By directly solving the Navier equations of elasticity, we obtain the discr
ete Cosserat eigenvalues and eigenvectors for the first boundary value prob
lem of a cylindrical shell. The discrete Cosserat spectrum approaches <(ome
ga)over tilde> (n) = -2 from both <(omega)over tilde> (n) < -2 and <(omega)
over tilde> (n) > -2 sides. It also reduces to a condensation point <(omega
)over tilde> = -2 with infinite multiplicity for a cylinder or a cylindrica
l rigid inclusion in an infinite space. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All
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