The anti-localization of non-stationary linear waves and its relation to the localization. The simplest illustrative problem

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Shishkina, Ekaterina V, Gavrilov, Serge N, Mochalova, Yulia A
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 05.03.2023
• Subjects: Localization; Physics - Classical Physics; Wave propagation
• ISSN: 2331-8422
• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2210.06736

We introduce a new wave phenomenon, which can be observed in continuum and discrete systems, where a trapped mode exists under certain conditions, namely, the anti-localization of non-stationary linear waves. This is zeroing of the non-localized propagating component of the wave-field in a neighbourhood of an inclusion. In other words, it is a tendency for non-stationary waves to propagate avoiding a neighbourhood of an inclusion. The anti-localization is caused by a destructive interference of the harmonics involved into the representation of the solution in the form of a Fourier integral. The anti-localization is associated with the waves from the pass-band, whereas the localization related with a trapped mode is due to poles inside the stop-band. In the framework of a simple illustrative problem considered in the paper, we have demonstrated that the anti-localization exists for all cases excepting the boundary of the domain in the parameter space where the wave localization occurs. Thus, the anti-localization can be observed in the absence of the localization as well as together with the localization. We also investigate the influence of the anti-localization on the wave-field in whole.