Global-in-time uniform convergence for linear hyperbolic-parabolic singular perturbations (Q2508639)

The authors consider the Cauchy problem \[ \varepsilon u''(t)+\delta u_\varepsilon'(t)+ Au_\varepsilon(t)= 0,\quad t\geq 0,\qquad u_\varepsilon(0)= u_0,\quad u_\varepsilon'(0)= u_1,\tag{1} \] for \(\varepsilon> 0\), \(\delta> 0\), \(H\) is a real Hilbert space, with norm \(|.|\) and scalar product \(\langle.,.\rangle\); \(A\) is a self-adjoint linear operator on \(H\) with dense domain \(D(A)\). It is assumed that \(A\) is nonnegative, i.e. \(\langle Au,u\rangle\geq 0\) for all \(u\in D(A)\). The convergence of \(\{u_\varepsilon\}\) to the solution \(u\) of the ``limit problem'' \[ \delta u'(t)+ Au(t)= 0,\quad t> 0,\qquad u(0)= u_0, \] obtained by setting formally \(\varepsilon= 0\) in (1), and forgetting the initial datum \(u_1\), is studied. This ``loss of one initial condition'' is measured by \(w_1:= u_\varepsilon'(0)- u'(0)= u_1+ {A_{u_0}\over\delta}\). For initial data \((u_0, u_1)\in D(A^{1/2})\times H\), global-in-time convergence with respect to strong topologies is proved. Moreover, the convergence rate in the case, where \((u_0, u_1)\in D(A^{3/2})\times D(A^{1/2})\), is estimated and it is shown that this regularity requirement is sharp for the made estimates. Also an upper bound for \(|u_\varepsilon'(t)|\), which does not depend on \(\varepsilon\), is given.