Elastic fields around a nanosized elliptichole in decagonal quasicrystals

Based on the variational principle, a continuum theory of surface elasticity and new boundary conditions for quasicrystals is proposed. The effect of the residual surface stress on a decagonal quasicrystal that is weakened by a nanoscale elliptical hole is considered. The explicit expressions for the hoop stress along the edge of the hole are obtained using the Stroh formalism. The results show that the residual surface stress and the shape of the hole have a significant effect on the elastic state around the hole.