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Integral over a volume of (mass density)$cdot$(magnitude of displacement field)?

Physics Asked by letslearnmath on December 9, 2020

Let $u = u(X,t) = varphi(X,t)-X$ be the displacement field. Define the quantity
$$psi = 1/2int_Omega rho u^Tu~mathrm dX$$
where $rho$ is the mass density.

So if it were velocity instead of displacement field, this would equal kinetic energy. I’m struggling to figure out what it is with displacement though, like what this would represent physically. Maybe nothing? If I’m being asked to define the quantity, maybe I can define it however I like? Displacement energy of some sort?

One Answer

It is elastic potential energy. The integral you write down is a continuum version of Hookes' law. The $u^T u$ indicates that the energy is quadratic in the displacement. The mass density is a measure of how many particles are displaced.

Answered by Anton Quelle on December 9, 2020

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