Conservation laws of two coupled non-linear oscillators

This paper presents a novel approach to obtaining a complete set of time-dependent expressions for approximate conservation laws of two weakly non-linear coupled oscillators. The procedure developed for a non-resonant case is based on the field method concept of deriving a conservation law from an incomplete solution of a partial differential equation. Due to the non-linearity of the system being considered, this concept is combined with the multiple variable expansion procedure.     

Conservation laws of nonholonomic nonconservative dynamical systems

In this paper conservation laws of nonholonomic nonconservative dynamical systems are studied by using the differential variational principles of Jourdain and the generalized Noether's identities of nonconservative systems subject to first order nonlinear nonholonomic constraints are provided. The project is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China.     

On a stationarity principle for discrete non-linear dissipative dynamic systems

A new function depending upon the Lagrangian, and upon the Rayleigh dissipation function is introduced. It is shown that for a certain class of discrete systems the requirement of stationarity of the new function with respect to generalized velocities is tantamount to the setting up of differential equations of motion for the system.     

Qualitative criteria in non-linear dynamic buckling and stability of autonomous dissipative systems

A general qualitative approach for dynamic buckling and stability of autonomous dissipative structural systems is comprehensively presented. Attention is focused on systems which under the same statically applied loading exhibit a limit point instability or an unstable branching point instability with a non-linear fundamental path. Using the total energy equation, the theory of point and periodic attractors of the basin of attraction of a stable equilibrium point, of local and global bifurcations, of the inset and outset manifolds of a saddle and of the geometry of the channel of motion, the stability of the fundamental equilibrium path and the mechanism of dynamic buckling are thoroughly discussed. This allows us to establish useful qualitative criteria leading to exact, approximate and upper/lower bound buckling estimates without integrating the highly non-linear initial-value problem. The individual and coupling effect of geometric and material non-linearities of damping and mass distribution on the dynamic buckling load are also examined. A comparison of the results of the above qualitative analysis with those obtained via numerical simulation is performed on several two- and three-degree-of-freedom models of engineering importance.     

Conservation laws in elasticity

In this paper the basic results involved in the application of Noether's theorem relating symmetry groups and conservation laws to the variational problems of homogeneous elastostatics are outlined. General methods and conditions for the existence of variational and generalized symmetries are presented. Applications will be considered in subsequent papers in this series.The research reported here was supported in part by the U. S. National Science Foundation, Grant NSF MCS 81-00786.     

Fractional-order relaxation laws in non-linear viscoelasticity

Viscoelastic constitutive equations are constructed by assuming that the stress is a nonlinear function of the current strain and of a set of internal variables satisfying relaxation equations of fractional order. The dependence of the relaxation equations on the strain can also be nonlinear. The resulting constitutive equations are examined as mapping between appropriate Sobolev spaces. The proposed formulation is easier to implement numerically than history-based formulations.      

Methods for extending high-resolution schemes to non-linear systems of hyperbolic conservation laws

In extending high-resolution methods from the scalar case to systems of equations there are a number of options available. These options include working with either conservative or primitive variables, characteristic decomposition, two-step methods, or component-wise extension. In this paper, several of these options are presented and compared in terms of economy and solution accuracy. The characteristic extension with either conservative or primitive variables produces excellent results with all the problems solved. Using primitive variables, the two-step formulation produces high-quality results in a more economical manner. This method can also be extended to multiple dimensions without resorting to dimensional splitting. Proper selection of limiters is also important in non-characteristic extension to systems.     

Conservation laws and symmetries of systems with unilateral constraints in phase space

By introducing the generalized quasi-symmetry of the infinitestinal transformation for transformation groupG _r , this paper studies the conservation laws and symmetries of dynamical systems with unilateral constraints in phase space. Noether's theorem and Noether's inverse theorem for mechanical systems with unilateral constraints in phase space are obtained and two kinds of equivalent forms of generalized Killing equations which are used to determine the generators of the infinitestinmal group transformation are given. The project sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation and the Doctoral Programme Foundation of Institution of Higher Education of China.     

Conservation laws for dynamical systems in Poincaré-Četaev variables

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Conservation laws in plate theories

Summary Three conservation laws, expressed in terms of line and surface integrals, are derived for Reissner's transverse shear theory of plates. Mindlin's and Kirchhoff's (or classical) theories are included as particular cases. A physical interpretation of three plate transformations used to obtain the conservation laws is proposed. The path-domain independence property of the integrals, their connection to energy release rates due to cavity motions and their relationships with stress intensity factors are also discussed.

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Erhaltungssätze für Plattentheorien

Übersicht Für Reissner's Theorie von Platten mit Querschub werden drei Erhaltungssätze, die durch Linien- und Flächenintegrale dargestellt werden, hergeleitet. Mindlins und Kirchhoffs Theorie sind als Sonderfälle enthalten. Vorgeschlagen wird eine physikalische Deutung von drei Variablentransformationen der Platte, die zur Herleitung der Erhaltungssätze benutzt werden. Weiterhin wird die Weg-Bereichsunabhängigkeit der Integrale, ihre Verknüpfung mit Energiefreisetzungsraten bei bewegten Löchern und der Zusammenhang mit Spannungsintensitätsfaktoren erörtert.

