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DECAY AND OTHER ESTIMATES FOR AN ELASTIC CYLINDER
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1Department of Mathematical Physics, University College Galway
2Istituto di Matematica, Universita di Napoli Cap 80134, Napoli, Italy
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A homogeneous, isotropic linear elastic cylinder is considered. Its curved boundary is subjected either to zero displacement conditions, or to displacements which, at most, vary linearly with x3, the axial coordinate. A cross-sectional measure of possible deformations is defined, and a second-order differential inequality (corresponding to convexity or generalized convexity) is derived for this. Various implications are discussed including, under appropriate circumstances, spatial decay estimates with respect to the axial coordinate x3.