On the numerical solution of a hypersingular integral equation for elastic scattering from a planar crack

In this paper we describe a fully discrete quadrature method for the numerical solution of a hypersingular integral equationof the first kind for the scattering of time-harmonic elasticwaves by a cavity crack. We establish convergence of the methodand prove error estimates in a Hölder space setting. Numerical examples illustrate the convergence results. Received 30 November, 1998. Revised 22 November, 1999.     

Global weak solutions to a class of compressible non-Newtonian fluids with vacuum

The global weak solution of an initial-boundary value problem for a compressible non-Newtonian fluid is studied in a three-dimensional bounded domain. By the techniques of artificial pressure, a solution to the initial-boundary value problem is constructed through an approximation scheme and a weak convergence method. The existence of a global weak solution to the three-dimensional compressible non-Newtonian fluid with vacuum and large data is established.     

An overfilled cavity problem for Maxwell's equations

This paper is concerned with the mathematical analysis of the scattering of a time‐harmonic electromagnetic plane wave by an open and overfilled cavity that is embedded in a perfect electrically conducting infinite ground plane, where the electromagnetic wave propagation is governed by the Maxwell equations. Above the flat ground surface and the open aperture of the cavity, the space is assumed to be filled with a homogeneous medium with a constant permittivity and permeability, whereas the interior of the cavity is filled with some inhomogeneous medium with a variable permittivity and permeability. The scattering problem is modeled as a boundary value problem over a bounded domain, with transparent boundary condition proposed on the hemisphere enclosing the inhomogeneity represented by the cavity. The existence and uniqueness of the weak solution for the model problem are established by using a variational approach. The perfectly matched layer (PML) method is investigated to truncate the unbounded electromagnetic cavity scattering problem. It is shown that the truncated PML problem attains a unique solution. An explicit error estimate is given between the solution of the original scattering problem and that of the truncated PML problem. The error estimate implies that the PML solution converges exponentially to the original cavity scattering problem by increasing either the PML medium parameter or the PML layer thickness. The convergence result is expected to be useful for determining the PML medium parameter in the computational electromagnetic scattering problem. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Convergence of the solution for a domain decomposed,heterogeneously modeled flow past a concave profile problem

The free streamline problem investigated is that of fluid flow past a symmetric truncated concave‐shaped profile between walls. An open wake or cavity is formed behind the profile. Conformal mapping techniques are used to solve this problem. The problem formulated in the hodograph plane is decomposed into two nonoverlapping domains. Heterogeneous modeling is then used to describe the problems, i.e., a different governing differential equation in each domain. In one of these domains, a Baiocchi‐type transformation is used to obtain a fixed domain formulation for the part of the transformed problem containing an unknown boundary. In the other domain, the Baiocchi‐type transformation is extended across the boundary between the two domains, thus yielding a different problem formulation. This also assures that the dependent variables and their normal derivatives are continuous along this common boundary. The numerical solution scheme, a successive over‐relaxation approach, is applied over the whole problem domain with the use of a projection‐operation over only the fixed domain formulated part. Numerical results are obtained for the case of a truncated circular profile. These results are found to be in good agreement with another published result. The existence and uniqueness of the solution to the problem as a variational inequality is shown, and the convergence of the numerical solution using a domain decomposition method scheme is demonstrated by assuming some convergence property on the common interface of the two subdomains. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numeer Methods Partial Differential Eq 16: 459–479, 2000     

The three-dimensional contact problem for a wedge-shaped valve

The three-dimensional contact problem for an elastic wedge-shaped valve, situated in a wedge-shaped cavity in an elastic space, is investigated. A regular asymptotic method is used to solve the integral equation of this problem. The method is effective for a contact area relatively far from the edge of the wedge-shaped cavity. Calculations are carried out. The solutions of the three-dimensional auxiliary problems on the equilibrium of an elastic wedge-shaped cavity and an elastic wedge are based on well-known Green's functions, constructed using Fourier and Kontorovich–Lebedev integral transformations.     

