High-order derivatives of Green's functions in magneto-electro-elastic materials

Three-dimensional Green's functions and their arbitrary order derivatives in general anisotropic magneto-electro-elastic materials are derived by using Fourier transform. They are analytical solutions expressed in line integral forms, and can be evaluated by a standard numerical integration method. With this method, we can obtain results with high accuracy. Besides, a numerical finite difference method is also given to evaluate the second-order derivatives quickly. When setting the appropriate material coefficients to zero, the piezoelectric, piezomagnetic, and purely anisotropic elastic Green's functions and their derivatives can all be obtained from the current solutions. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.