Hoff equations on graphs (Q2461850)

As application of the previous results of the first author on differential equations with noninvertible operator at the derivative the authors analyze the behaviour of a flange beam under permanent load, i.e. Hoff equations on graphs. Let \(\mathbf{G}=\mathbf{G}(\mathfrak{B;E})\) be a finite connected directed graph, where \(\mathfrak{B}=\{V_i\}\) is the set of vertices and \(\mathfrak{E}=\{E_J\}\) is the set of edges with a length of each edge \(l_j>0.\) On the graph \(\mathbf{G}\) for the equations \(\lambda u_{jt}+u_{jxxt}=\alpha u_j+\beta u^3_j\) the initial-boundary value problem \(u_j(x,0)=u_{j0}(x), x\in (0,l_i)\) \[ \begin{aligned} u_j(0,t)=u_k(l_k,t),\; E_j,\; E_k\in E^{\alpha}(V_i) \cup E^{\omega}(V_i),\\ \sum_{E_j\in E^{\alpha}(V_i)}u_{jx}(0,t)-\sum_{E_j\in E^{\omega}(V_i)}u_{kx}(l_k,t)=0 \end{aligned} \] is investigated. Here \(E^{\alpha(\omega)}(V_i)\) is the set of edges with initial (terminal) point at a vertex \(V_i\). The boundary conditions mean that all solutions are continuous at the vertices together with an analog of the Kirchhoff condition, or the Neumann condition if the graph consists of a single edge with two vertices. As result the phase space of this problem is described.