On dynamic effects in an elastic half-space under “thermal impact” : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1105–1113

The general uncoupled dynamical problem of thermoelasticity for a half-space under the condition of a thermal impact with a finite rate of change in temperature on its boundary is solved by the method of principal (fundamental) functions within the framework of a generalized theory of heat conduction.An elastic steel half-space is analyzed as an illustration. The problem on thermal stresses originating in an elastic half-space due to thermal impact produced by a jump change in temperature on the boundary was first analyzed in [1]. Since the temperature change on the boundary occurs at a finite rate, it is generally impossible to realize the thermal impact considered in [1] physically. The dynamic effects in an elastic half-space under a thermal impact with finite rate of change in the temperature on the boundary have been studied in [2]. For high rates of change of the heat flux we obtain a generalized wave equation of heat conduction [3] taking into account the finite velocity of heat propagation. Hence, the solution of the ordinary parabolic heat conduction equation used in [1, 2] does not correspond to the true temperature field. The problems of [1, 2] have been examined in [4, 5], respectively, within the framework of a generalized theory of heat conduction.     

On the reissner-naghdi elasticity relationships : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1063–1071

Shell theory equations are constructed by the method in [1] to the accuracy of quantities of the order of h_*^2+k, where and k = 2−4t for (h_* is the relative semithickness of the shell and t is the index of the state of stress variation). Without being within the framework of the Lovetype theory, the equations obtained are compared with the Reissner-Naghdi equations. [2, 3] in which the transverse shear is taken into account, and it is shown that from the asymptotic viewpoint these latter are inconsistent. It is also shown that if the shell resists shear weakly, then from the asymptotic viewpoint the Reissner-Naghdi theory is completely well founded.The three-dimensional equations of elasticity theory are reduced to two-dimensional equations in [1] by using an asymptotic method, i.e. all members of the same order relative to the small parameter h_* are taken into account at each stage of the calculations. It has been shown that without going outside the framework of the ordinary concepts of the Love-type theory of shells (in particular, without taking account of transverse shear), the shell theory equations can be constructed to the accuracy of quantities of the order of h^2−2t_*, but it is impossible to exceed this limit without a qualitative complication in the theory.     

On a case of resonance for nonlinear systems : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 986–990

We examine the case of resonance for systems close to nonlinear systems, admitting of a parametric periodic solution. Among the eigenvalues of the matrix of the system's linear part there are zero and pure imaginary ones. We have proved (under certain conditions) the absence of a periodic solution for the original system for which the generating solution is trivial.     

On the determination of the sound field in a layer : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1129–1132

We consider a method for determining the sound field in a two-dimensional layer. The method we present combines the usual method of reflected plane waves with a summation from graphs. It makes it comparatively easy to take into account the complex interference pattern due to the transformation of the various waves at the boundaries of the layer and to obtain integral relations for the sound potentials. When the layer thickness tends to infinity, the problem reduces to one concerning the reflection of sound waves at the interface of two media. We study the potentials of normal waves in the case of a harmonic source in a solid.     

Fresh water lens produced by uniform infiltration : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1048–1055

The plane model proposed by N. N. Verigin for a stabilized fresh water lens produced by uniform infiltration is investigated in hydrodynamic formulation in the case of equidistant horizontal slit drains. Formulas are obtained for the separation boundary, the depression curve, and characteristic dimesions of the lens.     

Hertz problem on compression of anisotropic bodies : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1079–1083

On the basis of results in [1], a derivation is given of the fundamental Hertz relationships for the compression of anisotropic (orthotropic) bodies which differs from [2]. It is shown that if the elastic constants satisfy some additional conditions, then the domain of contact is a circle in the compression of axisymmetric bodies along their common axes of geometric symmetry.     