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Conservation laws in linear viscoelastodynamics

Noether's theorem on variational principles invariant under a group of infinitesimal transformations is used to obtain two conservation laws associated with linear viscoelastodynamics. These laws represent viscoelastic generalizations of two conservation laws in elasticity.     

Conservation laws in linear elastodynamics

Noether's theorem on variational principles invariant under a group of infinitesimal transformations is used to obtain a class of conservation laws associated with linear elastodynamics. These laws represent dynamical generalizations of certain path-independent integrals in elastostatics which have been of considerable recent interest. It is shown that the conservation laws obtained here are the only ones obtainable by Noether's theorem from invariance under a reasonably general group of infinitesimal transformations.     

Conservation laws in classical mechanics for quasi-coordinates

Noether's theorem and Noether's inverse theorem for mechanical systems with gauge-variant Lagrangians under symmetric infinitesimal transformations and whose motion is described by quasi-coordinates are established. The existence of first integrals depends on the existence of solutions of the system of partial differential equations — the so-called Killing equations. Non-holonomic mechanical systems are analysed separately and their special properties are pointed out. By use of this theory, the transformation which corresponds to Ko Valevskaya first integral in rigid-body dynamics is found. Also, the nature of the energy integral in non-holonomic mechanics is shown and a few new first integrals for non-conservative problems are obtained. Finally, these integrals are used in constructing Lyapunov's function and in the stability analyses of nonautonomous systems. The theory is based on the concept of a mechanical system, but the results obtained can be applied to all problems in mathematical physics admitting a Lagrangian function.     

Conservation laws in the dynamics of rods

Conservation laws and associated integrals of motion for the dynamics of rods are derived. The classic conservation laws are those of total linear and angular momentum, and, for hyperelastic rods, conservation of energy. It will here be shown that an additional conservation law arises in each of two cases. The first case is that of uniform, hyperelastic rods, the second is that of a class of transversely isotropic rods. AMS(MOS) 73C50, 73K05.The research reported in this paper was partially supported by grants from the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research.     

Broadband energy exchanges between a dissipative elastic rod and a multi-degree-of-freedom dissipative essentially non-linear attachment

We analyze complex, multi-frequency, non-linear modal interactions in the damped dynamics of a viscously damped dispersive finite rod coupled to a multi-degree-of-freedom essentially non-linear attachment. We perform a parametric study to show that the attachment can be an effective broadband energy absorber and dissipater of shock energy from the rod. It is shown that strong targeted energy transfer from the rod to the attachment occurs when there is strong stiffness asymmetry in the attachment. For weak viscous dissipation, a clear understanding of dynamical transitions in the integrated rod-non-linear attachment system can be gained by wavelet transforming the time series and superimposing the resulting wavelet spectra in the frequency-energy plot (FEP) of the periodic orbits of the underlying Hamiltonian system. Two distinct NES configurations are analyzed in detail, and their damped responses are analyzed by the Hilbert-Huang transform (HHT). We show that the HHT is capable of analyzing even complex non-linear damped transitions, by providing the dominant frequency components (or equivalently, time scales) at which the non-linear phenomena take place, and clarifying the series of non-linear resonance captures between the rod and attachment dynamics that are responsible for the broadband energy exchanges in this system.     

Conservation laws of dynamical systems via d'alembert's principle

In this note we study a method for finding the conserved quantities of nonconservative holonomic dynamical systems. In contrast to the classical Noetherian approach, which is based upon the variational principle of Hamilton, the starting point in this note is based on the differential principle of D'Alembert which is equally valid for conservative and nonconservative systems. In the second part of this note, an attempt is made to employ symmetry properties as a vehicle for obtaining approximate solutions of linear and non-linear dynamical systems.     

Conservation laws of multidimensional diffusion--convection equations

All possible linearly independent local conservation laws for n-dimensional diffusion–convection equations u _t=(A(u)) _ii +(B ⁱ(u)) _i were constructed using the direct method and the composite variational principle. Application of the method of classification of conservation laws with respect to the group of point transformations [R.O.~Popovych, N.M. Ivanova, J. Math. Phys. 46, 2005, 043502 (math-ph/0407008)] allows us to formulate the result in explicit closed form. Action of the symmetry groups on the conservation laws of diffusion equations is investigated and generating sets of conservation laws are constructed.     

Conservation laws of an electro-active polymer

Ionic electro-active polymer is an active material consisting in a polyelectrolyte (for example Nafion). Such material is usually used as thin film sandwiched between two platinum electrodes. The polymer undergoes large bending motions when an electric field is applied across the thickness. Conversely, a voltage can be detected between both electrodes when the polymer is suddenly bent. The solvent-saturated polymer is fully dissociated, releasing cations of small size. We used a continuous medium approach. The material is modelled by the coexistence of two phases; it can be considered as a porous medium where the deformable solid phase is the polymer backbone with fixed anions; the electrolyte phase is made of a solvent (usually water) with free cations. The microscale conservation laws of mass, linear momentum and energy and the Maxwell’s equations are first written for each phase. The physical quantities linked to the interfaces are deduced. The use of an average technique applied to the two-phase medium finally leads to an Eulerian formulation of the conservation laws of the complete material. Macroscale equations relative to each phase provide exchanges through the interfaces. An analysis of the balance equations of kinetic, potential and internal energy highlights the phenomena responsible of the conversion of one kind of energy into another, especially the dissipative ones : viscous frictions and Joule effect.