Propagation of nonlinear waves in inhomogeneous hereditary media
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Propagation of nonlinear waves in inhomogeneous hereditary media
zbMATH Open document ID: 0665.73024
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7462(89)90011-5
author: S. H. Smith
published in: International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
publication date: 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The propagation of a one-dimensional longitudinal wave with finite amplitude in inhomogeneous hereditary media with faded memory is considered. It is assumed that the elastic properties and the density of the medium vary smoothly along the direction of wave propagation. The wave motion is governed by the second-order nonlinear hyperbolic differential equation with coefficients depending on the space coordinate. The equation is solved by making use of the perturbation theory, the WKB method and the Laplace transform techniques. The solution obtained in the paper describes the initial stage of the distortion of the wave profile in its near-front region and satisfies the condition of the WKB solution, i.e. the variation of inhomogeneity is small on the characteristic length of the wave. The propagation of the sine-wave in an inhomogeneous standard viscoelastic medium is considered on the basis of this solution.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 74J99
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 74D05
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 74D10
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 74S30
zbMATH DE Number: 4089044
zbMATH Keywords: one-dimensional longitudinal wave
zbMATH Keywords: finite amplitude
zbMATH Keywords: inhomogeneous hereditary media
zbMATH Keywords: faded memory
zbMATH Keywords: second-order nonlinear hyperbolic differential equation
zbMATH Keywords: perturbation theory
zbMATH Keywords: WKB method
zbMATH Keywords: Laplace transform techniques
MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile
full work available at URL: 0020-7462(89)90011-5
OpenAlex ID: W2056370739
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