A class of incrementally scattering-passive nonlinear systems (Q2151884)

The paper investigates a class of nonlinear infinite-dimensional systems in a Hilbert space that is obtained by subtracting a nonlinear maximal monotone operator \(\mathcal M\) from the semigroup generator of a scattering passive linear system, which is well-posed. While the linear system may have unbounded linear damping which is only densely defined, the nonlinear damping operator \(\mathcal M\) is assumed to be defined on the whole state space. The considered setup is motivated by engineering applications, e.g., by the model of a wind turbine tower with a tuned mass damper in the nacelle that is discussed in the paper. The main contribution of the paper is the proof that this new class of nonlinear infinite-dimensional systems is well-posed and incrementally scattering passive. The derivations of the main results are based on the theory of maximal monotone operators and the Crandall-Pazy theorem on nonlinear contraction semigroups, which is applied to a Lax-Phillips type nonlinear semigroup that represents the whole system.