Numerical study of the flow in a three-dimensional thermally driven cavity

Solutions for the fully compressible Navier–Stokes equations are presented for the flow and temperature fields in a cubic cavity with large horizontal temperature differences. The ideal-gas approximation for air is assumed and viscosity is computed using Sutherland's law. The three-dimensional case forms an extension of previous studies performed on a two-dimensional square cavity. The influence of imposed boundary conditions in the third dimension is investigated as a numerical experiment. Comparison is made between convergence rates in case of periodic and free-slip boundary conditions. Results with no-slip boundary conditions are presented as well. The effect of the Rayleigh number is studied.     

Three-dimensional initial boundary-value problem of the convection of a viscous weakly compressible fluid. II. Uniqueness and stability of generalized solutions

We continue our study of the three-dimensional initial boundary-value problem of the convection of a viscous thermally inhomogeneous weakly compressible fluid which fills a cavity in a solid body. We prove theorems on the uniqueness of the generalized solution of this problem and its continuity with respect to initial conditions and perturbations. We obtain estimates of exponential type for the decay of solutions (in the mean) for large time.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 46, No. 9, pp. 1189–1202, September, 1994.     

Asymptotic derivation of frictionless contact models for elastic rods on a foundation with normal compliance

Using asymptotic methods we derive some models for elastic rods in frictionless contact with a foundation with normal response. Starting from the three-dimensional problem we characterize the first terms of an asymptotic expansion of the solution taking the diameter of cross section as small parameter. Then we prove the convergence as this diameter tends to zero. In this way, we obtain and we mathematically justify a simplified model generalizing the best known classical models of such frictionless contact problems.     

Numerical solution of the three-dimensional Dirichlet problem for inhomogeneous media by the method of integral equations

We consider the three-dimensional Dirichlet problem for equations of elliptic type in inhomogeneous media. The problem can be reduced to a system of loaded Fredholm integral equations of the second kind over the volume. We prove the uniqueness of a classical solution of the problem. We suggest a numerical solution algorithm of iterative type. An example of the numerical solution of the problem is considered, and the convergence of the iterative procedure is demonstrated numerically.     

The uncoupled problem of thermoelastic vibrations of a cylinder

Using the theory of functions of a complex variable, we construct an approximate solution of the problem of steady thermoelastic vibrations of a cylinder with curvilinear cavities, not taking account of the interaction of the strain and temperature fields. The results of numerical computations are given in the case of radially symmetric vibrations of a cylinder with a cavity. Two figures. Bibliography: 5 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 28, 1998, pp. 107–112.     

Applications of a space decomposition method to linear and nonlinear elliptic problems

This work presents some space decomposition algorithms for a convex minimization problem. The algorithms has linear rate of convergence and the rate of convergence depends only on four constants. The space decomposition could be a multigrid or domain decomposition method. We explain the detailed procedure to implement our algorithms for a two-level overlapping domain decomposition method and estimate the needed constants. Numerical tests are reported for linear as well as nonlinear elliptic problems. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Numer Methods Partial Differential Eq 14: 717–737, 1998     

Singularly perturbed Dirichlet boundary-value problem for a stationary system in the linear elasticity theory

We consider a singularly perturbed Dirichlet boundary-value problem for an elliptic operator of the linear elasticity theory in a bounded domain with a small cavity. The main result is the proof of the theorem about the convergence of eigenelements of the perturbed boundary-value problem to eigenelements of the corresponding limiting boundary-value problem, when the parameter ? which defines the diameter of the small cavity tends to zero.     

