternsand the guided-wave far-field pattern vectors correspondingto incident distorted plane waves and normal mode waves. Thenconditions under which a set of far-field patterns is completein a Hilbert space are determined using the reciprocity relation.These properties are important in investigating inverse scatteringproblems.     

On the propagation of nonlinear solitary waves in a distributed Schottky barrier diode transmission line

A nonlinear distributed Schottky barrier diode is analyzed and it is found to be similar to a 3-component quasi-neutral plasma consisting of negative ions and electrons that are neutralized with positive ions. In such a plasma, it has been shown that both KdV and mKdV solitons can exist. We obtain the criteria for the distributed Schottky barrier diode that will permit the propagation of both KdV and mKdV solitary waves.     

Scattering of an incident acoustic wave by an elastic sphere in a shallow water

The scattering of acoustic waves by an elastic sphere in a shallow ocean wave guide is investigated taking into account the shear waves which can exist in addition to compressional waves in scatterers of solid material. Expressions for the scattered waves are given. Numerical values for a quantity called the farfield form function for various depth are presented in graphical forms.      

Love waves in a fluid-saturated porous layer under a rigid boundary and lying over an elastic half-space under gravity

In this paper, mathematical modeling of the propagation of Love waves in a fluid-saturated porous layer under a rigid boundary and lying over an elastic half-space under gravity has been considered. The equations of motion have been formulated separately for different media under suitable boundary conditions at the interface of porous layer, elastic half-space under gravity and rigid layer. Following Biot, the frequency equation has been derived which contain Whittaker’s function and its derivative that have been expanded asymptotically up to second term (for approximate result) for large argument due to small values of Biot’s gravity parameter (varying from 0 to 1). The effect of porosity and gravity of the layers in the propagation of Love waves has been studied. The effect of hydrostatic initial stress generated due to gravity in the half-space has also been shown in the phase velocity of Love waves. The phase velocity of Love waves for first two modes has been presented graphically. Frequency equations have also been derived for some particular cases, which are in perfect agreement with standard results. Subsequently the lower and upper bounds of Love wave speed have also been discussed.     

On the Two-dimensional Inverse Scattering Problems in Electromagnetics

In recent years, inverse scattering problems have received much attention because of their important applications. Given the incident and scattered waves, an inverse scattering problem in general is to determine the properties of the scatterer. In radar or sonar a known incident wave and observed scattered wave are used to detect the properties and the presence of aircraft or submarine objects; in MRI scanning, tomography X-rays and ultrasound, scattered waves are used to determine the presence or properties of tumors by detecting density variations, to name a few. In this article, we are concerned with the two-dimensional electromagnetic inverse scattering problem. An iterative algorithm for the transversal electric waves will be given based on a singular domain integral equation formulation. Basic features of a scattering object such as shape, location and index of refraction will be recovered from measurements of the field scattered by the object (when illuminated by electromagnetic waves with the magnetic vector polarized along the cylinder axis). Some numerical experiments are included to illustrate the efficiency of the algorithm.     

Propagation of S-wave in a non-homogeneous anisotropic incompressible and initially stressed medium under influence of gravity field

In this paper, propagation of shear waves in a non-homogeneous anisotropic incompressible, gravity field and initially stressed medium is studied. Analytical analysis reveals that the velocity of propagation of the shear waves depends upon the direction of propagation, the anisotropy, gravity field, non-homogeneity of the medium, and the initial stress. The frequency equation that determines the velocity of the shear wave has been obtained. The dispersion equations have been obtained and investigated for different cases. A comparison is made with the results predicted by Abd-Alla et al. [22] in the absence of initial stress and gravity field. The results obtained are discussed and presented graphically.     

Diffraction of Kelvin waves by a finite barrier

Summary The diffraction of Kelvin waves by a finite barrier and depth discontinuities is considered using Wiener-Hopf technique. Diffracted wave and generation of double Kelvin wave are studied and comparison has been made with the case of semi-infinite barrier and depth discontinuity.

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Zusammenfassung Die Beugung Kelvinscher Wellen an einer endlichen Schranke und mit Tiefen-Unstetigkeiten wird mittels der Wiener-Hopf-Methode betrachtet. Es werden die gebrochene Welle und die Erzeugung doppelter Kelvin-Wellen untersucht, und die Resultate werden mit dem Fall einer halbunendlichen Schranke verglichen.

     

Reflection and transmission of couple longitudinal waves at a plane interface between two dissimilar half-spaces of thermo-elastic materials with voids

The problem of reflection and transmission of elastic waves due to incident plane couple longitudinal waves at a plane interface between two dissimilar half-spaces of thermo-elastic materials with voids has been investigated. Using the theory of Iesan (1986), the propagation of couple longitudinal waves in the thermo-elastic materials with voids has been explained. The expressions of the reflection and transmission coefficients and energy ratios corresponding to reflected and transmitted waves are obtained. These coefficients and energy ratios of the various reflected and transmitted waves are computed numerically for a specific model.     

