On the number and spin of photons in classical electromagnetic fieldA relativistically invariant expression for the number of photons in free classical electromagnetic field through the currents, that created the field, is derived based on the formula for the total…R M Feshchenko, A. V. Vinogradov·Oct 25, 2018SaveLearn
Quasistatic limit of the electric-magnetic coupling blocks of the T-matrix for spheroidsThe T-matrix formally describes the solution of any electromagnetic scattering problem by a given particle in a given medium at a given wavelength. As such it is commonly used in a number of…Matt Majic, Eric C. Le Ru·Oct 24, 2018SaveLearn
The multiplicative deformation split for shells with application to growth, chemical swelling, thermoelasticity, viscoelasticity and elastoplasticityThis work presents a general unified theory for coupled nonlinear elastic and inelastic deformations of curved thin shells. The coupling is based on a multiplicative decomposition of the surface…Roger A. Sauer, Reza Ghaffari, Anurag Gupta·Oct 23, 2018SaveLearn
Special Relativity from Classical Gedankenexperiments involving Electromagnetic Forces: A Contribution to Relativity without LightSimply by assuming the first postulate of Special Relativity and by exploring Gedankenexperiments with electromagnetic forces, we suggest that there is a speed limit in the universe, which can be…Sergio Eduardo Silva Duarte, Nathan Willig Lima·Oct 23, 2018SaveLearn
Nonlocal Equations for the Electromagnetic field in the Coupled Cavity ModelThe procedure for obtaining a difference equation, the solution of which is the components of the electric (or magnetic) field at the chosen set of volume points of the resonator chain, was…M. I. Ayzatsky·Oct 23, 2018SaveLearn
Experimental and numerical study of spectral properties of three-dimensional chaotic microwave cavities: The case of missing levelsWe present an experimental and numerical study of missing-level statistics of chaotic three-dimensional microwave cavities. The nearest-neighbor spacing distribution, the spectral rigidity, and the…Vitalii Yunko, Małgorzata Białous, Szymon Bauch et al.·Oct 22, 2018SaveLearn
Hamilton symmetry in relativistic Coulomb systemsHamilton's hodograph method geometrizes, in a simple and very elegant way, in velocity space, the full dynamics of classical particles in 1/r potentials. States of given energy and angular…Uri Ben-Ya'acov·Oct 22, 2018SaveLearn
Four definitions of magnetic permeability for periodic metamaterialsWe state and compare four different definitions of magnetic permeability for periodic, artificial media, or metamaterials. The connection between them, and properties in general, are discussed in…Johannes Skaar, Hans Olaf Hågenvik, Christopher A. Dirdal·Oct 18, 2018SaveLearn
Torque on slowly moving electric or magnetic dipoles in vacuoThe torque on a moving electric or magnetic dipole in slow motion is deduced using the Lorentz transformation of the fields to first order in v/c. It is shown that the obtained equations are…G. Asti, R. Coisson·Oct 18, 2018SaveLearn
Fundamental bounds on transmission through periodically perforated metal screens with experimental validationThis paper presents a study of transmission through arrays of periodic sub-wavelength apertures. Fundamental limitations for this phenomenon are formulated as a sum rule, relating the transmission…Andrei Ludvig-Osipov, Johan Lundgren, Casimir Ehrenborg et al.·Oct 17, 2018SaveLearn
Measuring the phase velocity of twisted wavefrontsTraditionally one defines the speed of a wave as a property of the medium. Recent studies in photonics have challenged this idea, indicating that spatial shaping of the optical wavefront has can…Grace Richard, Holly Lay, Daniel Giovannini et al.·Oct 17, 2018SaveLearn
The Solution to the Differential Equation with Linear Damping describing a Physical Systems governed by a Cubic Energy PotentialAn analytical solution to the nonlinear differential equation describing the equation of motion of a particle moving in an unforced physical system with linear damping, governed by a cubic potential…Kim Johannessen·Oct 16, 2018SaveLearn
