Thermoelastic medium in the context of four theories subjected to gravity field and laser pulse

Abstract

The paper aims at studying the impact of gravity and laser pulse on the overall structure of the generalized thermoelasticity equations concerning a standardized elastic isotropic half-space. Using four generalized thermoelasticity theories, i.e. the Green-Naghdi (GN) theory, Green-Lindsay (GL) theory, Lord-Schulman (LS) theory, and Coupled Theory (CT), the authors applied the formulation. In the physical sphere, they attained the analytical expressions for the (Mechanical and Maxwell’s) stresses distribution, displacement components, and temperature through utilizing the normal mode analysis. Moreover, they calculated these expressions numerically and plotted the conforming graphs to demonstrate and make comparisons between theoretical findings. The paper concludes that the impact of gravity and laser pulse field is highly significant.

KEYWORDS:

• Generalized thermoelastic
• gravity
• laser pulse
• half-space
• relaxation times
• Green-Naghdi (GN)

Acknowledgment

Taif University Researchers Supporting Project number (TURSP-2020/164), Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).