Exact solution for the Poisson field in a semi-infinite strip
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Cohen, Yosef
Rothman, Daniel H.
Date Issued
April 2017
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Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science
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Royal Society
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Cohen, Yossi, and Daniel H. Rothman. “Exact Solution for the Poisson Field in a Semi-Infinite Strip.” Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science 473, no. 2200 (April 2017): 20160908.
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Abstract
The Poisson equation is associated with many physical processes. Yet exact analytic solutions for the two-dimensional Poisson field are scarce. Here we derive an analytic solution for the Poisson equation with constant forcing in a semi-infinite strip. We provide a method that can be used to solve the field in other intricate geometries. We show that the Poisson flux reveals an inverse square-root singularity at a tip of a slit, and identify a characteristic length scale in which a small perturbation, in a form of a new slit, is screened by the field. We suggest that this length scale expresses itself as a characteristic spacing between tips in real Poisson networks that grow in response to fluxes at tips.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2016.0908