Dual integral equations related to the kontorovich-lebedev transform : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1090–1097

We study the dual integral equations related to the Kontorovich-Lebedev integral transforms arising in the course of solution of the problems of mathematical physics, in particular of the mixed boundary value problems for the wedge-shaped regions. We show that the solutions of these equations can be expressed in quadratures, using the auxilliary functions satisfying the integral Fredholm equation of second kind with a symmetric kernel.At present, the dual equations investigated in most detail are those connected with the Fourier and Hankel integral transforms. The results obtained and their applications are given in [1–3]. A large number of papers also deal with the theory and applications of the dual integral equations connected with the Mehler-Fock integral transform and its generalizations [4–11]., The dual integral transforms considered in the present paper belong to a more complex class than those listed above, and so far, no effective solution has been obtained for them. The only relevant results known to the authors are those in [12, 13]. In [12] a method of solving the equations (1.2) is given for a single particular value of the parameter γ = π/2, while in [13] the dual equations of the type under consideration are reduced to a solution of an infinite system of linear algebraic equations.     

Separation of the elasticity theory equations with radial inhomogeneity : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1139–1144

The separation of a system of three elasticity theory equations in the static case to a system of two equations and one independent equation for a space with a radial inhomogeneity is presented in a spherical coordinate system. These equations are solved by separation of variables for specific kinds of radial inhomogeneity. In particular, solutions are found for the Lamé coefficients μ = const, λ (ifr) is an arbitrary function, μ = μ_or^β, λ = λ_or^β.While methods of solving problems associated with the equilibrium of an elastic homogeneous sphere have been studied sufficiently [1], problems with spherical symmetry of the boundary conditions have mainly been solved for an inhomogeneous sphere [2, 3],For a particular kind of inhomogeneity dependent on one Cartesian coordinate, the equations have been separated completely in [4], A system of three equations with a radial inhomogeneity in a spherical coordinate system is separated below by a method analogous to [4].     

Contact problem for a plane containing a slit of variable width : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1084–1089

The problem of compression of an elastic plane with a slit of variable width commensurate to the elastic strains is considered. The case of the origination of several contact sections of the slit edges is investigated. Adhesion of the edges hence occurs at some part of the contact area, while slip is possible at the rest of this area. A solution of the problem is obtained in quadratures by the Muskhelishvili method using the apparatus of linear conjugates of analytic functions. The stress and displacement potentials are found, the magnitudes of the contact sections and the adhesion zones are determined. A specific example is analyzed and numerical computations are carried out.The contact problem for a plane weakened by a constant-width rectilinear slit has been considered in [1 – 3].     

Explosive instability in nonlinear waves in media with negative viscosity : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 991–995

The propagation of a wave of a finite amplitude in a medium with a nonlinearity of the second degree and negative viscosity, is examined. It is shown that in a finite time singularities appear in the solution. The exact solution of the Cauchy problem is given for a specific case. Recently the effects of negative viscosity which cause an increase in the energy of the wave motion have been studied intensively in electrodynamics, plasma physics, the Earth's atmosphere, in the theory of the circulation of the oceans and of flow in open channels [1–4], Wave amplification caused by an energy transfer from turbulent to regular motions, is possible in any medium having space-time fluctuations, provided the correlation time is sufficiently small [5, 6]. As the wave amplitude increases, nonlinear effects become important; they have been taken into account in cases where the interaction of a finite number of harmonics [2, 4] and the structure of steady motions have been examined [3].It is shown in this paper that in a medium with negative viscosity and a second degree dynamic nonlinearity, a solution of the Cauchy problem for an arbitrary “good” form of the initial perturbation, exists over a finite time interval. An example of such a solution is given.     

Asymptotic analysis of three-dimensional dynamic equations of a thin plate : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1072–1078

Two-dimensional dynamic equations of thin plate vibrations are obtained from the three-dimensional dynamic equations of elasticity theory on the basis of an asymptotic method [1 – 3], Such an approach permits establishing the limits of applicability of the two-dimensional dynamic equations and the corresponding boundary and initial conditions, and indicating the means of obtaining refined results.The question of the construction of an inner state of stress of a thin plate under dynamic conditions is examined herein. The possibility of considering states of stress with distinct variability in time and in the coordinates and with a distinct relationship between the displacement intensities, is taken into account.     

Laminar mixing layer on the boundary of two flows in the presence of a longitudinal pressure gradient : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1133–1136

We consider, in a linear formulation, the problem concerning the laminar mixing layer on the boundary of two flows of an incompressible liquid with a small difference in their Bernoulli constants; we assume the presence of longitudinal pressure gradient. We determine the velocity distribution in the mixing layer, the magnitude of the displacement thickness and the momentum loss thickness. For the case in which there is no longitudinal pressure gradient we calculate the force effect of the one flow on the other.     

