Magnetoelastic shear waves in self-reinforced bodies (Q1072797)

The basic equations governing the interaction of mechanical and electromagnetic fields in the self-reinforced elastic bodies of Spencer [\textit{A. J. Belfield}, \textit{T. G. Rogers} and \textit{A. J. M. Spencer}, J. Mech. Phys. Solids 31, 25-54 (1983; Zbl 0503.73041)] are formulated. Further examined is the influence of an external magnetic field on the propagation of purely transverse waves polarized parallel to the plane faces in a homogeneous, initially unstressed, infinitely conducting, self-reinforced elastic flat plate extending to infinity. Self- reinforcement vector components are \((a_ 1,0,a_ 3)\). It is found that such waves can be propagated only if the field is normal to the direction of polarization. The effect of self-reinforcement lies in having a nonzero value of the inclination of the field to the direction of propagation, corresponding to the minimum velocity with which a disturbance of given frequency n propagates.