Mixed variational principle in elasticity theory and canonical systems of equations

The paper proposes a modification of the mixed variational principle from which stationarity conditions are derived in the form of a mixed system of equations resolved for the first derivatives of the displacement and stress components acting in a plane perpendicular to one of the coordinate axes. The variational principle allows decreasing the dimension of the problem of elasticity thus reducing the system of equations to a canonical form. The modified mixed principle helps immediately obtain a canonical system of equations for various applied theories. This possibility is demonstrated with the example of the Timoshenko theory of plates __________ Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 55–62, May 2007.     

一种构造高维Nilpotent正规型的方法

正规型方法是一种有效的简化一类非线方程的方法。今提出了一种简便的代数方法去构造高维非线性系统的Nilpotent范式。通过引入一系列简单的变换和代数运算,而无需求解任何偏微分方程,即可得到高维非线性系统的Nilpotent范式。以四维非线性系统为例介绍这个方法。该方法完全适用于分析高于四维的非线性系统的Nilpotent范式。     

分析力学方法在平衡态热力学中的应用:分析热力学

分析热力学乃是用分析力学的方法来研究平衡态热力学。本文用较简单的方法证明了“熵最大”变分原理与“Gibbs自由能最小”变分原理或“Helmholtz自由能最小”变分原理是等价的;以这三个Gibbs变分原理为出发点,导出了平衡态热力学的正则方程。由平衡态热力学中的正则方程,可以证明热力学基本Poisson括号成立。本文的另一主要任务是借助于Gibbs变分原理,讨论平衡态热力学中热力学量的正则变换。可以得到热力学正则变换的四种形式。在分析(平衡态)热力学中也可提出“化准Hamiltonian为压强或容积的正则变换技术”。作为应用正则变换的实例,讨论了理想气体并得到了简明的结果。     

一类偏微分方程的Hamilton正则表示

主要给出一系列关于力学中的偏微分方程的无穷维Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ正则表示．其中包括变系数线性偏微分方程,ＫｄＶ方程,ＭＫｄＶ方程,ＫＰ方程,Ｂｏｕｓｉｎｅｓｑ方程等的无穷维Ｈａｍｉｌｔｏｎ正则表示．     

大变位热弹性扁壳的一种边值模型

本文给出了正则形式基本方程及广义变分原理,并给出了关于应力函数、挠度、温度三种变量的一种边值模型。     

Simplified Gurtin-type generalized variational principles for fully dynamic magneto-electro-elasticity with geometrical nonlinearity

The fundamental equations, governing all the variables of the initial boundary value problem in fully dynamic magneto-electro-elasticity with geometrical nonlinearity, are expressed in covariant differential form. The generalized principle of virtual work is given in terms of convolutions for the present problem. Two simplified Gurtin-type generalized variational principles, directly leading to all the fundamental equations, are deduced by using He’s semi-inverse method instead of Laplace transforms. By enforcing some fundamental equations as constraint conditions, one of various constrained variational principles is given as an example. By simply dropping out selected field functions, several reduced variational principles are obtained as special forms for piezoelectricity, elastodynamics, and electromagnetics, respectively. This paper aims at providing a more complete theoretical foundation for the finite element applications for the discussed problem.     

Symmetry Reduced Dynamics of Charged Molecular Strands

The equations of motion are derived for the dynamical folding of charged molecular strands (such as DNA) modeled as flexible continuous filamentary distributions of interacting rigid charge conformations. The new feature is that these equations are nonlocal when the screened Coulomb interactions, or Lennard–Jones potentials between pairs of charges, are included. The nonlocal dynamics is derived in the convective representation of continuum motion by using modified Euler–Poincaré and Hamilton–Pontryagin variational formulations that illuminate the various approaches within the framework of symmetry reduction of Hamilton’s principle for exact geometric rods. In the absence of nonlocal interactions, the equations recover the classical Kirchhoff theory of elastic rods. The motion equations in the convective representation are shown to arise by a classical Lagrangian reduction associated to the symmetry group of the system. This approach uses the process of affine Euler–Poincaré reduction initially developed for complex fluids. On the Hamiltonian side, the Poisson bracket of the molecular strand is obtained by reduction of the canonical symplectic structure on phase space. A change of variables allows a direct passage from this classical point of view to the covariant formulation in terms of Lagrange–Poincaré equations of field theory. In another revealing perspective, the convective representation of the nonlocal equations of molecular strand motion is transformed into quaternionic form.     

