Almost global existence for nonlinear wave equations in an exterior domain in two space dimensions

In this paper we deal with the exterior problem for a system of nonlinear wave equations in two space dimensions, assuming that the initial data is small and smooth. We establish the same type of lower bound of the lifespan for the problem as that for the Cauchy problem, despite of the weak decay property of the solution in two space dimensions.     

Hadamard well-posedness for a hyperbolic equation of viscoelasticity with supercritical sources and damping

Presented here is a study of a viscoelastic wave equation with supercritical source and damping terms. We employ the theory of monotone operators and nonlinear semigroups, combined with energy methods to establish the existence of a unique local weak solution. In addition, it is shown that the solution depends continuously on the initial data and is global provided the damping dominates the source in an appropriate sense.     

Global solvability for the Kirchhoff equations in exterior domains of dimension three

We consider the initial (boundary) value problem for the Kirchhoff equations in exterior domains or in the whole space of dimension three, and show that these problems admit time-global solutions, provided the norms of the initial data in the usual Sobolev spaces of appropriate order are sufficiently small. We obtain uniform estimates of the L¹(R) norms with respect to time variable at each point in the domain, of solutions of initial (boundary) value problem for the linear wave equations. We then show that the estimates above yield the unique global solvability for the Kirchhoff equations.     

Optimal decay rates for solutions of a nonlinear wave equation with localized nonlinear dissipation of unrestricted growth and critical exponent source terms under mixed boundary conditions

This article investigates optimal decay rates for solutions to a semilinear hyperbolic equation with localized interior damping and a source term. Both dissipation and the source are fully nonlinear   and the growth rate of the source map may include critical exponents (for Sobolev’s embedding H¹→L²$H^1\to L^2$). Besides continuity and monotonicity, no growth or regularity assumptions are imposed on the damping. We analyze the system in the presence of Neumann-type boundary conditions including the mixed cases: Dirichlet–Neumann–Robin.     

Linking method applied to a class of a system of critical growth wave equations

We show the existence of at least two solutions for a class of a system of critical growth wave equations, with periodic condition on t and the Dirichlet boundary condition

     

Dirichlet to Neumann map for domains with corners and approximate boundary conditions

We present in this paper the Dirichlet to Neumann operator for the wave equation on a straight wedge in R²${\mathbb{R}}^2$, using Fourier integral operators. As a consequence, we recover the classical approximate boundary conditions of orders 1 and 2.     

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Abstract. In this paper the reaction-diffusion systems and the damped wave systems with non-linear terms of gradient form are studied ,and the conditions for making them to be gradient sys-tems are given. So the structure of attractors is clear and simple in some sense by the known re-sult. Some examples are given. Also the reaction-diffusion systems with general nonlinear termsare discussed.     

Hyperbolic-parabolic singular perturbation for quasilinear equations of Kirchhoff type

We consider a hyperbolic-parabolic singular perturbation problem for a quasilinear equation of Kirchhoff type, and obtain parameter-dependent time decay estimates of the difference between the solutions of a quasilinear dissipative hyperbolic equation of Kirchhoff type and the corresponding quasilinear parabolic equation. For this purpose we show time decay estimates for hyperbolic-parabolic singular perturbation problem for linear equations with a time-dependent coefficient.     

On a Darboux type multidimensional problem for second-order hyperbolic systems

The correct formulation of a Darboux type multidimensional problem for second-order hyperbolic systems is investigated. The correct formulation of such a problem in the Sobolev space is proved for temporal type surfaces on which the boundary conditions of a Darboux type problem are given.     

On the solvability of a spatial problem of Darboux type for the wave equation

The question of the correct formulation of one spatial problem of Darboux type for the wave equation has been investigated. The correct formulation of that problem in the Sobolev space has been proved for surfaces having a quite definite orientation on which are given the boundary value conditions of the problem of Darboux type.     

