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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2005 iii Paper 82 3 b Solution by
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In the bilinear identity choose field to be the complex conjugate of the field at frequency , equivalently its partner, and field to be the field itself. The squared frequencies are equal, so the mass density terms cancel:Multiply by and use , to obtainFor the real fields defined in this question as the sum of positive and negative frequency components, time averaging cancels the terms. Their mean body-force work mass density is exactly , and their outward mean elastic-wave energy flux is . Thus mean body-force power equals mean outward boundary power. Mean stored energy does not accumulate in a periodic steady field.
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