Two-scale constitutive modeling of a lattice core sandwich beamConstitutive equations are derived for a 1-D micropolar Timoshenko beam made of a web-core lattice material. First, a web-core unit cell is modeled by discrete classical constituents, i.e., the…Anssi T. Karttunen, JN Reddy, Jani Romanoff·Oct 15, 2018SaveLearn
Analytical solution method for rheological problems of solidsIn classical continuum theory, Volterra's principle [1, 2] is a long-known method to solve linear rheological (viscoelastic) problems derived from the corresponding elastic ones. Here, we…Tamás Fülöp, Mátyás Szücs·Oct 15, 2018SaveLearn
Catastrophe machines a few nanometers in sizeUsing molecular dynamic simulations of short oligomeric fragments of thermosensitive polymers exposed to power loads, we established three effects characteristic of classical catastrophe machines…Vladik A. Avetisov, Anastasia A. Markina, Alexander F. Valov·Oct 13, 2018SaveLearn
Integral balance methods applied to a non-classical Stefan problemIn this paper we consider two different Stefan problems for a semi-infinite material for the non classical heat equation with a source which depends on the heat flux at the fixed face x = 0. One of…Julieta Bollati, Maria F. Natale, Jose A. Semitiel et al.·Oct 12, 2018SaveLearn
Second Order Phase Transition and Universality of Self-Buckled Elastic Slender ColumnsSelf-buckling is an interesting phenomenon that is easily found around us, either in nature or in objects made by human. Palm fronds which initially directed upward when they were short and turned…Desyana Olenka Margaretta, Nadya Amalia, Fisca Dian Utami et al.·Oct 11, 2018SaveLearn
Solution for the nonlinear telegraph equation with two space variablesIn this paper, we consider two space variables of nonlinear telegraph equation in terms of voltage and current. The numerical algorithm based on the Laplace transform method (LDM) is applied to…Emad K. Jaradat, Read S. Hijjawi, Belal R. Alasassfeh et al.·Oct 10, 2018SaveLearn
Free Transverse Vibration Analysis of thin rectangular plates having arbitrarily varying non-homogeneity along two concurrent edgeIn this paper, I presented the analysis and numerical results for free transverse vibration of thin rectangular plates having arbitrarily varying non-homogeneity with the in-plane coordinates along…Avinash Kumar·Oct 9, 2018SaveLearn
Momentum in the dynamics of variable-mass systems: classical and relativistic caseWe discuss a role of a momentum vector in the description of dynamics of systems with variable mass, and show some ambiguity in expressing the 2nd Newtonian law of dynamics in terms of momentum…Janusz Wolny, Radoslaw Strzalka·Oct 8, 2018SaveLearn
On the Normal Force and Static Friction Acting on a Rolling Ball Actuated by Internal Point MassesThe goal of this paper is to investigate the normal and tangential forces acting at the point of contact between a horizontal surface and a rolling ball actuated by internal point masses moving in…Vakhtang Putkaradze, Stuart Rogers·Oct 7, 2018SaveLearn
Extension of Discrete Mechanics towards ElectromagnetismThe attempt to unify the laws of physics is approached from a discrete vision of space and time, abandoning the continuous medium paradigm that presided over the derivation of certain equations of…Jean-Paul Caltagirone·Oct 5, 2018SaveLearn
Nonreciprocal localization of ultrasound in a viscous medium with asymmetric scatterersA two-dimensional phononic crystal with asymmetric scatterers is used for the study of Anderson localization of sound along one-dimensional disorder produced by random orientation of metallic rods.…Jyotsna Dhillon, Andrey Bozhko, Ezekiel Walker et al.·Oct 2, 2018SaveLearn
Acoustic flat lensing using an indefinite mediumAcoustic flat lensing is achieved here by tuning a phononic array to have indefinite medium behaviour in a narrow frequency spectral region along the acoustic branch. This is confirmed by the…M. Dubois, J. Perchoux, A. L. Vanel et al.·Oct 2, 2018SaveLearn
Relaxed micromorphic model of transient wave propagation in anisotropic band-gap metastructuresIn this paper, we show that the transient waveforms arising from several localised pulses in a micro-structured material can be reproduced by a corresponding generalised continuum of the relaxed…Gabriele Barbagallo, Domenico Tallarico, Marco Valerio D'Agostino et al.·Oct 1, 2018SaveLearn