On eigenelements of a two-dimensional Steklov-type boundary value problem for the Lamé operator

In this paper, we study a two-dimensional Steklov-type boundary value problem for the Lamé operator in a half-strip, which is the limiting problem for a singularly perturbed boundary-value problem in a half-strip with a small hole. A theorem on the existence of eigenelements of the boundary value problem under study is proved. In particular, we obtain estimates for the eigenvalues expressed in terms of the Lamé constants and a parameter that determines the width of the half-strip, and refine the structure of the corresponding eigenfunctions, which determines their behavior as their argument move away from the base of the half-strip. Moreover, explicit expressions for the eigenvalues of the limiting boundary value problem are found up to the solution of a system of algebraic equations. The results obtained in this paper will make it possible to construct and rigorously justify an asymptotic expansion of the eigenvalue of a singularly perturbed boundary value problem in a half-strip with a small round hole in powers of a small parameter that determines the diameter of the hole.