193 research outputs found
A 3-dimensional singular kernel problem in viscoelasticity: an existence result
Materials with memory, namely those materials whose mechanical and/or
thermodynamical behaviour depends on time not only via the present time, but
also through its past history, are considered. Specifically, a three
dimensional viscoelastic body is studied. Its mechanical behaviour is described
via an integro-differential equation, whose kernel represents the relaxation
modulus, characteristic of the viscoelastic material under investigation.
According to the classical model, to guarantee the thermodynamical
compatibility of the model itself, such a kernel satisfies regularity
conditions which include the integrability of its time derivative. To adapt the
model to a wider class of materials, this condition is relaxed; that is,
conversely to what is generally assumed, no integrability condition is imposed
on the time derivative of the relaxation modulus. Hence, the case of a
relaxation modulus which is unbounded at the initial time t = 0, is considered,
so that a singular kernel integro-differential equation, is studied. In this
framework, the existence of a weak solution is proved in the case of a three
dimensional singular kernel initial boundary value problem.Comment: 15 page
KdV-type equations linked via Baecklund transformations: remarks and perspectives
Third order nonlinear evolution equations, that is the Korteweg-deVries
(KdV), modified Korteweg-deVries (mKdV) equation and other ones are considered:
they all are connected via Baecklund transformations. These links can be
depicted in a wide Baecklund Chart} which further extends the previous one
constructed in [22]. In particular, the Baecklund transformation which links
the mKdV equation to the KdV singularity manifold equation is reconsidered and
the nonlinear equation for the KdV eigenfunction is shown to be linked to all
the equations in the previously constructed Baecklund Chart. That is, such a
Baecklund Chart is expanded to encompass the nonlinear equation for the KdV
eigenfunctions [30], which finds its origin in the early days of the study of
Inverse scattering Transform method, when the Lax pair for the KdV equation was
constructed. The nonlinear equation for the KdV eigenfunctions is proved to
enjoy a nontrivial invariance property. Furthermore, the hereditary recursion
operator it admits [30 is recovered via a different method. Then, the results
are extended to the whole hierarchy of nonlinear evolution equations it
generates. Notably, the established links allow to show that also the nonlinear
equation for the KdV eigenfunction is connected to the Dym equation since both
such equations appear in the same Baecklund chart.Comment: 18 page
Some remarks on the model of rigid heat conductor with memory: unbounded heat relaxation function
The model of rigid linear heat conductor with memory is reconsidered
focussing the interest on the heat relaxation function. Thus, the definitions
of heat flux and thermal work are revised to understand where changes are
required when the heat flux relaxation function is assumed to be unbounded
at the initial time . That is, it is represented by a regular integrable
function, namely , but its time derivative is not integrable,
that is . Notably, also under these relaxed assumptions
on , whenever the heat flux is the same also the related thermal work is the
same. Thus, also in the case under investigation, the notion of equivalence is
introduced and its physical relevance is pointed out
Singular Kernel Problems in Materials with Memory
In recent years the interest on devising and study new materials is growing since they are widely used in different applications which go from rheology to bio-materials or aerospace applications. In this framework, there is also a growing interest in understanding the behaviour of materials with memory, here considered. The name of the model aims to emphasize that the behaviour of such materials crucially depends on time not only through the present time but also through the past history. Under the analytical point of view, this corresponds to model problems represented by integro-differential equations which exhibit a kernel non local in time. This is the case of rigid thermodynamics with memory as well as of isothermal viscoelasticity; in the two different models the kernel represents, in turn, the heat flux relaxation function and the relaxation modulus. In dealing with classical materials with memory these kernels are regular function of both the present time as well as the past history. Aiming to study new materials integro-differential problems admitting singular kernels are compared. Specifically, on one side the temperature evolution in a rigid heat conductor with memory characterized by a heat flux relaxation function singular at the origin, and, on the other, the displacement evolution within a viscoelastic model characterized by a relaxation modulus which is unbounded at the origin, are considered. One dimensional problems are examined; indeed, even if the results are valid also in three dimensional general cases, here the attention is focussed on pointing out analogies between the two different materials with memory under investigation. Notably, the method adopted has a wider interest since it can be applied in the cases of other evolution problems which are modeled by analogue integro-differential equations. An initial boundary value problem with homogeneneous Neumann boundary conditions is studied.In recent years the interest on devising and study
new materials is growing since they are widely used in different applications
which go from rheology to bio-materials or aerospace applications.