On the stability of weakly inhomogeneous states with a small addition of white noise : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 996–1003

Using the concepts developed in [1] we investigate, in the presence of certain restrictions, the stability of a weakly inhomogeneous state parametrically perturbed by a small random addition of white noise. We show that when the characteristic wavelength is arbitrarily small as compared with the distance over which it varies substantially, then the mechanism of formation of the eigenfunctions responsible for the stability of the state is analogous to the mechanism given in [1]. In the present case it is not the boundaries that act as reflectors, as in [1], but the points at which the condition of existence of the global eigenfunction for the homogeneous problem holds. We obtain the criterion of stability of the state in question and discuss the problem of application of the results obtained to the case in which the ratio of the characteristic wavelength to the distance over which it varies substantially, cannot be taken as arbitrarily small.     

Effect of interconvertibility of electromagnetic and gravitational waves in strong external electromagnetic fields and the propagation of waves in the field of a charged “black hole” : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1122–1129

It is shown that the behavior of an arbitrary wave propagating in the field of a nonrotating charged black hole is defined (with the use of quadratures) by four functions. Each of these functions obeys its second order equation of the wave kind. Short electromagnetic waves falling onto a black hole are reflected by its field in the form of gravitational and electromagnetic waves whose amplitude was explicitly determined. In the case of the wave carrying rays winding around the limit cycle the reflection and transmission coefficients were obtained in the form of analytic expressions.Various physical processes taking place inside, as well as outside a collapsing star, may induce perturbations of the gravitational, electromagnetic and other fields, and lead to the appearance in the surrounding space of waves of various kinds which propagate over a distorted background and are dissipated along its inhomogeneities.In the absence of rotation and charge in a star, the analysis of small perturbations of the gravitational fields is based on the system of Einstein equations linearized around the Schwarzschild solution. In [1, 2] this system of equations, after expansion of perturbations in spherical harmonics and Fourier transformation with respect to time, was reduced to two independent linear ordinary differential equations of second order of the form of the stationary Schrödinger equation for a particle in a potential force field. Each of these equations defines one of two possible independent perturbation kinds: “even” and “odd” (the different behavior of spherical tensor harmonics at coordinate inversion is the deciding factor in the determination of the kind of perturbation [1, 2]). Although these equations were derived with the superposition on the perturbations of the metric of specific coordinate conditions, they define, as shown in [4], the behavior of invariants of the perturbed gravitational field, which imparts to the potential barriers appearing in these equations an invariant meaning.The system of Maxwell equations on the background of Schwarzschild solution also reduces to similar equations, which differ from the above only by the form of potential barriers appearing in these [5].In the presence in the unperturbed solution of a strong electromagnetic field the gravitational and electromagnetic waves interact with each other, and transmutation takes place. The train of short periodic electromagnetic waves generates the accompanying train of gravitational waves. This phenomenon was first analyzed in [6] on and arbitrary background. It was shown in [7, 8] that dense stars surrounded by hot plasma may acquire a charge owing to splitting of charges by radiation pressure and the “sweeping out” of positrons nascent in vapors in strong electrostatic fields. The interaction of waves becomes particularly clearly evident in the neighborhood of black holes which may serve as “valves” by maintaining equilibrium between the relict electromagnetic and gravitational radiation in the Universe. Rotation of black holes intensifies this effect [6].If a nonrotating star possesses an electrostatic charge, the definition of perturbations of the electromagnetic and gravitational fields must be based on the complete system of Einstein-Maxwell equations linearized around the Nordström-Reissner solution. (Small perturbations of electromagnetic field outside a charged black hole were considered in [9, 10] on the basis of the system of Maxwell equations on a “rigid” background of the Nordström-Reissner solution, without taking into account the interconvertibility of gravitational and electromagnetic waves, which materially affects their behavior in the neighborhood of a charged black hole). Here this system of equations which define the interacting gravitational and electromagnetic perturbations are reduced to four independent second order differential equations, two for each kind of perturbations (an importsnt part is played here by the coordinate conditions imposed on the perturbations of the metric, proposed by the authors in [4]). Perturbation components of the metric and of the electromagnetic field are determined in quadratures by the solutions of these equations. If the charge of a star tends to vanish, two of the derived equations convert to equations for gravitational waves on the background of the Schwarzschild solution [1, 2], while the twoothers become equations which are equivalent to Maxwell solutions on the same background. The short-wave asymptotics of derived equations is determined throughout including the neighborhood of the limit cycle for the wave carrying rays. These solutions far away from the point of turn coincide with those obtained in [6] for any arbitrary background. Approximation of geometric optics does not provide correct asymptotics for impact parameters of rays which are close to critical for which the Isotropie and geodesic parameters wind around the limit cycle. This case is investigated below.A similar situation in the Schwarzschild field was analyzed in [11], where analytic expressions for the wave reflection and transmission coefficients were determined, and the integral radiation stream trapped by a black hole produced by another radiation component of the dual system was calculated.     

