A Nonlinear Hyperbolic Volterra Equation in Viscoelasticity.
Abstract
A general model for the nonlinear motion of a one dimensional, finite, homogeneous, viscoelastic body is developed and analysed by an energy method. It is shown that under physically reasonable conditions the nonlinear boundary, initial value problem has a unique, smooth solution (global in time), provided the given data are sufficiently 'small' and smooth, moreover, the solution and its derivatives of first and second order decay to zero as t yields infinity. Various modifications and generalizations, including two and three dimensional problems, are also discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA089668
Entities
People
- C. M. Dafermos
- J. A. Nohel
Organizations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison