Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 April 2002
We are interested in the theoretical study of a spectral problem arising in a physical situation, namely interactions of fluid-solid type structure. More precisely, we study the existence of solutions for a quadratic eigenvalue problem, which describes the vibrations of a system made up of two elastic bodies, where a slip is allowed on their interface and which surround a cavity full of an inviscid and slightly compressible fluid. The problem shall be treated like a generalized eigenvalue problem. Thus by using some functional analysis results, we deduce the existence of solutions and prove a spectral asymptotic behavior property, which allows us to compare the spectrum of this coupled model and the spectrum associated to the problem without transmission between the fluid-solid media.