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Asymptotic stability and energy decay rates for solutions of hyperbolic equations with boundary damping

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2012

John P. Quinn
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Toronto
David L. Russell
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Mathematics Research Center, University of Wisconsin

Synopsis

This report deals with the asymptotic behaviour of solutions of the wave equation in a domain Ω ⊆Rn. The boundary, Γof Ωft consists of two parts. One part reflects all energy while the other part absorbs energy to a degree. If the energy-absorbing part is non-empty we show that the energy tends to zero as t→∞. With stronger assumptions we are able to obtain decay rates for the energy. Certain relationships with controlability are discussed and used to advantage.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1977

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