Vibrations and fractional vibrations of rods, plates and Fresnel pseudo-processes (Q650196)

The paper presents mathematical results and instruments of Brownian motion to obtain solutions of all possible problems on vibrations of infinite, semi-infinite and finite rods. The finite signed density of the stated measure suggests the construction of Fresnel pseudo-processes with finite-dimensional distributions. The fractional version (of order \(\nu\)) of the equation of vibrations of rods is also examined. The Fourier transform of the solution is equipped with necessary initial conditions. The authors invert the Fourier transform and obtain an explicit solution of the fractional equation. From the explicit solution for \(\nu = 1\), they derive the fundamental solution for the equation of vibrations of rods. At the same time, for \(\nu = 1/2\), they obtain an alternative expression for the solution of biquadratic heat equations. The authors also examine in detail the explicit solution for \(\nu = 2/3\) and prove that it is possible to reduce it to a superposition of Airy functions. Moreover, the case \(\nu = 1/3\) is analyzed and it is proved that the solution can be expressed in terms of the fundamental solution and Airy functions. The given analysis shows that the profile of the vibrating rod has a peak near the origin, where the initial disturbance is superimposed and symmetric damping waves decrease rapidly in size. Then, the authors consider a multidimensional version of the fundamental solution which governs the vibrations of plates. In the plane, they study the vibrations of a circular plate with Neumann boundary condition on the edge. This problem is solved by applying an inversion with respect to the circle which parallels the construction of the reflecting planar Brownian motion inside a disk. This solution is applied to describe the vibrations of thin structures, started off by a concentrated central initial disturbance. Then, it is shown that the composition of Fresnel pseudo-processes \(F\) with reflecting Brownian motion \(B\) produces a subordinated process whose one-dimensional law coincides with the fundamental solution. The composition of \(F\) with the first passage time of \(B\) yields a genuine probability law, strictly connected with the Cauchy process and solving the corresponding fourth-order equation. The probability law has two maxima which move in opposite directions as time passes, and display a structure similar to the solutions of fractional diffusion equations for a degree of fractionality \(1 < \nu < 2\). Finally, it is shown that the successive compositions of Fresnel pseudo-processes and the corresponding law are governed by a higher-order equation.