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The scattering response of plane waves by point constraints in strain gradient elasticity is governed by the ratio of microinertial and energetic length scales, producing trapping resonances in anomalous dispersion and cloaking-type behavio

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load-bearing objection The paper derives a bounded Green's tensor for strain gradient elasticity that reduces point-scatterer problems to linear algebra and flags resonances via determinant minima, but the boundedness step needs explicit verification.

arxiv 2607.01070 v1 pith:EKWASDLZ submitted 2026-07-01 math-ph cond-mat.mtrl-scimath.MP

Scattering, Trapping and Cloaking-Type Effects of Plane Waves by Point Scatterers in Strain Gradient Elasticity

classification math-ph cond-mat.mtrl-scimath.MP
keywords strain gradient elasticityplane wave scatteringpoint scattererstrapping modescloaking effectsdispersion regimesGreen's tensorresonance identification
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This paper shows how plane waves interact with clusters of rigid point constraints in an infinite strain gradient elastic medium. A closed-form dynamic Green's tensor is derived that stays bounded at the source, unlike the classical version. This allows modeling the multiple-scattering problem as a finite algebraic system for the reaction forces at each pin. Resonances are found from minima in the determinant of the Green matrix, and the overall behavior splits into two regimes based on the ratio of the two strain gradient lengths. In one regime sharp resonances create localized trapping, while in the other the pins cause only weak perturbations resembling cloaking.

Core claim

The response of time-harmonic P and SV waves to clusters of rigid point constraints is governed primarily by the ratio of the microinertial and energetic strain gradient lengths. In the anomalous dispersion regime, sharp resonances produce strong displacement localization, including perimeter-localized trapping modes in dense circular arrays. In the normal dispersion regime, these resonances are strongly attenuated and the pins behave as weak scatterers, producing a cloaking-type response in which the incident field is only weakly perturbed. The Green's tensor remains bounded at the source, enabling point constraints through superposition of fundamental solutions, and a frequency-domain proc

What carries the argument

The bounded dynamic Green's tensor for plane-strain strain gradient elasticity, which permits direct superposition to model rigid point constraints and reduces the scattering problem to an algebraic system for pin reaction amplitudes.

Load-bearing premise

The strain gradient Green's tensor remains bounded at the source, which allows point constraints to be introduced directly through superposition of fundamental solutions.

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A direct computation or measurement showing whether the displacement and its gradients remain finite at the location of a point constraint in a dynamic strain gradient elastic field, as opposed to developing a singularity.

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Central claim rests on standard linear strain gradient elasticity constitutive relations and the boundedness of the derived Green's tensor; no free parameters are explicitly fitted in the abstract, and no new entities are postulated.

free parameters (2)
  • microinertial strain gradient length
    Material length scale parameter controlling dispersion, treated as input rather than fitted.
  • energetic strain gradient length
    Material length scale parameter controlling dispersion, treated as input rather than fitted.
axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Linear strain gradient elasticity constitutive assumptions hold for the infinite medium.
    Foundational modeling choice invoked for the plane-strain problem.
  • domain assumption Time-harmonic plane P and SV waves propagate in the infinite domain.
    Setup assumption for the scattering configuration.

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Wave scattering by localized constraints in microstructured solids is strongly influenced by the interplay of material length scales, dispersion and geometry. This work investigates plane-strain scattering of time-harmonic P and SV waves by clusters of rigid point constraints embedded in an infinite strain gradient elastic medium. A closed-form dynamic Green's tensor is derived for the plane-strain problem. Unlike the classical elastodynamic Green's tensor, the strain gradient Green's tensor remains bounded at the source, enabling point constraints to be introduced directly through superposition of fundamental solutions. The multiple-scattering problem is reduced to a finite-dimensional algebraic system for the pin reaction amplitudes. A frequency-domain procedure is developed to identify resonance-like amplification and trapping. Candidate resonant frequencies are associated with local minima of the Green matrix determinant, while higher-order curvature criteria distinguish trapping-dominated resonances from non-localized scattering responses. The results show that the response is governed primarily by the ratio of the microinertial and energetic strain gradient lengths. In the anomalous dispersion regime, sharp resonances produce strong displacement localization, including perimeter-localized trapping modes in dense circular arrays. In the normal dispersion regime, these resonances are strongly attenuated and the pins behave as weak scatterers, producing a cloaking-type response in which the incident field is only weakly perturbed. The influence of Poisson's ratio, incidence angle and compound pin configurations is also examined, demonstrating how intrinsic material lengths and geometric arrangement can be used to tune scattering, trapping and wave-screening mechanisms in microstructured elastic media.

