Green function solution of generalised boundary value problems

We construct an expression for the Green function of a differential operator satisfying nonlocal, homogeneous boundary conditions starting from the fundamental solution of the differential operator. This also provides the solution to the boundary value problem of an inhomogeneous partial differential equation with inhomogeneous, nonlocal boundary conditions. The construction applies for a broad class of linear partial differential equations and linear boundary conditions.     

THE FORCED VIBRATION AND BOUNDARY CONTROL OF PRETWISTED TIMOSHENKO BEAMS WITH GENERAL TIME DEPENDENT ELASTIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

The governing differential equations and the general time-dependent elastic boundary conditions for the coupled bending-bending forced vibration of a pretwisted non-uniform Timoshenko beam are derived by Hamilton's principle. By introducing a general change of dependent variable with shifting functions, the original system is transformed into a system composed of four non-homogeneous governing differential equations and eight homogeneous boundary conditions. The transformed system is proved to be self-adjoint. Consequently, the method of separation of variables can be used to solve the transformed problem. The physical meanings of these shifting functions are explored. The orthogonality condition for the eigenfunctions of a pretwisted non-uniform beam with elastic boundary conditions is also derived. The relation between the shifting functions and the stiffness matrix is derived. The boundary control of a pretwist Timoshenko beam is studied. The effects of the total pretwist angle, the position of loading and the boundary spring constants on the energy required to control the performance of a pretwisted beam are investigated.     

Is the solution of the Boltzmann equation positive?

A proof is given that the solution of the general non-linear space- and time-dependent Boltzmann equation, combined with suitable boundary conditions, in non-negative. For the spatially homogeneous situation the proof is extended to show that the solution is always positive.     

The forced motion of viscoelastic thick cylindrical shells

This paper presents a theoretical analysis of a dynamic boundary value problem of the axially-symmetric motion of isotropic, homogeneous, linearly-viscoelastic, thick, cylindrical shells subjected to time-dependent surface tractions and/or time-dependent boundary conditions. Williams' modal-acceleration method has been used to treat the time-dependent boundary conditions. Two forms of the correspondence principle are used to obtain the governing differential equations and the quasi-static solutions. A numerical example is given to study the transient response of a cylindrically hollow rod subject to longitudinal impacts.     

A general solution procedure for vibrations of systems with cubic nonlinearities and nonlinear/time-dependent internal boundary conditions

The subject of this paper is the development of a general solution procedure for the vibrations (primary resonance and nonlinear natural frequency) of systems with cubic nonlinearities, subjected to nonlinear and time-dependent internal boundary conditions—this is a commonly occurring situation in the vibration analysis of continuous systems with intermediate elements. The equations of motion form a set of nonlinear partial differential equations with nonlinear, time-dependent, and coupled internal boundary conditions. The method of multiple timescales, an approximate analytical method, is applied directly to each partial differential equation of motion as well as coupled boundary conditions (i.e. on each sub-domain and the corresponding internal boundary conditions for a continuous system with intermediate elements) which ultimately leads to approximate analytical expressions for the frequency-response relation and nonlinear natural frequencies of the system. These closed-form solutions provide direct insight into the relationship between the system parameters and vibration characteristics of the system. Moreover, the suggested solution procedure is applied to a sample problem which is discussed in detail.     

Transverse spectra of waves in random media

We consider the statistics of the transverse spectra of forward-propagating waves in a stationary random medium. A short-range perturbation solution is used to derive the difference equations that govern the long-range evolution of the ensemble-averaged transverse wave spectrum and coherence. The conditions under which these equations may be approximated by differential and integro-differential equations are given, and it is shown that the approximation is valid for the treatment of beam propagation provided that the transverse dimension of the beam is sufficiently large, and at ranges where the transverse coherence length of the beam remains larger than a wavelength. The equations that are derived are not limited by the parabolic approximation, and are amenable to numerical solution by marching techniques. We use the equation that governs the spectral density of the total energy flux, and also the propagation of waves which are statistically homogeneous in transverse planes, to show the conditions under which previously studied approximations derive from the present formulation, and to illustrate the numerical solution of the problem.     

一维强场模型研究中的非齐线性正则方程的辛算法

就一维强场模型,采用对称差商代替空间变量的2阶偏导数,将含有SchrÖdinger方程的初边值问题离散成"非齐线性正则方程",它的齐方程的通解和非齐方程特解都由"辛变换生成",分别采用辛格式计算.采用这种辛算法和R-K法计算了一个数值例子,并与精确解作了比较.结果表明,经长时间计算后,辛算法保持解的固有特征,而R-K法则面目全非.     

Pomraning-Eddington approximation for radiative transfer in a spherical turbid medium

The Pomraning-Eddington approximation is used to solve the radiative transfer problem for anisotropic scattering in a spherical homogeneous turbid medium with diffuse and specular reflecting boundaries. This approximation replaces the radiative transfer integro-differential equation by a second-order differential equation which has an analytical solution in terms of the modified Bessel function. Here, we calculate the partial heat flux at the boundary of anisotropic scattering on a homogeneous solid sphere. The calculations are carried out for spherical media of radii 0.1, 1.0 and 10 mfp and for scattering albedos between 0.1 and 1.0. In addition, the calculations are given for media with transparent, diffuse reflecting and diffuse and specular reflecting boundaries. Two different weight functions are used to verify the boundary conditions. Our results are compared with those given by the Galerkin technique and show greater accuracy for thick and highly scattering media.     

The refined theory of deep rectangular beams for symmetrical deformation

Based on elasticity theory, various one-dimensional equations for symmetrical deformation have been deduced systematically and directly from the two-dimensional theory of deep rectangular beams by using the Papkovich-Neuber solution and the Lur’e method without ad hoc assumptions, and they construct the refined theory of beams for symmetrical deformation. It is shown that the displacements and stresses of the beam can be represented by the transverse normal strain and displacement of the mid-plane. In the case of homogeneous boundary conditions, the exact solutions for the beam are derived, and the exact equations consist of two governing differential equations: the second-order equation and the transcendental equation. In the case of non-homogeneous boundary conditions, the approximate governing differential equations and solutions for the beam under normal loadings only and shear loadings only are derived directly from the refined beam theory, respectively, and the correctness of the stress assumptions in classic extension or compression problems is revised. Meanwhile, as an example, explicit expressions of analytical solutions are obtained for beams subjected to an exponentially distributed load along the length of beams. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10702077, 10672001, and 10602001), the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (Grant No. 1083012), and the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany     

Pomraning-Eddington approximation for radiative transfer in a spherical turbid medium

Abstract

The Pomraning-Eddington approximation is used to solve the radiative transfer problem for anisotropic scattering in a spherical homogeneous turbid medium with diffuse and specular reflecting boundaries. This approximation replaces the radiative transfer integro-differential equation by a second-order differential equation which has an analytical solution in terms of the modified Bessel function. Here, we calculate the partial heat flux at the boundary of anisotropic scattering on a homogeneous solid sphere. The calculations are carried out for spherical media of radii 0.1, 1.0 and 10 mfp and for scattering albedos between 0.1 and 1.0. In addition, the calculations are given for media with transparent, diffuse reflecting and diffuse and specular reflecting boundaries. Two different weight functions are used to verify the boundary conditions. Our results are compared with those given by the Galerkin technique and show greater accuracy for thick and highly scattering media.     

Linear Theory of Radially Inhomogeneous, Unneutralized, Relativistic Electron Beams

A set of four, coupled, first-order differential equations describing the normal modes of a cylindrically symmetric, cold fluid, unneutralized, relativistic electron beam of arbitrary radial profile is derived. Effects of beam rotation and equilibrium fields are treated exactly. The differential equations are found to have singular points for a radially inhomogeneous beam wherever the eigenfrequency equals the cyclotron or Doppler resonance frequencies. The resulting branch cuts in the dispersion function give rise to secularly decaying contributions to the initial value problem. The rate of decay and the character of the eigenmode near the singularity are determined from the solution of the corresponding indicial equation. Discrete eigenmodes also exist and are obtained by numerical solution of the differential equations and boundary conditions. For realistic solid-beam equilibria, only one slow cyclotron-mode exists for any given pair of axial and azimuthal wavenumbers, and that mode is localized at the beam edge. Under identical conditions several slow space-charge modes exist and are not so distorted. However, even at the space-charge limit, the phase velocity of long-wavelength slow space-charge waves does not decrease to zero. These results are relevant to the Autoresonant and Converging Guide collective ion acceleration proposals.     

Transverse spectra of waves in random media

Abstract

We consider the statistics of the transverse spectra of forward-propagating waves in a stationary random medium. A short-range perturbation solution is used to derive the difference equations that govern the long-range evolution of the ensemble-averaged transverse wave spectrum and coherence. The conditions under which these equations may be approximated by differential and integro-differential equations are given, and it is shown that the approximation is valid for the treatment of beam propagation provided that the transverse dimension of the beam is sufficiently large, and at ranges where the transverse coherence length of the beam remains larger than a wavelength. The equations that are derived are not limited by the parabolic approximation, and are amenable to numerical solution by marching techniques. We use the equation that governs the spectral density of the total energy flux, and also the propagation of waves which are statistically homogeneous in transverse planes, to show the conditions under which previously studied approximations derive from the present formulation, and to illustrate the numerical solution of the problem.     

Lateral displacements of a vibrating cantilever beam with a concentrated mass

The displacement equation for a uniform cross-section, cantilever-type beam carrying a concentrated mass at one end is solved under the most general conditions of an arbitrary distributed lateral load and arbitrary boundary and initial conditions. The method employs complex variable residue theory t0 determine the inversion integral for the Laplacetransformed solution of the boundary value problem. An example problem is solved and the displacement is shown graphically at several points along the beam for two values of the concentrated mass.     

Integral form of the time-dependent radiation transfer equation—II. Inhomogeneous spherical media

The integral form of the radiation transfer equation, with spherical symmetry for a non-isotropic, time-dependent, inhomogeneous, non-scattering medium is given for arbitrary initial and boundary conditions. The optical depth is generalized to an optical retardation and a separation parameter is introduced to separate boundary and initial conditions. The static solution is identical to the asymptotic form of the time-dependent solution.     

Application of the Green functions to the problem of the thermally induced vibration of a beam

This paper considers the problem of the transverse vibrations of a beam induced by a mobile heat source. The formulation of the problem is based on the differential equations of heat conduction and transverse vibrations of the beam, which are complemented by suitable initial and boundary conditions. The effect of internal and external damping on the vibrations of the beam is considered. The solution to the problem in analytical form is obtained by using the properties of the Green functions. A time partitioning method has been used to avoid the difficulties associated with the slow convergence of the series occurring in the solution to the heat conduction problem. The numerical results of the thermally induced vibration of the beam are presented.     

Asymptopic solution for a class of semilinear singularly perturbed fractional differential equation

This paper considers a class of boundary value problems for the semilinear singularly perturbed fractional differential equation.Under the suitable conditions,first,the outer solution of the original problem is obtained;secondly,using the stretched variable and the composing expansion method the boundary layer is constructed;finally,using the theory of differential inequalities the asymptotic behaviour of solution for the problem is studied and the uniformly valid asymptotic estimation is discussed.     

ON THE DISCRETIZATION OF AN ELASTIC ROD WITH DISTRIBUTED SLIDING FRICTION

A one-dimensional elastic system with distributed contact under fixed boundary conditions is investigated in order to study dynamic behavior under sliding friction. A partial differential equation of motion is established and its exact solution is presented. Due to the friction the eigenvalue problem is non-self-adjoint. Mathematical methods for handling the non-self-adjoint system, such as the non-self-adjoint eigenvalue problem and the eigenvalue problem with a proper inner product, are reviewed and applied. The exact solution showed that the undamped elastic system under fixed boundary conditions is neutrally stable when the coefficient of friction is a constant. The assumed mode approximation and the lumped-parameter discretization method are evaluated and their solutions are compared with the exact solution. As a cautionary example the assumed modes approximation leads to false conclusions about stability. The lumped-parameter discretization algorithm generates reliable results.     

The Linear KdV Equation with an Interface

The interface problem for the linear Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation in one-dimensional piecewise homogeneous domains is examined by constructing an explicit solution in each domain. The location of the interface is known and a number of compatibility conditions at the boundary are imposed. We provide an explicit characterization of sufficient interface conditions for the construction of a solution using Fokas’s Unified Transform Method. The problem and the method considered here extend that of earlier papers to problems with more than two spatial derivatives.     

Simple explicit formulas for Gaussian path integrals with time-dependent frequencies

Quadratic fluctuations require an evaluation of ratios of functional determinants of second-order differential operators. We relate these ratios to the Green functions of the operators for Dirichlet, periodic and antiperiodic boundary conditions on a line segment. This permits us to take advantage of Wronski's construction method for Green functions without knowledge of eigenvalues. Our final formula expresses the ratios of functional determinants in terms of an ordinary 2 × 2 determinant of a constant matrix constructed from two linearly independent solutions of the homogeneous differential equations associated with the second-order differential operators. For ratios of determinants encountered in semiclassical fluctuations around a classical solution, the result can further be expressed in terms of this classical solution. In the presence of a zero mode, our method allows for a simple universal regularization of the functional determinants. For Dirichlet's boundary condition, our result is equivalent to Gelfand-Yaglom's. Explicit formulas are given for a harmonic oscillator with an arbitrary time-dependent frequency.