Classical Physics
An explicit expression for the Jacobi metric for a general Lagrangian system is obtained as a series expansion in the square root of the kinetic energy of the system and the corresponding geodesics are described in terms of an appropriate…
In this tutorial, we discuss the radiation from a Hertzian dipole into uniform isotropic lossy media of infinite extent. If the medium is lossless, the radiated power propagates to infinity, and the apparent dissipation is measured by the…
Multiple scattering of wave in strong heterogeneity can cause resonance-like wave anomaly where the signal exhibits low-frequency, high intensity, and slowly propagating wave packet velocity. For example, long period event in volcanic…
Distribution of the electric potential in a very long plate (for example a long metal ruler) is determined. This is achieved by conformally mapping the plate into a plane, simplifying the geometry of boundary conditions. Singularities of…
We investigate the potential and limitations of the wave generation by disturbances moving at the bottom. More precisely, we assume that the wavemaker is composed of an underwater object of a given shape which can be displaced according to…
This paper discusses an important issue about the virtual fields method when it is used to identify nonhomogeneous shear moduli of nearly incompressible solids. From simulated examples, we observed that conventional virtual fields, which…
Cylindrical extension springs have been commonly exploited in mechanical systems for years and their behavior could be considered as well identified. Nevertheless, it appears that the influence of the loops on the global stiffness is not…
Dynamic Mode III interfacial fracture in a dissimilar square-cell lattice, composed of two contrasting mass-spring lattice half-planes joined at an interface, is considered. The fracture, driven by a remotely applied load, is assumed to…
We consider a problem of finding the maximum attainable energy at a cyclotron as an exercise in the introductory relativity course and comment on some subtle points of the solution.
Thermodynamically consistent fractional Burgers constitutive models for viscoelastic media, divided into two classes according to model behavior in stress relaxation and creep tests near the initial time instant, are coupled with the…
Classical and thermodynamically consistent fractional Burgers models are examined in creep and stress relaxation tests. Using the Laplace transform method, the creep compliance and relaxation modulus are obtained in integral form, that…
This work examines the physical effect of the edge-induced acoustic radiation force and torque on an acoustically radiating circular source, located near a rigid corner. Assuming harmonic (linear) radiating waves of the source, vibrating in…
The present work is aimed to explain why we started to consider Vibrating Rays Theory (VRT) as a viable representation of nature, and to elaborate some of its consequences. In 1846 Faraday introduced the concept of vibrating rays, in which…
Backus (1962) developed his technique for homogenization of a layered structure solely within the context of linear elastic theory. In this paper we propose an extended use of Backus average for finitely deformed materials of a layered…
Elastic wave propagation is a century-old problem. Unlike on a flat manifold, analytical solution is not well established for a curved manifold. In this study we take a step towards building an analytical framework for solving the elastic…
This paper focuses on the basic system of a field and a particle in interaction and provides a single, unified derivation of the energy-momentum tensors for both the field and the particle. This derivation contrasts with the usual approach…
An analytical solution of the Helmholtz equation for electromagnetic field distribution in a resonant cavity with elliptic cross-section is found. We compare the frequencies of the eigenmodes with numerical and experimental values for a…
The existence of the Aharonov-Bohm phase shows that the magnetic field may produce nonlocal effects in quantum mechanics. It is generally believed that such a nonlocal behavior of the magnetic field is not possible in classical physics and…
Solution procedures for establishing the regimes of stick and slip for frictional contacts capable of idealisation within the framework of half-plane elasticity and subject to complex loading regimes are reviewed, starting with the well…
The pressure distribution is calculated underneath a skate which is pushed in the ice by the weight of a skater at rest. Due to the sharp edges of the skate the deformation is partly elastic and partly plastic. The ratio of the plastic and…