In this framework,
there is also a growing interest in understanding the behaviour of materials with memory, here
considered. The name
of the model aims to emphasize that the behaviour of
such materials crucially depends on time not only
through the present time but also through the past history. Under the
analytical point of view, this corresponds to model problems represented by
integro-differential
equations which exhibit a kernel non local in time. This is the case of rigid
thermodynamics with memory as well as of isothermal viscoelasticity; in the two different
models the kernel represents, in turn, the heat flux relaxation function and
the relaxation modulus. In dealing with
classical materials with memory these kernels are regular function of both the present
time as wel
Some remarks on the model of rigid heat conductor with memory: unbounded heat relaxation function
The model of rigid linear heat conductor with memory is reconsidered
focussing the interest on the heat relaxation function. Thus, the definitions
of heat flux and thermal work are revised to understand where changes are
required when the heat flux relaxation function is assumed to be unbounded
at the initial time . That is, it is represented by a regular integrable
function, namely , but its time derivative is not integrable,
that is . Notably, also under these relaxed assumptions
on , whenever the heat flux is the same also the related thermal work is the
same. Thus, also in the case under investigation, the notion of equivalence is
introduced and its physical relevance is pointed out
Some remarks on materials with memory: heat conduction and viscoelasticity
Materials with memory are here considered. The introduction of the dependence on time not only via the present, but also, via the past time represents a way, alternative to the introduction of possible non linearities, when the physical problem under investigation cannot be suitably described by any linear model. Specifically, the two different models of a rigid heat conductor, on one side, and of a viscoelastic body, on the other one, are analyzed. In them both, to evaluate the quantities of physical interest a key role is played by the past history of the material and, accordingly, the behaviour of such materials is characterized by suitable constitutive equations where Volterra type kernels appear. Specifically, in the heat conduction problem, the heat flux is related to the history of the temperature-gradient while, in isothermal viscoelasticity, the stress tensor is related to the strain history. Then, the notion of equivalence is considered to single out and associate together all those different thermal histories, or, in turn, strain histories, which produce the same work. The corresponding explicit expressions of the minimum free energy are compared
Ermakov-Pinney and Emden-Fowler equations: new solutions from novel B\"acklund transformations
The class of nonlinear ordinary differential equations , where F is a smooth function, is studied. Various nonlinear ordinary
differential equations, whose applicative importance is well known, belong to
such a class of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Indeed, the
Emden-Fowler equation, the Ermakov-Pinney equation and the generalized Ermakov
equations are among them. B\"acklund transformations and auto B\"acklund
transformations are constructed: these last transformations induce the
construction of a ladder of new solutions adimitted by the given differential
equations starting from a trivial solutions. Notably, the highly nonlinear
structure of this class of nonlinear ordinary differential equations implies
that numerical methods are very difficulty to apply
Materials with memory: Free energies & solution exponential decay
The model of a rigid linear heat conductor with memory is analyzed. Specifically, an evolution problem which describes the time evolution of the temperature distribution within a rigid heat conductor with memory is studied. The attention is focussed on the thermodynamical state of such a rigid heat conductor which, according to the adopted constitutive equations, depends on the history of the material; indeed, the dependence of the heat flux on the history of the temperature's gradient is modeled via an integral term. Thus, the evolution problem under investigation is an integro-differential one with assigned initial and boundary conditions. Crucial in the present study are suitable expressions of an appropriate free energy and thermal work, related one to the other, which allow to construct functional spaces which are meaningful both under the physical as well as the analytic viewpoint. On the basis of existence and uniqueness results previously obtained, exponential decay at infinity is proved
Abelian versus non-Abelian Baecklund Charts: some remarks
Connections via Baecklund transformations among different non-linear
evolution equations are investigated aiming to compare corresponding Abelian
and non Abelian results. Specifically, links, via Baecklund transformations,
connecting Burgers and KdV-type hierarchies of nonlinear evolution equations
are studied. Crucial differences as well as notable similarities between
Baecklund charts in the case of the Burgers - heat equation, on one side and
KdV -type equations are considered. The Baecklund charts constructed in [16]
and [17], respectively, to connect Burgers and KdV-type hierarchies of operator
nonlinear evolution equations show that the structures, in the non-commutative
cases, are richer than the corresponding commutative ones.Comment: 18 page
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