分析力学初值问题的一种变分原理形式

明确了分析力学初值问题的控制方程,按照广义力和广义位移之间的对应关系,将 各控制方程卷乘上相应的虚量,代数相加,进而在 原空间中建立了分析力学初值问题的一种变分原理形式,即建立了分析力学初值问题的卷积 型变分原理和卷积型广义变分原理. 推导了分析力学初值问题卷积型变分原理和卷积型广义 变分原理的驻值条件. 在建立分析力学初值问题的一种变分原理形式的同时, 将变积方法推广为卷变积方法.     

Degenerate Fredholm boundary-value problems

We obtain a criterion for the existence of solutions of degenerate inhomogeneous Fredholm boundary-value problems for a system of ordinary differential equations under the assumption that the degenerate system of differential equations can be reduced to the central canonical form. The results are illustrated by examples. __________ Translated from Neliniini Kolyvannya, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 303–312, July–September, 2007.     

Semi-inverse method and generalized variational principles with multi-variables in elasticity

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Generalized variational principles with several arbitrary parameters and the variable substitution and multiplier method

The functional transformations of variational principles in elasticity are classified as three patterns: Ⅰ relaxation pattern, Ⅱ augmented pattern and III equivalent pattern.On the basis of pattern Ⅲ, the generalized variational principles with several arbitrary parameters are formulated and their functionals are defined. They are: the generalized principle of single variable u with several parameters, the generalized principle of two variables u, σ with several parameters, the generalized principle of two variables u, ε with several parameters, and the generalized principle of three veriables u, ε, σ with several parameters. From these principles, a series of new forms of equivalent functionals can be obtained. When the values of these parameters are properly chosen, a series of finite element models can be formulated.In this paper, the question of losing effectiveness for Lagrange multiplier method is also discussed. In order to "recover" effectiveness for multiplier method, a modified method, namely, the variable substitution and multiplier method, is proposed.     

The generalized (nonlinear) Poisson problem: A dual variational approach

A series of problems in mechanics and physics are governed by the ordinary Poisson equation which demands linearity, isotropy, and material homogeneity. In this paper a generalization with respect to nonliearity, anisotropy, and inhomogeneity is made. Starting from the canonical basic equations in the primal and dual formulation respectively we derive systematically the corresponding generalized variational principles; under certain conditions they can be extended to so calle complementary extremum principles allowing for global bounds. For simplicity a restriction to two dimensional problems is made, including twice-connected domains.     

On variational features of vortex flows

Ideal incompressible fluid is a Hamiltonian system which possesses an infinite number of integrals, the circulations of velocity over closed fluid contours. This allows one to split all the degrees of freedom into the driving ones and the “slave” ones, the latter to be determined by the integrals of motions. The “slave” degrees of freedom correspond to “potential part” of motion, which is driven by vorticity. Elimination of the “slave” degrees of freedom from equations of ideal incompressible fluid yields a closed system of equations for dynamics of vortex lines. This system is also Hamiltonian. The variational principle for this system was found recently (Berdichevsky in Thermodynamics of chaos and order, Addison-Wesly-Longman, Reading, 1997; Kuznetsov and Ruban in JETP Lett 67, 1076–1081, 1998). It looks striking, however. In particular, the fluid motion is set to be compressible, while in the least action principle of fluid mechanics the incompressibility of motion is a built-in property. This striking feature is explained in the paper, and a link between the variational principle of vortex line dynamics and the least action principle is established. Other points made in this paper are concerned with steady motions. Two new variational principles are proposed for steady vortex flows. Their relation to Arnold’s variational principle of steady vortex motion is discussed.      

The combined energy variational principles in linear elasticity

In this paper, a new kind of mixed energy variational principles in linear elasticity—the combined energy variational principles is presented. First, we define the conjugate body of an elastic body, which is obtained by changing the boundary conditions of the elastic body. Next, we decompose the conjugate body into two component-states, construct functionals of potential energy and complementary energy, respectively, for the component-states and define the additional hybrid energy between the component-states. Thus the functionals of combined energy can be constructed. Three typical combined energy variational principles are demonstrated and the other forms of combined energy variational principles are given. The application of the proposed principles to the calculation of thin plates with complicated boundaries is shown.     

