The analyticity of solutions of the Stefan problem

The Stefan problem of a semi-infinite body with arbitrarily prescribed initial and boundary conditions is studied. One of the objectives of the paper is to investigate the analyticity of the solutions. For this purpose, the prescribed initial and boundary conditions are considered to be series of fractional powers of their arguments. It is found that the exact solutions of the problem for various forms of the initial and boundary conditions can be established in series of parabolic cylinder functions and time t. Existence and convergence of the series solutions are studied and proved. The present solutions include the known exact solutions as special cases. On the basis of the present solutions, the question of the analyticity of solutions of the Stefan problem, raised by Rubinstein in his book, can be answered. Conditions for analyticity of the solutions with various initial and boundary conditions are fully discussed.     

A non-linear eigenvalue problem: The shape at equilibrium of a confined plasma

A free boundary value problem arising in plasma physics is reduced to a non-linear eigenvalue problem of a non-classical type. We establish the existence of solutions of the non-linear eigenvalue problem; these solutions are critical points of appropriate functionals.     

Numerical and analytical study of the propagation of thermoelastic waves in a medium with heat-flux relaxation

The thermoelastic problem of laser exposure of metals and dielectrics is studied taking into account the finite speed of propagation of thermal waves and using a numerical finite-difference algorithm. The resulting numerical solution is compared with the analytical one. The problem is solved in coupled and uncoupled formulations. The solutions of the hyperbolic thermoelastic problem are compared with the solutions of the classical problem. Analytical expressions are obtained for the propagation speeds of the thermoelastic wave components. Times are determined at which the difference between the solutions of the hyperbolic and classical thermoelastic problems can be detected experimentally.     

粘弹性厚壁筒问题的辛本征解方法

将哈密顿体系引进到粘弹性力学厚壁筒问题中,在辛体系下重新描述了基本问题,即建立了正则方程组。借助于积分变换,得到了拉伸、扭转和弯曲等问题的解以及有边界局部效应的解。将原问题归结为辛几何空间中的零本征值本征解和非零本征值本征解问题,从而建立了一种有效的分析问题方法和数值方法。为解决同类问题提供了一条可行的路径。     

On an Iterative Method for Approximate Solutions of a Generalized Boussinesq Model

An iterative method is proposed for finding approximate solutions of an initial and boundary value problem for a nonstationary generalized Boussinesq model for thermally driven convection of fluids with temperature dependent viscosity and thermal conductivity. Under certain conditions, it is proved that such approximate solutions converge to a solution of the original problem; moreover, convergence-rate bounds for the constructed approximate solutions are also obtained.     

Design of Plane Thermoelastic Composite Constructions with Uniformly Stressed Reinforcement

The problem of uniformly stressed reinforcement of plane composite constructions under thermoforce loading is formulated. An asymptotic analysis of the corresponding boundary–value problem is performed. Based on this analysis, it is shown that the problem may have two solutions due to the significant nonlinearity of static boundary conditions. An iterative method for solving the problem is proposed. Particular analytical and numerical solutions are analyzed, and the level of influence of the thermal action on uniformly stressed reinforced constructions is studied.     

Vibrations of highly prestressed anisotropic plates via a numerical-perturbation technique

The method of matched asymptotic expansions is used to reduce the problem of the transverse vibrations of a highly prestressed anisotropic plate into the simpler problem of the vibration of an anisotropic membrane with modified boundary conditions that account for the bending effects. In the absence of an exact solution the membrane problem can be solved by any well-known numerical technique. The numerical-perturbation results for a clamped circular plate with rectangular orthotropy and a uniform tensile stress applied on its boundary show an excellent correlation with finite-element solutions for the original problem. Furthermore, the solutions obtained for annular plates form the basis for solutions to problems involving near-annular plates.     

The effective properties of piezocomposites, part I: Single inclusion problem

The problem of a piezoelectric ellipsoidal inclusion in an infinite nonpiezoelectric matrix is very important in engineering. In this paper, it is solved via Green's function technique. The closed-form solutions of the electroelastic Eshelby's tensors for this kind of problem are obtained. The electroelastic Eshelby's tensors can be expressed by the Eshelby's tensors of the perfectly elastic inclusion problem and the perfectly dielectric inclusion problem. Since the closed-form solutions of the Eshelby's tensors of the perfectly elastic inclusion problem and the perfectly dielectric inclusion problem can be given by theory of elasticity and electrodynamics, respectively, the electroelastic Eshelby's tensors can be obtained conveniently. Using these results, the closed-form solutions of the constraint elastic fields and the constraint electric fields inside the piezoelectric ellipsoidal inclusion are also obtained. These expressions can be readily utilized in solutions of numerous problems in the micromechanics of piezoelectric solids, such as the deformation and energy analysis, damage evolution and fracture of the piezoelectric materials. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Asymptotic solution of nonlocal nonlinear reaction-diffusion Robin problems with two parameters

In this paper, the nonlocal nonlinear reaction-diffusion singularly perturbed problems with two parameters are studied. Using a singular perturbation method, the structure of the solutions to the problem is discussed in relation to two small parameters. The asymptotic solutions of the problem are given.     

