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AIDJEX Bulletin #40 - Polar Science Center - University of Washington

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As can be seen from the references, the mathematical theory <strong>of</strong> characteristics<br />

is well established for many systems <strong>of</strong> equations, and much work<br />

has been done to define the characteristic curves for plasticity models.<br />

Some <strong>of</strong> the results that we present have been published previously. However,<br />

the lack <strong>of</strong> common notation and approach has made it difficult to understand<br />

whether or not a given result is applicable to our model. Therefore, we have<br />

introduced the model to be studied and have made the simpler classical analysis<br />

in a format that is consistent without analysis <strong>of</strong> the complete model.<br />

This approach has allowed us to understand the limitations and lack there<strong>of</strong><br />

in each simple case.<br />

Since the mathematical characteristics <strong>of</strong> the system <strong>of</strong> equations may<br />

depend on the particular form <strong>of</strong> the equations, we must discuss the particular<br />

form <strong>of</strong> the model to be considered. We choose to work with an ideal<br />

plastic form <strong>of</strong> the model so that the time variable does not enter the system<br />

<strong>of</strong> equations. It has been well documented that acceleration <strong>of</strong> the ice cover<br />

on temporal scales <strong>of</strong> one day are small enough that inertia may be neglected.<br />

With this assumption in a rigid plastic material model we have time entering<br />

the model only in the form <strong>of</strong> a hardening law. To eliminate this dependence,<br />

we have neglected hardening and assumed that hardening occurs at a slower<br />

rate.<br />

We consider both the existence <strong>of</strong> real characteristic curves and the<br />

form <strong>of</strong> the governing equations along these curves when the system is hyperbolic.<br />

The characteristic directions are discussed in detail and are<br />

related to solution variables <strong>of</strong> importance. Several examples <strong>of</strong> this relation<br />

are shown to help understand how the characteristic directions might be<br />

useful in interpreting the performance <strong>of</strong> the model. The analysis is performed<br />

for the most general system, which includes advection <strong>of</strong> the.materia1,<br />

but a non-normal flow rule is required to complete the analysis. In this<br />

system, stress and velocity variables are coupled. The flow rule is not<br />

normal, but it is defined from a potential function as an assumption that<br />

makes principal directions <strong>of</strong> stress and stretching coincide. The properties<br />

<strong>of</strong> this system are also examined when advection is neglected and when<br />

a normal flow rule is assumed. The problems that arise when a normal flow<br />

rule is assumed are discussed, but this analysis is not completed.<br />

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