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Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2607.01070 by E. Alevras, P. A. Gourgiotis, Th. Zisis.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Configuration of pins embedded in an infinite elastic microstructured medium subjected to an incident harmonic plane-wave, under plane-strain conditions. and y-axes, respectively. For a purely incident P-wave, BS = 0, and the particle motion is parallel to the direction of propagation. For a purely incident SV-wave, BP = 0, and the particle motion is perpendicular to the direction of propagation while rema… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: (a) − (c) detected resonant frequencies, (d) − (f) propagating (non-localized) mode Ω = 39.63393, and (g) − (i) trapping (localized) mode Ω = 44.41294, for a circular configuration, subjected to an incident SV-wave of unit amplitude. In all cases, H = 0, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ , Np = 12. Figs. 2a-c illustrate the detected local minima for a circular arrangement of 12 pins, subjected to unit amplitude SV waves, f… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: Distribution of the non-dimensional displacement components and the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector, for a circular configuration, subjected to an incident (a) − (c) P and (d) − (f) SV-wave of unit amplitude. In all cases, H = 0, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ , Ω = 22.22847, Np = 12. In Figs. 3a–c, a P-wave propagates along the positive X-axis with particle motion polarized in the X-direction; here… view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Variation of the normalized logarithmic determinant Γ/| min(Γ)| and detected trapping (localized) modes for circular pinned configurations in the low-frequency range 0 < Ω < 200: (a) H = 0, (b) H = 0.1, (c) H = 1, and (d) H = 10. In all cases, ν = 0.25. Ω 𝑎 Ω 𝑏 Ω 𝑐 Ω 𝑑 Γ min Γ Γ min Γ Γ min Γ Γ min Γ [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Variation of the normalized logarithmic determinant Γ/| min(Γ)| and detected trapping (localized) modes for circular pinned configurations in the high-frequency range 1000 < Ω < 1200: (a) H = 0, (b) H = 0.1, (c) H = 1, and (d) H = 10. In all cases, ν = 0.25. 14 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: Distribution of the non-dimensional displacement components and the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector at two nearby trapping (localized) modes, for a circular configuration, subjected to an incident P-wave of unit amplitude. (a)−(c) Ω = 30.28867 and (d)−(f) Ω = 26.86327. In all cases, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ , Np = 12 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Distribution of the non-dimensional displacement components and of the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector at two nearby high-frequency trapping modes for circular configurations with different numbers of pins: (a)–(c) Np = 48, Ω = 1073.76825695; (d)–(f) Np = 96, Ω = 1074.099918. In all cases, H = 0, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ , and the incident wave is SV. (Figs. 8e,f), depending on the displacemen… view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Distribution of the non-dimensional displacement components and the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector for a circular configuration, subjected to an incident (a) − (c) P-wave and (d) − (f) SV-wave of unit amplitude. In all cases, H = 1, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ , Ω = 8.07281, Np = 12. 𝑎 𝑏 𝑐 𝑑 𝑒 𝑓 𝑈𝑋 𝑈𝑋 𝑈𝑌 𝑈𝑌 𝑈 𝑈 𝑌 𝑋 𝑋 𝑋 𝑌 𝑌 𝑌 𝑌 𝑋 𝑋 𝑋 𝑌 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: Distribution of the non-dimensional displacement components and the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector for a circular configuration, subjected to an incident (a) − (c) P-wave and (d) − (f) SV-wave of unit amplitude. In all cases, H = 10, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ , Ω = 100, Np = 12. This notion is employed at a conceptual level and should be distinguished from transformation-based elastodynamic cl… view at source ↗
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Variation of the normalized determinant of the Green’s matrix Γ/| min(Γ)| for a circular configuration, for representative values of Poisson’s ratio, H = 0, Np = 24 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_10.png] view at source ↗
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: Distribution of the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector for a circular configuration, shown for different Poisson’s ratio values: (a) Ω = 118.03322, SV incident wave; (b) Ω = 175.03035, P incident wave; (c) Ω = 139.83396, P incident wave; (d) Ω = 28.11431, P incident wave. In all cases, H = 0 and ψ = 0◦ , Np = 24. matrix through the parameter β and modifies the coupling between the prescr… view at source ↗
Figure 12
Figure 12. Figure 12: Distribution of the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector for an equilateral non-convex polygon, subjected to an incident P-wave, shown for different incidence angle values. In all cases, H = 0, ν = 0.25, Ω = 13.520056, Np = 48. 5.5 The effect of multiple pin configurations We finally investigate the response of compound pin arrangements formed by placing multiple circular configurations in… view at source ↗
Figure 13
Figure 13. Figure 13: Distribution of the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector for multiple circular configu￾rations subjected to an incident P-wave at different resonant frequency values. In all cases, H = 0, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ . This behavior is illustrated in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p020_13.png] view at source ↗
Figure 14
Figure 14. Figure 14: Distribution of the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector for multiple circular config￾urations subjected to an incident P-wave at close resonant frequencies: (a) 2 offsets, (b) 3 offsets, (c) 4 offsets, each with 12 pins. In all cases, H = 0, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ , and offset spacing = 0.2. This amplification may be interpreted as a consequence of the modified propagation paths cre￾ated by the… view at source ↗
Figure 15
Figure 15. Figure 15: Distribution of the magnitude of the non-dimensional displacement vector for multiple circular configu￾rations subjected to an incident P-wave at resonant frequencies: (a) 2 offsets, (b) 3 offsets, (c) 4 offsets, each with 24 pins. In all cases, H = 0, ν = 0.25, ψ = 0◦ , and offset spacing = 0.3. a superposition of fundamental solutions. This provides the basis for extending point-scatterer methods, origi… view at source ↗

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