Derivation of the equation of caustics in Cartesian coordinates with Maple

The well-known equation of caustics about crack tips in experimental fracture mechanics is usually expressed in the form of two equations for the Cartesian coordinates (x,y) with a parameter (an appropriate polar angle playing the role of this parameter). Here we derive the equivalent unique equatio...

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Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Ioakimidis, Nikolaos, Anastasselou, Eleni
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Pergamon Press (Elsevier Science) 2023
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://hdl.handle.net/10889/26280
https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-7944(94)90151-1
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spelling nemertes-10889-262802023-12-04T11:09:00Z Derivation of the equation of caustics in Cartesian coordinates with Maple Ioakimidis, Nikolaos Anastasselou, Eleni The well-known equation of caustics about crack tips in experimental fracture mechanics is usually expressed in the form of two equations for the Cartesian coordinates (x,y) with a parameter (an appropriate polar angle playing the role of this parameter). Here we derive the equivalent unique equation (but without a parameter) also in Cartesian coordinates with the help of the computer algebra system Maple V by using the available Gröbner-bases algorithm. The obtained Cartesian equation is of the sixth degree and it can be solved in closed form with respect to y yielding an explicit result y =y(x). The same equation is also checked in two special cases, where it gives the same results as the equivalent pair of parametric equations. Analogous more general results can also be derived. 2023-11-24T13:14:21Z 2023-11-24T13:14:21Z 1994-05 https://hdl.handle.net/10889/26280 https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-7944(94)90151-1 en application/pdf Pergamon Press (Elsevier Science)
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description The well-known equation of caustics about crack tips in experimental fracture mechanics is usually expressed in the form of two equations for the Cartesian coordinates (x,y) with a parameter (an appropriate polar angle playing the role of this parameter). Here we derive the equivalent unique equation (but without a parameter) also in Cartesian coordinates with the help of the computer algebra system Maple V by using the available Gröbner-bases algorithm. The obtained Cartesian equation is of the sixth degree and it can be solved in closed form with respect to y yielding an explicit result y =y(x). The same equation is also checked in two special cases, where it gives the same results as the equivalent pair of parametric equations. Analogous more general results can also be derived.
author Ioakimidis, Nikolaos
Anastasselou, Eleni
spellingShingle Ioakimidis, Nikolaos
Anastasselou, Eleni
Derivation of the equation of caustics in Cartesian coordinates with Maple
author_facet Ioakimidis, Nikolaos
Anastasselou, Eleni
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title Derivation of the equation of caustics in Cartesian coordinates with Maple
title_short Derivation of the equation of caustics in Cartesian coordinates with Maple
title_full Derivation of the equation of caustics in Cartesian coordinates with Maple
title_fullStr Derivation of the equation of caustics in Cartesian coordinates with Maple
title_full_unstemmed Derivation of the equation of caustics in Cartesian coordinates with Maple
title_sort derivation of the equation of caustics in cartesian coordinates with maple
publisher Pergamon Press (Elsevier Science)
publishDate 2023
url https://hdl.handle.net/10889/26280
https://doi.org/10.1016/0013-7944(94)90151-1
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