Nonlinear elastodynamics of materials with strong ellipticity condition: Carroll-type solutions

Rogers, C., Saccomandi, G. and Vergori, L. (2015) Nonlinear elastodynamics of materials with strong ellipticity condition: Carroll-type solutions. Wave Motion, 56, pp. 147-164. (doi: 10.1016/j.wavemoti.2015.02.009)

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Abstract

Classes of deformations in nonlinear elastodynamics with origin in pioneering work of Carroll are investigated for an isotropic elastic solid subject to body forces corresponding to a nonlinear substrate potential. Exact solutions are obtained which, inter alia, are descriptive of the propagation of compact waves and motions with oscillatory spatial dependence. It is shown that a description of slowly modulated waves leads to a novel class of generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equations. The latter class, in general, is not integrable. However, a procedure is presented whereby integrable Hamiltonian subsystems may be isolated for a broad class of deformations.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Vergori, Dr Luigi
Authors: Rogers, C., Saccomandi, G., and Vergori, L.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Mathematics and Statistics > Mathematics
Journal Name:Wave Motion
Publisher:Elsevier B.V.
ISSN:0165-2125
ISSN (Online):0165-2125

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