A justification of the method of junction of asymptotic expansions applied to a vibrating plate problem. Estimate of the impedance matrix (Q1354977)

The authors consider the problem of a thin plate, area \(\Omega\), with a small inclusion, area \(\varepsilon\Omega\), with a given motion. An approximate solution for the problem is given using inner and outer expansions, and the impedance matrix, relating a rigid motion of the inclusion to the force system acting on the plate is obtained in terms of \(\text{log }\varepsilon\). The treatment is highly theoretical involving a variety of abstract spaces, and there is no indication of how the ideas developed in the paper may be applied to any actual problem.