A new and useful type of optical resonator has been proposed based on the principles of chaos [1]. The asymmetric resonant cavity (ARC) is an extension of the concept of spherical or cylindrical dielectric resonators which have high-Q ”whispering gallery” (WG) modes trapped by total internal reflection [2]. In the ARC such a cylinder or sphere is deformed substantially but in a smooth and conve...

1. introduction nowadays, remote sensing is considered as an important subject in many field studies, like agronomy, hydrogeology, mineral exploration, geography and geology. this knowledge has been applied in most of the geological fields. the significant application of remote sensing is preparation of lineament maps that is an important issue in the geological studies. in the remote sensing s...

In the present paper, bending and stress analyses of two-directional functionally graded (FG) circular plates resting on non-uniform two-parameter foundations (Winkler-Pasternak foundations) are investigated using a first-order shear-deformation theory. To enhance the accuracy of the results, the transverse stress components are derived based on the three dimensional theory of elasticity. The s...