For any small ε > 0, a two-dimensional elastic waveguide is constructed such that λe = ε4 is the only eigenvalue in the vicinity of the lower bound λ† = 0 of the continuous spectrum. This result is rather unexpected, because an acoustic waveguide (the Neumann problem for the Laplace operator) with an arbitrary small localized perturbation cannot support a trapped mode at a low frequency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)31-44
Number of pages14
JournalFunctional Analysis and its Applications
Volume54
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2020

    Research areas

  • continuous spectrum, orthotropic elastic waveguide, trapped waves at low frequencies

    Scopus subject areas

  • Analysis
  • Applied Mathematics

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