Asymptotic behavior of solutions of initial problem to systems of gas dynamics with viscous term (Q1263006)

The author considers the system \[ v_ t-u_ x=\epsilon v_{xx},\quad v_ t+P_ x(x)=\epsilon u_{xx}\quad in\quad {\mathbb{R}}\times {\mathbb{R}}^+ \] with initial value \((v(x,0),u(x,0))=(v_ 0(x),u_ 0(x))\), \(x\in {\mathbb{R}}\) (for isentropic gas dynamics with viscosity). Assuming that \(p^{(i)}(v)(-1)^ i>0\) (0\(\leq i\leq 2)\), for \(v>0\), \(v_ 0(x)\geq h>0\), \(\lim_{| x| \to \infty}(v_ 0(x),u_ 0(x))=(\delta,0)\) where h, \(\delta\) are constants, and \(\delta\geq h\), making some assumptions of the invariant region constructed from Riemann invariants and of the convergence of the following integral: \[ \int_{R}[u^ 2_ 0+(u'_ 0)^ 2+(v'_ 0)^ 2+P(v_ 0,\delta)] dx < \infty, \] where \(P(v,\delta)=\int^{v}_{\delta}(p(\delta)- p(s))ds\geq 0\), (s is one of the Riemann invariants), the author examines the asymptotic behaviour of the above Cauchy problem. Using the method of a priori estimates and Lyapunov functions he proves the existence of a solution (u(x,t),v(x,t)) to the initial value problem, possessing the property \(\lim_{t\to \infty}\sup_{x\in R}(| v-\delta | +| u|)=0\).