Neutral coated inclusions in conductivity and anti–plane elasticity
- 8 July 2001
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences
- Vol. 457 (2012), 1973-1997
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2001.0796
Abstract
The problem of neutral inclusions for two-dimensional conductivity (or, equivalently, anti-plane elasticity) is considered. Such an inclusion when inserted in a matrix containing a uniform applied electric field does not disturb the field outside the inclusion. Consequently, assemblages of neutral inclusions have certain moduli of their effective conductivity tensor that can be determined exactly. The inclusion is assumed to have a hole (or perfect conductor) at its core surrounded by a thick coating of isotropic material. The whole construction is embedded in a possibly anisotropic matrix. Analytic formulae for the boundaries of the core and coating are found with the use of conformal mapping techniques. The admissible inclusion shapes depend on the applied electric field and on the conductivities of matrix and coating. It is shown that the inclusions can have a variety of shapes and are not just restricted to being coated confocal ellipses. However, coated confocal ellipses are the only inclusions which are neutral to multiple applied fields.Keywords
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