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Exact Fourier expansion in cylindrical coordinates for the three-dimensional Helmholtz Green function
A new method is presented for Fourier decomposition of the Helmholtz Green
Function in cylindrical coordinates, which is equivalent to obtaining the
solution of the Helmholtz equation for a general ring source. The Fourier
coefficients of the Helmholtz Green function are split into their half
advanced+half retarded and half advanced-half retarded components. Closed form
solutions are given for these components in terms of a Horn function and a
Kampe de Feriet function, respectively. The systems of partial differential
equations associated with these two-dimensional hypergeometric functions are
used to construct a fourth-order ordinary differential equation which both
components satisfy. A second fourth-order ordinary differential equation for
the general Fourier coefficent is derived from an integral representation of
the coefficient, and both differential equations are shown to be equivalent.
Series solutions for the various Fourier coefficients are also given, mostly in
terms of Legendre functions and Bessel/Hankel functions. These are derived from
the closed form hypergeometric solutions or an integral representation, or
both. Numerical calculations comparing different methods of calculating the
Fourier coefficients are presented
Statistics of non-linear stochastic dynamical systems under L\'evy noises by a convolution quadrature approach
This paper describes a novel numerical approach to find the statistics of the
non-stationary response of scalar non-linear systems excited by L\'evy white
noises. The proposed numerical procedure relies on the introduction of an
integral transform of Wiener-Hopf type into the equation governing the
characteristic function. Once this equation is rewritten as partial
integro-differential equation, it is then solved by applying the method of
convolution quadrature originally proposed by Lubich, here extended to deal
with this particular integral transform. The proposed approach is relevant for
two reasons: 1) Statistics of systems with several different drift terms can be
handled in an efficient way, independently from the kind of white noise; 2) The
particular form of Wiener-Hopf integral transform and its numerical evaluation,
both introduced in this study, are generalizations of fractional
integro-differential operators of potential type and Gr\"unwald-Letnikov
fractional derivatives, respectively.Comment: 20 pages, 5 figure
The method of lines in analyzing solids containing cracks
A semi-numerical method is reviewed for solving a set of coupled partial differential equations subject to mixed and possibly coupled boundary conditions. The line method of analysis is applied to the Navier-Cauchy equations of elastic and elastoplastic equilibrium to calculate the displacement distributions in various, simple geometry bodies containing cracks. The application of this method to the appropriate field equations leads to coupled sets of simultaneous ordinary differential equations whose solutions are obtained along sets of lines in a discretized region. When decoupling of the equations and their boundary conditions is not possible, the use of a successive approximation procedure permits the analytical solution of the resulting ordinary differential equations. The use of this method is illustrated by reviewing and presenting selected solutions of mixed boundary value problems in three dimensional fracture mechanics. These solutions are of great importance in fracture toughness testing, where accurate stress and displacement distributions are required for the calculation of certain fracture parameters. Computations obtained for typical flawed specimens include that for elastic as well as elastoplastic response. Problems in both Cartesian and cylindrical coordinate systems are included. Results are summarized for a finite geometry rectangular bar with a central through-the-thickness or rectangular surface crack under remote uniaxial tension. In addition, stress and displacement distributions are reviewed for finite circular bars with embedded penny-shaped cracks, and rods with external annular or ring cracks under opening mode tension. The results obtained show that the method of lines presents a systematic approach to the solution of some three-dimensional mechanics problems with arbitrary boundary conditions. The advantage of this method over other numerical solutions is that good results are obtained even from the use of a relatively coarse grid
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