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On the overdamping phenomenon: A general result and applications


Authors: Gisèle Ruiz Goldstein, Jerome A. Goldstein and Gustavo Perla Menzala
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 71 (2013), 183-199
MSC (2010): Primary 35Q99, 35L99; Secondary 47D06, 35K10, 47N20
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0033-569X-2012-01282-3
Published electronically: August 28, 2012
MathSciNet review: 3075540
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Abstract: We study the best possible energy decay rates for a class of linear second-order dissipative evolution equations in a Hilbert space. The models we consider are generated by a positive selfadjoint operator $A$ having a bounded inverse. Our discussion applies to important examples such as the classical wave equation, the dynamical wave equation with Wentzell boundary conditions and many others.


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Gisèle Ruiz Goldstein
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152
MR Author ID: 333750
Email: ggoldste@memphis.edu

Jerome A. Goldstein
Affiliation: Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152
MR Author ID: 74805
Email: jgoldste@memphis.edu

Gustavo Perla Menzala
Affiliation: National Laboratory of Scientific Computation (LNCC/MCT), Ave. Getulio Vargas 333, Quitandinha, Petropolis, RJ, CEP 25651-070, Brasil and Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Mathematics, P.O. Box 68530, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Email: perla@lncc.br

Keywords: Overdamping phenomenon, the spectral theorem, classical wave equations, Wentzell boundary conditions
Received by editor(s): May 26, 2011
Published electronically: August 28, 2012
Additional Notes: Part of this work was done during the visit of GG and JG to the National Laboratory of Scientific Computation (Brasil) during July 2008. The Goldsteins are most grateful for the gracious hospitality they received from G. Perla Menzala and Carlos Moura.
The third author was partially supported by a Research Grant of CNPq (Proc. 301134/2009-0) and Project Universal (Proc. 47296/2008-3) from the Brazilian Government. The third author would like to express his gratitude for such important support. He is also very thankful to Prof. E. Zuazua. Several years ago he discussed with him the overdamping phenomenon ([13]) and its implications.
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