Equivalent Boundary Integral Equations with indirect unknowns for thin elastic plate bending theory

Equivalent Boundary Integral Equations (EBIE) with indirect unknowns for thin elastic plate bending theory, which is equivalent to the original boundary value problem, is established rigorously by mathematical technique of non-analytic continuation and is fully proved by means of the variational principle. The previous three kinds of boundary integral equations with indirect unknowns are discussed thoroughly and it is shown that all previous results are not EBIE. Paper from SUN Huan-chun, Member of Editorial Commitee, AMM Biography: ZHANG Yao-ming (1962-)