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

DOI10.1007/S10955-011-0309-5MaRDI QIDQ650196zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Enzo Orsingher, Mirko D'Ovidio

Publication date 25 November 2011

Published in Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1104.2126

zbMATH Keywords

Brownian motionfractional diffusionsfundamental solutionhigher-order heat equations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fractional processes, including fractional Brownian motion (60G22) Vibrations in dynamical problems in solid mechanics (74H45) Random vibrations in dynamical problems in solid mechanics (74H50) Stochastic and other probabilistic methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S60)

Abstract: Different initial and boundary value problems for the equation of vibrations of rods (also called Fresnel equation) are solved by exploiting the connection with Brownian motion and the heat equation. The analysis of the fractional version (of order $u$) of the Fresnel equation is also performed and, in detail, some specific cases, like $u=1/2$, 1/3, 2/3, are analyzed. By means of the fundamental solution of the Fresnel equation, a pseudo-process $F(t)$, $t>0$ with real sign-varying density is constructed and some of its properties examined. The equation of vibrations of plates is considered and the case of circular vibrating disks $C_R$ is investigated by applying the methods of planar orthogonally reflecting Brownian motion within $C_R$. The composition of F with reflecting Brownian motion $B$ yields the law of biquadratic heat equation while the composition of $F$ with the first passage time $T_t$ of $B$ produces a genuine probability law strictly connected with the Cauchy process.

Review text

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.

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