We consider a profound problem of two-point resistance in the resistor network with a null resistor edge and an arbitrary boundary,which has not been solved before because the Green's function technique and the Lapla...We consider a profound problem of two-point resistance in the resistor network with a null resistor edge and an arbitrary boundary,which has not been solved before because the Green's function technique and the Laplacian matrix approach are invalid in this case.Looking for the exact solutions of resistance is important but difficult in the case of the arbitrary boundary since the boundary is a wall or trap which affects the behavior of a finite network.In this paper,we give a general resistance formula that is composed of a single summation by using the recursion-transform method.Meanwhile,several interesting results are derived by the general formula.Further,the current distribution is given explicitly as a byproduct of the method.展开更多
The fractional calculus approach is introduced into the rheological constitutive model of a generalized second grade fluid. A constitutive model with fractional derivative is developed for the generalized second grade...The fractional calculus approach is introduced into the rheological constitutive model of a generalized second grade fluid. A constitutive model with fractional derivative is developed for the generalized second grade fluid. Unsteady Couette flow of the generalized second grade fluid is studied by using the method of the discrete inverse Laplace transform and generalized Mittag-Leffler function. And then an exact solution is obtained for this problem with arbitrary fractional derivative. This provides a new analytical tool for the study of viscoelastic fluid mechanics.展开更多
文摘We consider a profound problem of two-point resistance in the resistor network with a null resistor edge and an arbitrary boundary,which has not been solved before because the Green's function technique and the Laplacian matrix approach are invalid in this case.Looking for the exact solutions of resistance is important but difficult in the case of the arbitrary boundary since the boundary is a wall or trap which affects the behavior of a finite network.In this paper,we give a general resistance formula that is composed of a single summation by using the recursion-transform method.Meanwhile,several interesting results are derived by the general formula.Further,the current distribution is given explicitly as a byproduct of the method.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 10002003), the Foundation for University Key Teacher by the Ministry of Education of China and the JSPS postdoctoral fellowship for foreign researchers.
文摘The fractional calculus approach is introduced into the rheological constitutive model of a generalized second grade fluid. A constitutive model with fractional derivative is developed for the generalized second grade fluid. Unsteady Couette flow of the generalized second grade fluid is studied by using the method of the discrete inverse Laplace transform and generalized Mittag-Leffler function. And then an exact solution is obtained for this problem with arbitrary fractional derivative. This provides a new analytical tool for the study of viscoelastic fluid mechanics.