Multi-scale modelling and canonical dual finite element method in phase transitions of solids

This paper presents a multi-scale model in phase transitions of solid materials with both macro and micro effects. This model is governed by a semi-linear nonconvex partial differential equation which can be converted into a coupled quadratic mixed variational problem by the canonical dual transformation method. The extremality conditions of this variational problem are controlled by a triality theory, which reveals the multi-scale effects in phase transitions. Therefore, a potentially useful canonical dual finite element method is proposed for the first time to solve the nonconvex variational problems in multi-scale phase transitions of solids. Applications are illustrated. Results shown that the canonical duality theory developed by the first author in nonconvex mechanics can be used to model complicated physical phenomena and to solve certain difficult nonconvex variational problems in an easy way. The canonical dual finite element method brings some new insights into computational mechanics.     

A variational analytical approach to time dependent flow of oldroyd B fluid in circular tube

In the present investigation the time dependent flow of an Oldroyd fluid B in a horizontal cylindrical pipe is stuided by the variational analytical approach developed by author. The time dependent problem is mathematically reduced to a partial differential equation of third order. Using the improved variational approach due to Kantorovich the partial differential equation can be reduced to a system of ordinary differential equations for different approximations. The ordinary differential equations are solved by the method of the Laplace transform which is led to an analytical form of the solutions. Project supported by TWAS and Chinese Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation of China     

Generalized variational principles for boundary value problem of electromagnetic field in electrodynamics

An expression of the generalized principle of virtual work for the boundary value problem of the linear and anisotropic electromagnetic field is given. Using Chien＇s method, a pair of generalized variational principles （GVPs） are established, which directly leads to all four Maxwell＇s equations, two intensity-potential equations, two constitutive equations, and eight boundary conditions. A family of constrained variational principles is derived sequentially. As additional verifications, two degenerated forms are obtained, equivalent to two known variational principles. Two modified GVPs are given to provide the hybrid finite element models for the present problem.     

Variational principles of elastic-viscous dynamics in laplace transformation form,F. E. M. formulation and numerical method

The author gives variational principles of elastic-viscous dynamics in spectral resolving form^[1], it will be extended to Laplace transformation form in this paper, mixed variational principle of shell dynamics and variational principle of dynamics of elastic-viscous-porous media are concerned, for the latter, F. E. M. formulation has been worked out.Variational principles in Laplace transformation form have concise forms, for the sake of utilizing F. E. M. conveniently it is necessary to find values of preliminary time function at some instants, when values of Laplace transformation at some points are known, but there are no efficient methods till now. In this paper, a numerical method for finding discrete values of preliminary function is presented, from numerical example we see such a method is efficient.By combining both methods stated above, variational principles in Laplace transformation form and numerical method, a quite wide district of solid dynamic problems can be solved by ths aid of digital computers.     

Internal energy variational principles and governing equations in electroelastic analysis

The first thermodynamic law contains a universal thermodynamic variational principle. The complete internal energy variational principle in the electroelastic analysis is not discussed in previous papers. In this paper this principle will be discussed. From this principle the simple complete governing equations can be deduced, and the Maxwell stress can be naturally derived from this variational principle. It is shown that the Maxwell stress has slightly different forms determined by using internal energy or electric Gibbs free energy variational principle, but substantially they are the same. In the second-order precision the Maxwell stress is uniquely determined, and its expression has the same form for all deformable and rigid dielectrics. The electroelastic analyses in the dielectric should be studied together with its environment, because the electric field exists in all materials except the ideal conductor. The complete governing equations under finite deformation in the initial configuration are also discussed.     

ROUTH’S EQUATIONS FOR GENERAL NONHOLONOMIC MECHANICAL SYSTEMS OF VARIABLE MASS

In this paper,Routh’s equations for the mechanical systems of the variable masswith nonlinear nonholonomic constraints of arbitrary orders in a noninertial referencesystem have been deduced not from any variational principles,but from the dynamicalequations of Newtonian mechanics.And then again the other forms of equations fornonholonomic systems of variable mass are obtained from Routh’s equations.