Wave Regimes of Viscous Film Flow down a Vertical Cylinder

The flow of a viscous liquid film down a vertical cylinder in the gravity field is considered. In the case of small Reynolds numbers for long-wave perturbations on a cylinder of radius much greater than the film thickness, the problem can be reduced to a single nonlinear equation for the evolution of the film thickness perturbation. For axially symmetric solutions, this equation coincides with the well-known Sivashinsky-Kuramoto equation. The results of a numerical analysis of this equation for three-dimensional stationary traveling solutions of the problem are reported. The effect of the problem parameters on the solution behavior is demonstrated. Soliton type solutions are presented.     

Class of differentially invariant solutions of the submodel of axisymmetric flows of an ideal gas

A class of differentially invariant solutions of a problem with the pressure independent of the radial coordinate is considered for a submodel of steady axisymmetric flows of a polytropic gas. The overdetermined system turns out to be compatible and is integrated. All solutions defining transonic and supersonic flows with a limiting surface are found. These solutions are compared with invariant solutions obtained previously.     

Boundary integral equations of unique solutions in elasticity

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Self-similar singular solution of fast diffusion equation with gradient absorption terms

The self-similar singular solution of the fast diffusion equation with nonlinear gradient absorption terms are studied. By a self-similar transformation, the self-similar solutions satisfy a boundary value problem of nonlinear ordinary differential equation (ODE). Using the shooting arguments, the existence and uniqueness of the solution to the initial data problem of the nonlinear ODE are investigated, and the solutions are classified by the region of the initial data. The necessary and sufficient condition for the existence and uniqueness of self-similar very singular solutions is obtained by investigation of the classification of the solutions. In case of existence, the self-similar singular solution is very singular solution.     

The Zero Surface Tension Limit of Two-Dimensional Interfacial Darcy Flow

We perform energy estimates for a sharp-interface model of two-dimensional, two-phase Darcy flow with surface tension. A proof of well-posedness of the initial value problem follows from these estimates. In general, the time of existence of these solutions will go to zero as the surface tension parameter vanishes. We then make two additional estimates, in the case that a stability condition is satisfied by the initial data: we make an additional energy estimate which is uniform in the surface tension parameter, and we make an estimate for the difference of two solutions with different values of the surface tension parameter. These additional estimates allow the zero surface tension limit to be taken, showing that solutions of the initial value problem in the absence of surface tension are the limit of solutions of the initial value problem with surface tension as surface tension vanishes.     

Convergence of the Cahn-Hilliard equation to the Hele-Shaw model

We prove that level surfaces of solutions to the Cahn-Hilliard equation tend to solutions of the Hele-Shaw problem under the assumption that classical solutions of the latter exist. The method is based on a new matched asymptotic expansion for solutions, a spectral analysis for linearizd operators, and an estimate for the difference between the true solutions and certain approximate ones.     

Existence of Traveling-Wave Solutions for Hyperbolic Systems of Balance Laws

This paper is concerned with traveling-wave solutions for hyperbolic systems of balance laws satisfying a stability condition and a Kawashima-like condition. We are interested in the case where the traveling-wave equations have a singularity, which is absent for 2 × 2 systems satisfying the two conditions. To deal with the singularity, we reduce the problem to a parametrized one without singularity by using the center manifold theorem. For the parametrized problem, we prove the existence of solutions by modifying an existing argument in the literature. In this way, we show the existence of traveling-wave solutions.     

The Method of R-Functions in the Solution of Elastic Problems on the Basis of Reissner's Mixed Variational Principle

A method is presented for solving boundary-value elastic problems on the basis of the variational–structural method of R-functions and Reissner's mixed variational principle. A mathematical formulation is given to problems on the deformation of elastic bodies under mixed boundary conditions and bodies interacting with smooth rigid dies. Solutions satisfying all the boundary conditions are proposed. For undetermined components of these solutions, the resolving equations are derived and their properties are studied. A posteriori estimation of numerical solutions is made. As examples, solutions are found to a problem on the stress–strain state of a short cylinder and to a contact problem on a cylinder interacting with a smooth die. A numerical method of solving such problems is analyzed for convergence, and the accuracy of the solutions is estimated.     

Third-order nonlinear singularly perturbed boundary value problem

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Initial value problem for the dynamic system of anisotropic elasticity

The main object of this paper is the Cauchy problem for the dynamic system of anisotropic elasticity. Existence and uniqueness theorems of weak and smooth solutions of this problem are established by the reduction of the original elasticity system into a symmetric hyperbolic system of the first order. The numerical method of the Cauchy problem solving for anisotropic elastic system with polynomial data is obtained and its correctness is established. The simulations of the numerical solutions are presented.     

New Solution of Axisymmetric Contact Problem of Elasticity

We consider two problems of elasticity, namely, the Boussinesq problem about the action of a lumped force on a half-space and the related problem about the interaction of the half-space with a cylindrical rigid punch with plane base. In the classical statement, these problems have singular solutions. In the Boussinesq problem, the displacement under the action of the force is infinitely large, and in the punch problem, the infinitely large variable is the pressure on the punch boundary. In the present paper, these problems are solved with the use of relations of generalized elasticity derived regarding a medium element of small but finite dimensions rather than a traditional infinitesimal element. The structure parameter of the medium contained in the solutions can be determined experimentally. The obtained generalized solutions of the problems under study are regular.