A proof that multiple waves propagate in ensemble-averaged particulate materials

DOI10.1098/RSPA.2019.0344zbMATH Open1472.74106arXiv1905.06996OpenAlexW2969568596WikidataQ90704329 ScholiaQ90704329MaRDI QIDQ5160774FDOQ5160774

Authors: A. L. Gower, I. D. Abrahams, William J. Parnell 

Publication date: 29 October 2021

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Effective medium theory aims to describe a complex inhomogeneous material in terms of a few important macroscopic parameters. To characterise wave propagation through an inhomogeneous material, the most crucial parameter is the effective wavenumber. For this reason, there are many published studies on how to calculate a single effective wavenumber. Here we present a proof that there does not exist a unique effective wavenumber; instead, there are an infinite number of such (complex) wavenumbers. We show that in most parameter regimes only a small number of these effective wavenumbers make a significant contribution to the wave field. However, to accurately calculate the reflection and transmission coefficients, a large number of the (highly attenuating) effective waves is required. For clarity, we present results for scalar (acoustic) waves for a two-dimensional material filled (over a half space) with randomly distributed circular cylindrical inclusions. We calculate the effective medium by ensemble averaging over all possible inhomogeneities. The proof is based on the application of the Wiener-Hopf technique and makes no assumption on the wavelength, particle boundary conditions/size, or volume fraction. This technique provides a simple formula for the reflection coefficient, which can be explicitly evaluated for monopole scatterers. We compare results with an alternative numerical matching method.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.06996

Recommendations

• Multiple waves propagate in random particulate materials
• Reflection from a multi-species material and its transmitted effective wavenumber
• scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1143721
• Effective wavenumbers and reflection coefficients for an elastic medium containing random configurations of cylindrical scatterers
• Reflection and transmission by a slab with randomly distributed isotropic point scatterers

zbMATH Keywords

acousticswave propagationstatistical physicsWiener-Hopfmultiple scatteringrandom mediabackscatteringensemble averagingwave motion

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Laplace operator, Helmholtz equation (reduced wave equation), Poisson equation (35J05) Composite and mixture properties (74E30) Bulk waves in solid mechanics (74J10)

Cites Work

• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Algorithm 975: TMATROM -- a T-matrix reduced order model software
• A far-field based T-matrix method for two dimensional obstacle scattering
• Multiple scattering. Interaction of time-harmonic waves with \(N\) obstacles.
• A brief historical perspective of the Wiener-Hopf technique
• The Multiple Scattering of Waves. I. General Theory of Isotropic Scattering by Randomly Distributed Scatterers
• Effective wavenumbers and reflection coefficients for an elastic medium containing random configurations of cylindrical scatterers
• Scattering of sound by two parallel semi-infinite screens
• Multiple Scattering of Waves
• Systems of integral equations on a half line with kernels depending on the difference of arguments
• Multiple point scattering to determine the effective wavenumber and effective material properties of an inhomogeneous slab
• Scattering by a semi-infinite lattice and the excitation of Bloch waves
• Multiple Scattering by Multiple Spheres: A New Proof of the Lloyd--Berry Formula for the Effective Wavenumber
• Acoustic diffraction from the junction of two flat plates
• On the Solution of Wiener--Hopf Problems Involving Noncommutative Matrix Kernel Decompositions
• On the commutative factorization of n × n matrix Wiener–Hopf kernels with distinct eigenvalues
• Multiple Scattering of Waves. II. ``Hole Corrections in the Scalar Case
• Multiple scattering by random configurations of circular cylinders: weak scattering without closure assumptions
• One-dimensional reflection by a semi-infinite periodic row of scatterers
• General Wiener–Hopf Factorization of Matrix Kernels with Exponential Phase Factors
• The application of Padeapproximants to Wiener-Hopf factorization
• Reflection from a multi-species material and its transmitted effective wavenumber
• Constructive methods for factorization of matrix-functions
• Controlling flexural waves in semi-infinite platonic crystals with resonator-type scatterers
• An iterative Wiener-Hopf method for triangular matrix functions with exponential factors
• Multiple waves propagate in random particulate materials
• Effective properties of a composite half-space: exploring the relationship between homogenization and multiple-scattering theories
• Localization in semi-infinite herringbone waveguides

Cited In (7)

• Longitudinal and transverse coherent waves in media containing randomly distributed spheres
• Some personal reflections on acoustic metamaterials
• Multiple point scattering to determine the effective wavenumber and effective material properties of an inhomogeneous slab
• Interaction of in-plane waves with a structured penetrable line defect in an elastic lattice
• Multiple waves propagate in random particulate materials
• Effective wave number for transmission of linear waves in one-dimensional media
• Reflection from a multi-species material and its transmitted effective wavenumber

This page was built for publication: A proof that multiple waves propagate in ensemble-averaged particulate materials

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q5160774)