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Colombeau algebra as a mathematical tool for investigating step load and step deformation of systems of nonlinear springs and dashpots

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The response of mechanical systems composed of springs and dashpots to a step input is of eminent interest in the applications. If the system is formed by linear elements, then its response is governed by a system of linear ordinary differential equations. In the linear case, the mathematical method of choice for the analysis of the response is the classical theory of distributions. However, if the system contains nonlinear elements, then the classical theory of distributions is of no use, since it is strictly limited to the linear setting. Consequently, a question arises whether it is even possible or reasonable to study the response of nonlinear systems to step inputs. The answer is positive. A mathematical theory that can handle the challenge is the so-called Colombeau algebra. Building on the abstract result by Průša and Rajagopal (Int J Non-Linear Mech 81:207–221, 2016), we show how to use the theory in the analysis of response of nonlinear spring–dashpot and spring–dashpot–mass systems.

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  1. Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Sokolovská 83, 186 75, Praha 8 – Karlín, Czech Republic

    Vít Průša & Martin Řehoř

  2. Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Adolfa Pawińskiego 5B, Warszawa, 02-106, Poland

    Karel Tůma

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Vít Průša and Martin Řehoř were supported by the project LL1202 in the programme ERC-CZ funded by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic.

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Průša, V., Řehoř, M. & Tůma, K. Colombeau algebra as a mathematical tool for investigating step load and step deformation of systems of nonlinear springs and dashpots. Z. Angew. Math. Phys. 68, 24 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00033-017-0768-x

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