On a self-similar solution of a two-dimensional filtration problem in regions with moving boundaries : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1136–1139

We determine a family of self-similar solutions of a two-dimensional problem involving the filtration of an incompressible liquid in regions with moving boundaries. Our work is based on a method developed by Galin for solving the problem of settling of water cones in a gravitational field [1 – 3]. Following this method, we reduce the problem to one of finding an analytic function of a complex variable and the time, which effects a conformal mapping of the filtration region onto a strip and satisfies a special nonlinear condition on the boundary. For the solution of a problem of this kind Galin proposed the method of successive approximations.     

On the existence of a field of stress rates in a hardening elastic-plastic medium : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1114–1121

The boundary value problem for the stress rates and rates of change fields in the quasi-static motion of a volume V of an elastic-plastic medium [1] consists of finding the pairs σ_ij^., _ij^. related by the governing equations of an appropriate model; here the σ_ij^. should be statically admissible i.e. should satisfy the equations and boundary conditions σ_ij=−X/._i; /.σ_ijn_j|S_p=p_i and _ij should be kinematically admissible i.e. 2/._ij = v_ij + v_ji, where v_i|S_u = u_io Here S_p and S_u are nonintersecting parts of the boundary of the volume V, X_i, p_i, u_i/.o are specified functions. The question of the existence of a solution of this problem reduces to the question of the functional reaching the lower bound in a set of kinematically admissible /._ij^o and statically admissible σ_ij/.^/*. However, its lower bound may not be reached if in the minimization we limit ourselves only to smooth fields. It is proposed to augment the set of admissible fields σ_ij/.^/*,_ij/.^o by closing them in the norm L₂ (for v_i^o this corresponds to closure in the norm II¹). Some properties of the functional I (σ_ij^*,_ij/.) are considered in the augmented set of admissible fields. It is shown that the equivalence of the two problems is conserved, where I (σ_ij^*,_ij⁰ can be minimized in σ_ij^/*,_ij^o or in σ_ij^/*,_ij/.^o, The lower bound is reached in each of three cases, at a single point. From the fact that u_i^o belongs to the Sobolev space W₂⁽¹⁾, there results the absence of surfaces of velocity discontinuity. Variational principles have been used in plasticity theory to construct models [2] and to investigate the existence and properties of solutions [1, 3].     

On integrals of equations of unstable nearly self-similar flows : PMM vol. 39, n 6, 1975, pp. 1060–1067

One-dimensional or nearly one-dimensional unstable motions of perfect gas are considered. Integrals admitted by the system of equations defining such motions are examined. Since the existence of integrals is associated with some law of conservation, i. e. with some divergent form of presentation of equations of the input system, it is possible by examining all divergent equations of gasdynamics to derive certain new integrals not previously considered.     

Optimum control of the forced motions of systems with continuously distributed parameters : PMM vol. 38, n 6, 1974, pp. 1056–1062

We propose one of the possible versions of the optimum control of the forced motions of elastic systems of the type of rods, plates, and shells. We apply the procedure developed to elementary problems on the transition of a freely-supported rod or plate from an initial state φ, ψ to the rest state in the least possible time T in the presence of a constraint on the forcing load. We use the elementary results of theory of the l-problem of moments of Krein [1–3].