Homogenization of harmonic 1-forms on pseudo-Riemannian manifolds of complicated microstructure

A. P. Rybalko

Žurnal matematičeskoj fiziki, analiza, geometrii, Tome 11 (2004) no. 2, pp. 249-257

Résumé

4-dimentional manifolds $\tilde M_\varepsilon^4=\mathbf R\times M_\varepsilon^3$, where $M_\varepsilon^3$ are Riemannian manifolds of complicated microstructure are considered. $M_\varepsilon^3$ consist of two copies of $\mathbf R^3$ with a large number of holes connected in pairs by means of fine tubes. The asymptotic behaviour of harmonic $1$-forms on $\tilde M_\varepsilon^4$ is studied as $\varepsilon\to 0$, when the number of tubes on $M_\varepsilon^3$ tends to infinity and their radii tend to zero. The homogenized equations on $\mathbf R^4$ describing the leading term of the asymptotics are obtained. The result of homogenization of the solution of Cauchy problem for wave equation on $\tilde M_\varepsilon^4$ as $\varepsilon\to 0$ is obtained.