Scattering of Plane Electromagnetic Waves on a Small Inhomogeneity in a Slightly Curved Layer

The diffraction problem for the electromagnetic plane wave scattered on a small inhomogeneity in a slightly curved layer is investigated. The inhomogeneity is assumed to be a cylinder. The area of the cross-section and the the diameter of the cylinder are small in comparison with the length of the incident wave. It is proved that the small inhomogeneity radiates as a point source the power of which is proportional to the area of the cross-section and to the jumps of the dielectric and magnetic constants on the interfaces. The bend of the layer manifests itself in the exponential factors of reflected and refracted waves and in the radiation pattern of scattered waves. Bibliography: 10 titles.__________Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 297, 2003, pp. 93–115.     

Asymptotic solution of a non-linear wave motion in an electron plasma

The theory of high-frequency waves has been used to calculate first and second-order asymptotic solutions for the propagation of non-linear waves in a cylindrical symmetric flow of an electron plasma. The behaviour of acceleration waves and weak shock waves has been analysed through these solutions and Whitham's rule for a weak shock wave on any wavelet has been confirmed through the first-order solution. The appearance of a weak shock wave on any wavelet has been determined and its strength, the location, and the speed of propagation have been found from the asymptotic solution presented in this paper. © 1997 by B. G. Teubner Stuttgart–John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

On the far-field operator for electromagnetic scattering in chiral media

We consider time-harmonic electromagnetic waves propagating in a homogeneous three-dimensional unbounded chiral medium where a perfect conductor has been immersed. Assuming that the incident electric field is a superposition of plane incident electric waves, the corresponding scattered field and the far-field pattern are expressed as the superposition of the scattered fields and the far-field patterns respectively. It is also proved that the sets of far-field patterns are complete if and only if there does not exist an eigenfunction to the interior perfect conductor problem that vanishes on the boundary of the scatterer which is an electric Herglotz field. The Left-Circularly Polarized and the Right-Circularly Polarized far-field operators are defined and studied and using them the electric far-field operator is defined too. The properties of the above operators and Herglotz functions are related to the solution of the interior perfect conductor boundary value problem.     

Mathematical modelling and analysis of bulk waves in rotating generalized thermoelastic media with voids

The present paper deals with the propagation of body waves in a homogenous isotropic, rotating, generalized thermoelastic solid with voids. The complex quartic secular equation has been solved by employing Descartes’ algorithm and perturbation method to obtain phase velocities, attenuations and specific loss factors of four attenuating and dispersive waves, which are possible to exist in such media. These wave characteristics have been computed numerically for magnesium crystal and presented graphically. Statistical analysis has been performed to compare the obtained computer simulated result in order to have estimate on the suitability of the method to compute various characteristics of the waves. This work may find applications in geophysics and gyroscopic sensors.     

Theoretical results of the dust acoustic waves in a magnetized dusty plasma with different dust particles

In this paper, the nonlinear dust acoustic waves (DAW) in a magnetized dusty plasmas with different dust grains are analytically investigated. New analytical solutions of the governing equation for this system have been obtained for the first time. The exact mathematical expressions of the nonlinear dust waves have been canvassed for the general case in magnetized dusty plasma containing different dust particles.     

PLDA的作用原理与信息处理方法

由本文可见,PLDA测量椭球体中微粒所散射的线偏振光分别具有的两个偏振面在空间域成π/2夹角,而在时间域对称光电检测器所输出的两组光电流则互差相位角π.PLDA的这一特性为改善其信号的SNR提供了可能.另外,PLDA的光电流功率谱和折算流速u的概率密度函数p_d(u)的相似性也从理论上给出了证明,并且也由实验数据和经典曲线及前人成果的一致性得到了验证.     

Theoretic study of dust acoustic waves in a dusty plasma with dust charge variation

The nonlinear dust acoustic waves in two-dimensional dust plasma with dust charge variation is investigated by using the formally variable separation approach. New solutions for the governing equation of this system have been obtained for dust acoustic waves in a dust plasma firsthand. We derive exact mathematical expressions and numerical simulation studies for the general case of the nonlinear dust acoustic waves in two-dimensional dust plasma with dust charge variation.     

Parametric resonances in the problem of longitudinal impact on a thin rod

The longitudinal impact on a thin elastic rod, which generates a periodic system of longitudinal waves in it, is considered. At definite values of the parameters of the problem in the linear approximation, these waves induce parametric resonances, which are accompanied by an unlimited increase in the amplitude of the transverse vibrations. To obtain finite values of the amplitudes, a quasilinear system is considered in which the effect of the transverse vibrations on the longitudinal vibrations is taken into account. This system was previously solved using the Bubnov–Galerkin method and beats accompanied by energy transfer between the transverse and longitudinal vibrations were obtained. In this work, an approximate analytical solution of the system has been derived that is based on double-scale expansions. A qualitative analysis of this solution has been carried out. An estimate of the maximum transverse bending has been obtained for various methods of loading. Both shortand long-term pulses have been considered. It has been shown that, in the case of a spontaneously applied long-term pulse that is lower than the Euler critical load, intensive transverse vibrations can occur.