Mathematical model for a shock problem involving a linear viscoelastic bar (Q5925824)

The authors solve the hyperbolic initial-boundary value problem with the integral term in the boundary condition: To find a pair \((u,P)\) of functions satisfying NEWLINE\[NEWLINE u_{tt}-u_{xx}+Ku +\lambda u_t=f(x,t),\quad 0<x<1,\;0<t<T;NEWLINE\]NEWLINE NEWLINE\[NEWLINE u_x(0,t)=P(t), NEWLINE\]NEWLINE NEWLINE\[NEWLINE u_x(1,t)+K_1u(1,t)+\lambda_1u_t(1,t)=0,NEWLINE\]NEWLINE NEWLINE\[NEWLINE u(x,0)=u_0(x),NEWLINE\]NEWLINE NEWLINE\[NEWLINE u_t(x,0)=u_1(x),NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(K,\lambda,K_1,\lambda_1\) are nonnegative constants. The boundary value \(P(t)\) satisfies the Cauchy problem \(P''(t)+\omega^2P(t)=hu_{tt}(0,t),\;0<t<T,\;P(0)=P_0,\;P'(0)=P_1.\) After evaluating \(P(t)\),df the first boundary condition in an integral form is \(\quad u_x(0,t)=g(t)+hu(0,t)-\int_0^t k(t-s)u(0,s)ds.\) Using the compactness method the existence and the uniqueness of a solution is verified. Numerical results for a particular problem support the theory.