We consider a homogenization Winkler–Steklov spectral problem that consists of the elasticity equations for a three-dimensional homogeneous anisotropic elastic body which has a plane part of the surface subject to alternating boundary conditions on small regions periodically placed along the plane. These conditions are of the Dirichlet type and of the Winkler–Steklov type, the latter containing the spectral parameter. The rest of the boundary of the body is fixed, and the period and size of the regions, where the spectral parameter arises, are of order ε. For fixed ε, the problem has a discrete spectrum, and we address the asymptotic behavior of the eigenvalues {βkε}k=1∞ as ε→ 0. We show that βkε=O(ε-1) for each fixed k, and we observe a common limit point for all the rescaled eigenvalues εβkε while we make it evident that, although the periodicity of the structure only affects the boundary conditions, a band-gap structure of the spectrum is inherited asymptotically. Also, we provide the asymptotic behavior for certain “groups” of eigenmodes.

Original languageEnglish
Article number35
JournalZeitschrift fur Angewandte Mathematik und Physik
Volume69
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Apr 2018

    Scopus subject areas

  • Mathematics(all)
  • Physics and Astronomy(all)
  • Applied Mathematics

    Research areas

  • Floquet–Bloch–Gelfand transform, Homogenization, Linear elasticity, Spectral perturbation theory, Steklov problem, Winkler foundation

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