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  • elasticity m tensors and the strong Ellipticity Condition
    Applied Mathematics and Computation, 2020
    Co-Authors: Weiyang Ding, Liqun Qi
    Abstract:

    Abstract In this paper, we establish two sufficient Conditions for the strong Ellipticity of any fourth-order elasticity tensor and investigate a class of tensors satisfying the strong Ellipticity Condition, the elasticity M -tensor. The first sufficient Condition is that the strong Ellipticity holds if the unfolding matrix of this fourth-order elasticity tensor can be modified into a positive definite one by preserving the summations of some corresponding entries. Second, an alternating projection algorithm is proposed to verify whether an elasticity tensor satisfies the first Condition or not. Besides, the elasticity M -tensor is defined with respect to the M-eigenvalues of elasticity tensors. We prove that any nonsingular elasticity M -tensor satisfies the strong Ellipticity Condition by employing a Perron-Frobenius-type theorem for M-spectral radii of nonnegative elasticity tensors. Other equivalent definitions of nonsingular elasticity M -tensors are also established.

  • on the m eigenvalues of elasticity tensor and the strong Ellipticity Condition
    arXiv: Rings and Algebras, 2017
    Co-Authors: Hua Xiang, Liqun Qi
    Abstract:

    Strong Ellipticity is an important property in the elasticity theory. In 2009, M-eigenvalues were introduced for the elasticity tensor. It was shown that M-eigenvalues are invariant under coordinate system choices, and the strong Ellipticity Condition holds if and only if all the M-eigenvalues of the elasticity tensor are positive. Thus, M-eigenvalues are some intrinsic parameters of the elasticity tensor. In this paper, we show that the M-eigenvalues of the elasticity tensor are closely related with some elastic moduli, such as the bulk modulus, the shear modulus, Lam\'e's first parameter, the P-wave modulus, etc, and the positiveness of the M-eigenvalues are corresponding to some existing Conditions for strong Ellipticity in some special cases, such as the isotropic case, the cubic case, the polar anisotropic case and the tetragonal case. We also present new sufficient Conditions for the strong Ellipticity of the orthotropic case. These, in a certain sense, further reveal the physical meanings of M-eigenvalues.

  • elasticity mathscr m tensors and the strong Ellipticity Condition
    arXiv: Mathematical Physics, 2017
    Co-Authors: Weiyang Ding, Liqun Qi
    Abstract:

    In this paper, we establish two sufficient Conditions for the strong Ellipticity of any fourth-order elasticity tensor and investigate a class of tensors satisfying the strong Ellipticity Condition, the elasticity $\mathscr{M}$-tensor. The first sufficient Condition is that the strong Ellipticity holds if the unfolding matrix of this fourth-order elasticity tensor can be modified into a positive definite one by preserving the summations of some corresponding entries. Second, an alternating projection algorithm is proposed to verify whether an elasticity tensor satisfies the first Condition or not. Besides, the elasticity $\mathscr{M}$-tensor is defined with respect to the M-eigenvalues of elasticity tensors. We prove that any nonsingular elasticity $\mathscr{M}$-tensor satisfies the strong Ellipticity Condition by employing a Perron-Frobenius-type theorem for M-spectral radii of nonnegative elasticity tensors. Other equivalent definitions of nonsingular elasticity $\mathscr{M}$-tensors are also established.

  • Singular values of a real rectangular tensor
    Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 2010
    Co-Authors: Kung-ching Chang, Liqun Qi, Guanglu Zhou
    Abstract:

    Real rectangular tensors arise from the strong Ellipticity Condition problem in solid mechanics and the entanglement problem in quantum physics. In this paper, we systematically study properties of singular values of a real rectangular tensor, and give an algorithm to find the largest singular value of a nonnegative rectangular tensor. Numerical results show that the algorithm is efficient.

  • Conditions for Strong Ellipticity of Anisotropic Elastic Materials
    Journal of Elasticity, 2009
    Co-Authors: Liqun Qi
    Abstract:

    In this paper, we derive necessary and sufficient Conditions for the strong Ellipticity Condition of anisotropic elastic materials. We first observe that the strong Ellipticity Condition holds if and only if a second order tensor function is positive definite for any unit vectors. Then we further link this Condition to the rank-one positive definiteness of three second-order tensors, three fourth-order tensors and a sixth-order tensor. In particular, we consider Conditions of strong Ellipticity of the rhombic classes, for which we need to check the copositivity of three second-order tensors and the positive definiteness of a sixth-order tensor. A direct method is presented to verify our Conditions.

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  • On the Ellipticity Condition for model-parameter dependent mixed formulations
    Computers & Structures, 2020
    Co-Authors: Dominique Chapelle, Klausjurgen Bathe
    Abstract:

    International audienceWhen establishing and analyzing model-parameter dependent mixed formulations, it is common to consider required Ellipticity and inf-sup Conditions for the continuous and discrete problems. However, in the modeling of some important categories of problems, like in the analysis of plates and shells, the Ellipticity Condition usually considered does not naturally hold, and the inf-sup Condition can only be stated in an abstract form and can hardly be evaluated analytically. In this paper we present a new and practical Ellipticity Condition which together with the inf-sup Condition guarantees that (i) when the model parameter goes to zero, the limit problem solution is uniformly approached, and (ii) an optimal finite element discretization has been established (for the interpolations used). In practice, a numerical test might be performed to see whether the proposed Ellipticity Condition is satisfied

  • on the Ellipticity Condition for model parameter dependent mixed formulations
    Computers & Structures, 2010
    Co-Authors: Dominique Chapelle, Klausjurgen Bathe
    Abstract:

    When establishing and analyzing model-parameter dependent mixed formulations, it is common to consider required Ellipticity and inf-sup Conditions for the continuous and discrete problems. However, in the modeling of some important categories of problems, like in the analysis of plates and shells, the Ellipticity Condition usually considered does not naturally hold, and the inf-sup Condition can only be stated in an abstract form and can hardly be evaluated analytically. In this paper we present a new and practical Ellipticity Condition which together with the inf-sup Condition guarantees that (i) when the model parameter goes to zero, the limit problem solution is uniformly approached, and (ii) an optimal finite element discretization has been established (for the interpolations used). In practice, a numerical test might be performed to see whether the proposed Ellipticity Condition is satisfied.

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