Linearization principle for a system of equations of mixed type (Q1026063)

The paper deals with the initial-boundary value problem for the system of equations of mixed type \[ u_t=U \bigg(x, \frac{\partial }{\partial x}\bigg)u+ R(u)=f, \quad x\in\Omega,\;t\in [0, T], \] in a bounded \(n\)-dimensional domain \(\Omega\) with general boundary conditions. Here \(U\) is a matrix differential operator and \(B\) is a given matrix dependent on a solution. The considered systems model many biological, ecological and physical problems. The authors study the stability and instability of a stationary solution and prove the linearization principle in the case of general boundary conditions and for a large class of nonlinear terms, in the Sobolev-Slobodetskii spaces with an exponential weight.