A self-adjoint “simultaneous crossing of the axis”

By constructing the corresponding Green's function in a trapezoidal domain, we establish the existence of self-adjoint realizations of incorporating boundary conditions of the formu(s, 0)=u(s, T)=0. Such operators correspond to the historically important concept of a simultaneous crossing of the axis for vibrating strings.     

On the solvability of a Darboux type non-characteristic spatial problem for the wave equation

The question of the correct formulation of a Darboux type non-characteristic spatial problem for the wave equation is investigated. The correct solvability of the problem is proved in the Sobolev space for surfaces of the temporal type on which Darboux type boundary conditions are given.     

Matrix methods for wave equations

In analogy to a characterisation of operator matrices generating C₀-semigroups due to R. Nagel ([13]), we give conditions on its entries in order that a 2×2 operator matrix generates a cosine operator function. We apply this to systems of wave equations, to second order initial-boundary value problems, and to overdamped wave equations.     

A System of Differential-Operator Equations of Different Orders in Hilbert Spaces

We consider an abstract Cauchy problem for a system of nonhomogeneous abstract differential equations in Hilbert spaces. The “main” equation is of the second order and “boundary” equations are of the first order. Existence of a solution is proved. Application to mixed (initial boundary-value) problems for one-dimensional second order hyperbolic equations and for fourth order PDEs with the time derivative in boundary conditions has been shown. The first author was partially supported by 60% funds of the University of Bologna and G.N.A.M.P.A. of INdAM; the second author was supported by the Israel Ministry of Absorption.     

Forced symmetric oscillations of evolution equations

We show the existence of periodic forced symmetric solutions to certain classes of evolution equations in Hilbert spaces.     

Local Hadamard well-posedness for nonlinear wave equations with supercritical sources and damping

We consider the wave equation with supercritical interior and boundary sources and damping terms. The main result of the paper is local Hadamard well-posedness of finite energy (weak) solutions. The results obtained: (1) extend the existence results previously obtained in the literature (by allowing more singular sources); (2) show that the corresponding solutions satisfy Hadamard well-posedness conditions during the time of existence. This result provides a positive answer to an open question in the area and it allows for the construction of a strongly continuous semigroup representing the dynamics governed by the wave equation with supercritical sources and damping.     

On the solvability of one multidimensional version of the first Darboux problem for some nonlinear wave equations

In the present paper, for wave equations with power nonlinearity we investigate the problem of the existence or nonexistence of global solutions of a multidimensional version of the first Darboux problem in the conic domain.     

Global and blow-up solutions for a quasilinear hyperbolic equation with strong damping

In this paper, we study a quasilinear hyperbolic equation with strong damping. Firstly, by use of the successive approximation method and a series of classical estimates, we prove the local existence and uniqueness of a weak solution. Secondly, via some inequalities, the potential method and the concave method, we derive the asymptotic and blow-up behavior of the weak solution with different conditions.     

Cauchy–Dirichlet problem for second-order hyperbolic equations in cylinders with non-smooth base

This paper is concerned with the smoothness of generalized solutions of the Cauchy–Dirichlet problem for the second-order hyperbolic equation in domains with a conical point.     

Bounded-from-below solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation for optimal control problems with exit times: vanishing lagrangians,eikonal equations,and shape-from-shading

We study the Hamilton-Jacobi equation for undiscounted exit time control problems with general nonnegative Lagrangians using the dynamic programming approach. We prove theorems characterizing the value function as the unique bounded-from-below viscosity solution of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation that is null on the target. The result applies to problems with the property that all trajectories satisfying a certain integral condition must stay in a bounded set. We allow problems for which the Lagrangian is not uniformly bounded below by positive constants, in which the hypotheses of the known uniqueness results for Hamilton-Jacobi equations are not satisfied. We apply our theorems to eikonal equations from geometric optics, shape-from-shading equations from image processing, and variants of the Fuller Problem.