Surface effects on the diffraction of plane compressional waves by a nanosized circular hole

In the present letter, the authors consider the diffraction of plane harmonic compressional wave (P wave) by a nanosized circular hole. The surface elasticity theory is employed to incorporate the surface effects. The results show that once the radius of hole reduces to nanometers, surface energy significantly affects the diffraction of elastic waves. For incident waves with different frequencies, the influences of surface elasticity on dynamic stress concentration are discussed in details. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.