Forcing strong convergence of proximal point iterations in a Hilbert space

This paper concerns with convergence properties of the classical proximal point algorithm for finding zeroes of maximal monotone operators in an infinite-dimensional Hilbert space. It is well known that the proximal point algorithm converges weakly to a solution under very mild assumptions. However, it was shown by Güler [11] that the iterates may fail to converge strongly in the infinite-dimensional case. We propose a new proximal-type algorithm which does converge strongly, provided the problem has a solution. Moreover, our algorithm solves proximal point subproblems inexactly, with a constructive stopping criterion introduced in [31]. Strong convergence is forced by combining proximal point iterations with simple projection steps onto intersection of two halfspaces containing the solution set. Additional cost of this extra projection step is essentially negligible since it amounts, at most, to solving a linear system of two equations in two unknowns. Received January 6, 1998 / Revised version received August 9, 1999?Published online November 30, 1999     

Finite element analysis of transient electromagnetic scattering problems

In this paper, Newmark time-stepping scheme and edge elements are used to numerically solve the time-dependent scattering problem in a three-dimensional cavity. Finite element methods based on the variational formulation derived in [23] are considered. Due to the lack of regularity of _r , the existence and uniqueness of the discrete solutions and their convergence are proved by using the concept of collectively compact operators. An optimal convergence rate in the energy norm is also established.     

An analytic method of studying the nonlinearly elastic equilibrium of a rectangular plate of variable thickness under bending

We propose an approximate analytic method of solving three-dimensional boundary-value problems of the physically nonlinear theory of elasticity for thick rectangular plates of variable thickness subject to a transverse load. The method is used to seek a solution of this problem in the form of double power series in small dimensionless parameters. In arbitrary approximation the original problem is reduced to a sequence of linear inhomogeneous boundary-value problems for plates of constant thickness. Bibliography: 6 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 28, 1998, pp. 36–40     

Convergence of the Neumann parallel scheme of the domain decomposition method for problems of frictionless contact between several elastic bodies

Based on the variational formulation and penalty method, we have considered the Neumann parallel scheme of the domain decomposition method for the solution of problems of one-sided contact between three-dimensional elastic bodies. We have shown the existence and uniqueness of a solution of the variational problem with penalty and convergence in the penalty parameter. The convergence of this scheme has been proved, and the optimal value of iteration parameter has been determined.     

Integro-functional representations with complex support for wave fields

We construct a representation with support in the complex plane for the solution of the three-dimensional diffraction problem on an oblate scatterer. We prove the convergence of the approximate solution to the exact one. Numerical results illustrating the efficiency of the constructed model are presented.     

On the stressed state of a non-thin transversally isotropic spherical shell with a circular hole

On the basis of a generalized theory constructed using the Fourier-series expansion of the unknowns in Legendre polynomials of the thickness coordinate we give a representation of the general solution of the equilibrium equations of a transversally isotropic spherical shell for an arbitrary approximation. On this basis we study the problem of the stressed state of a shallow spherical shell with a circular cavity on whose boundary surface there are tangential stresses varying nonlinearly over the thickness. Bibliography: 3 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 28, 1998, pp. 19–24.     

Excitation of elastic waves at the boundary of a prismatic orthotropic body with thin inextensible face coatings

In three-dimensional formulation we construct a numerical-analytic solution of the problem of describing the wave field in a semi-infinite orthotropic prismatic body at whose end dynamic forces are applied. We apply the method of series in basic homogeneous normal waves. We study numerically the dynamic boundary effects near the excitation surface. Five figures. Bibliography: 4 titles. Translated fromTeoreticheskaya i Prikladnaya Mekhanika, No. 28, 1998, pp. 131–137.     

Stability of the nonconstant stationary solution to the Poisson–Nernst–Planck–Navier–Stokes equations

We study the three-dimensional Cauchy problem of the Poisson–Nernst–Planck–Navier–Stokes equations. We first show that the corresponding stationary system has a unique semi-trivial solution under a general doping profile. Under initial small perturbations around such the semi-trivial stationary solution and small doping profile, we obtain the unique global-in-time solution to the non-stationary system. Moreover, we prove the asymptotic convergence of the solution toward the semi-trivial stationary solution as time tends to infinity.