General decay rate for a class of weakly dissipative second‐order systems with memory

In this paper, we study an abstract class of weakly dissipative second‐order systems with finite memory. We establish a new general decay rate for the solution of the system under some appropriate conditions on the memory kernel (relaxation function). Our result improves and generalizes many existing results in the literature. We also give some examples to illustrate our abstract result.     

Optimal decay rates for the viscoelastic wave equation

In this paper, we consider a viscoelastic equation with minimal conditions on the relaxation function g, namely, , where H is an increasing and convex function near the origin and ξ is a nonincreasing function. With only these very general assumptions on the behavior of gat infinity, we establish optimal explicit and general energy decay results from which we can recover the optimal exponential and polynomial rates when H(s)=s^p and p covers the full admissible range [1,2). We get the best decay rates expected under this level of generality, and our new results substantially improve several earlier related results in the literature.     

Polynomial stability without polynomial decay of the relaxation function

We consider a linear viscoelastic problem and prove polynomial asymptotic stability of the steady state. This work improves previous works where it is proved that polynomial decay of solutions to the equilibrium state occurs provided that the relaxation function itself is polynomially decaying to zero. In this paper we will not assume any decay rate of the relaxation function. In case the kernel has some flat zones then we prove polynomial decay of solutions provided that these flat zones are not too big. If the kernel is strictly decreasing then there is no need for this assumption. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

General decay for a class of viscoelastic problem with not necessarily decreasing kernel

In this paper, a problem which arises in a class of viscoelasticity is considered. We obtain the decay rate of the energy, for certain class of relaxation functions not necessarily exponentially or polynomially decaying to zero.     

Exponential decay for a quasilinear viscoelastic equation

We consider the following nonlinear viscoelastic equation together with Dirichlet-boundary conditions, in a bounded domain Ω and ρ > 0. We prove an exponential decay result for a class of relaxation functions. Our result is established without imposing the usual relation between g and its derivative (© 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Decay rates for the energy of a singular nonlocal viscoelastic system

This work deals with decay rates for the energy of an initial boundary value problem with a nonlocal boundary condition for a system of nonlinear singular viscoelastic equations. We prove the decay rates for the energy of a singular one‐dimensional viscoelastic system with a nonlinear source term and nonlocal boundary condition of relaxation kernels described by the inequality $g_i^{\prime }\left(t\right)\le ?H\left(g_i\left(t\right)\right),\left(i=1,2\right)$ for all t ≥ 0, with H convex.     

Exponential decay of non‐linear wave equation with a viscoelastic boundary condition

We study in this paper the global existence and exponential decay of solutions of the non‐linear unidimensional wave equation with a viscoelastic boundary condition. We prove that the dissipation induced by the memory effect is strong enough to secure global estimates, which allow us to show existence of global smooth solution for small initial data. We also prove that the solution decays exponentially provided the resolvent kernel of the relaxation function, k decays exponentially. When k decays polynomially, the solution decays polynomially and with the same rate. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Exact decay rates for weakly coupled systems with indirect damping by fractional memory effects

This paper deals with the asymptotic behavior of a weakly coupled system of two equations in which one of them has a dissipative mechanism given by a memory term. This term depends on the fractional operator with exponent $\theta \in [0,1]$. We show that strong solutions of the system decay polynomially with a rate that depends on both the exponent θ and wave propagation speeds. Optimal decay rates are found and the results show a surprising aspect: More regular damping does not necessarily imply a faster decay.     

General decay of nonlinear viscoelastic Kirchhoff equation with Balakrishnan‐Taylor damping and logarithmic nonlinearity

This work deals with the study of a new class of nonlinear viscoelastic Kirchhoff equation with Balakrishnan‐Taylor damping and logarithmic nonlinearity. A decay result of the energy of solutions for the problem without imposing the usual relation between a certain relaxation function and its derivative is established. This result generalizes earlier ones to an arbitrary rate of decay, which is not necessarily of exponential or polynomial decay.     

Stability and optimality of decay rate for a weakly dissipative Bresse system

This paper is concerned with asymptotic stability of a Bresse system with two frictional dissipations. Under mathematical condition of equal speed of wave propagation, we prove that the system is exponentially stable. Otherwise, we show that Bresse system is not exponentially stable. Then, in the latter case, by using a recent result in linear operator theory, we prove the solution decays polynomially to zero with optimal decay rate. Better rates of polynomial decay depending on the regularity of initial data are also achieved. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

General energy decay estimates of Timoshenko systems with frictional versus viscoelastic damping

In this paper we consider the following Timoshenko system: with Dirichlet boundary conditions and initial data where a, b, g and h are specific functions and ρ₁, ρ₂, k₁, k₂ and L are given positive constants. We establish a general stability estimate using the multiplier method and some properties of convex functions. Without imposing any growth condition on h at the origin, we show that the energy of the system is bounded above by a quantity, depending on g and h, which tends to zero as time goes to infinity. Our estimate allows us to consider a large class of functions h with general growth at the origin. We use some examples (known in the case of wave equations and Maxwell system) to show how to derive from our general estimate the polynomial, exponential or logarithmic decay. The results of this paper improve and generalize some existing results in the literature and generate some interesting open problems. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Stabilization of a viscoelastic Timoshenko beam

A viscoelastic Timoshenko beam is investigated. We prove an exponential decay of solutions for a large class of kernels with weaker conditions than the existing ones in the literature. This will allow the use of other types of viscoelastic material for Timoshenko type beams than the usually used ones.     

A new general decay for a transmission problem of viscoelastic Timoshenko systems

In this paper, we investigate the long-time behavior for a transmission problem of viscoelastic Timoshenko systems with different speeds of wave propagation. By constructing a new Lyapunov functional and combining the technique of perturbation energy with some precise estimates for multipliers, we establish a general uniform decay estimates for the energy.     

On L1 decay problem for the dissipative wave equation

We study the decay estimates of solutions to the Cauchy problem for the dissipative wave equation in one, two, and three dimensions. The representation formulas of the solutions provide the sharp decay rates on L¹ norms and also L^p norms. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

General decay for a quasilinear system of viscoelastic equations with nonlinear damping

In this paper, we consider a system of coupled quasilinear viscoelastic equations with nonlinear damping. We use the perturbed energy method to show the general decay rate estimates of energy of solutions, which extends some existing results concerning a general decay for a single equation to the case of system, and a nonlinear system of viscoelastic wave equations to a quasilinear system.     

Global existence and uniform decay of solutions for a system of wave equations with dispersive and dissipative terms

In this paper, we consider a system of two coupled wave equations with dispersive and viscosity dissipative terms under Dirichlet boundary conditions. The global existence of weak solutions as well as uniform decay rates (exponential one) of the solution energy are established.     

A general decay result of a viscoelastic equation with infinite history and nonlinear damping

In this paper, we consider a viscoelastic equation with a nonlinear frictional damping and in the presence of an infinite-memory term. We prove an explicit and general decay result using some properties of the convex functions. Our approach allows a wider class of kernels, from which those of exponential decay type are only special cases.     

Global existence and uniform stability of solutions for a quasilinear viscoelastic problem

In this paper the nonlinear viscoelastic wave equation in canonical form with Dirichlet boundary condition is considered. By introducing a new functional and using the potential well method, we show that the damping induced by the viscoelastic term is enough to ensure global existence and uniform decay of solutions provided that the initial data are in some stable set. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.