Dynamical transitions between equilibria in a dissipative Klein-Gordon lattice (Q2414769)

Let $U_n(t)$ be the real-valued function of the unknown displacement of the oscillator occupying the lattice site $n$. In this paper, the authors study the dynamics of the following discrete Klein-Gordon equation (DKG) model: \[ \ddot{U}_n-k(U_{n+1}-2U_n + U_{n-1}) + \delta \dot{U}_n =\omega_d^2(U_n-\beta U^3_n),\quad \beta, \delta>0, \] where $k = h^{-2}$ denotes the discretization parameter, with $h$ playing the role of the lattice spacing (controlling the distance from the continuum limit of $h\rightarrow 0$). The analytical considerations on the model are presented, concerning the convergence to a single equilibrium. The structure of the set of the possible equilibria of the model are investigated. The authors examine the analytical results, considering the global bifurcation of nonlinear equilibria. The authors study the existence of a second class of equilibria for the given equations. They prove that $\lim_{t\rightarrow\infty}||U(t)-\Phi||_{\ell^{2}}=0$, where \[ U(t)-\Phi=U(t_N)-\Phi+\int_{t_N}^{t}\frac{d}{ds}(U(s)-\Phi)ds \] for some finite $t_N\in [0,\infty)$. The authors report the results of their numerical simulations.