Cauchy problem for a system of equations of spatial theory of elasticity in movings (Q1897911)

This paper is concerned with the elliptic problem of equilibrium elasticity. As a Cauchy problem it is not well-posed, and the aim of this work is to propose and implement a regularization procedure which would allow the problem to be approached as a Cauchy problem. The first step in such a regularization procedure is the introduction of the Carleman matrix \(\Pi(x, y, \sigma)\), where \(\sigma> 0\) is a parameter. The Carleman matrix is defined to be the sum of a matrix of fundamental solutions and a matrix \(G\) which satisfies the governing equations as well as a bound depending on \(\sigma\). Somiglina's formula is then suitably extended to give an integral representation of the solution in terms of \(\Pi\). In the next step, a representation is found for \(\Pi\) in terms of the potential \(1/|x- y|\) and a harmonic function. An explicit form is then found for \(\Pi\), and this leads in turn to an integral formula for \(u^\sigma\), the regularization of \(u\). The error bound \[ |u(x)- u^\sigma(x)|\leq C\sigma^2 \exp(- \sigma x_3) \] is shown to hold for \(\sigma\geq 1\). This result is further generalized to accommodate the use of continuous approximations of the boundary data, this perturbation being measured by a number \(\delta\in (0, 1)\). An appropriate error bound is given for the difference \(|u- u^{\sigma\delta}|\). The paper concludes with a consideration of the problem on domains of cone type. Again uniform convergence is proved as \(\sigma\to \infty\) and \(\delta\to 0\).