Nonlinear Volterra Equations for Heat Flow in Materials with Memory.
Abstract
Consider the nonlinear Volterra equation u(t) + (b*Au) not an element of f(t). This paper discusses existing and recent results for the following problems concerning this equation the global existence and uniqueness of solutions and their continuous dependence on the data; the boundedness and asymptotic behavior as t approaches infinity in th special cases when X = H is a real Hilbert space and A is either a maximal monotone operator on H or A is a subdifferential of a proper, convex, lower semicontinuous function; and the existence, boundedness, and asymptotic behavior of positive solutions in the general settting. The theory is used to study one possible model problem for heat flow in a material with 'memory' which can be transformed to the equivalent from of the equation under physically reasonable assumptions; the latter provide a motivation for the natural setting of much of the theory developed here.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA089634
Entities
People
- John A. Nohel
Organizations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison