Long-term damped dynamics of the extensible suspension bridge (Q606232)

Summary: This work is focused on the doubly nonlinear equation \[ \partial_{tt}u+ \partial_{xxxx}u+ (p- \|\partial_xu\|_{L^2(0,1)}^2) \partial_{xx}u+\partial_tu+ k^2u^+=f, \] whose solutions represent the bending motion of an extensible, elastic bridge suspended by continuously distributed cables which are flexible and elastic with stiffness \(k^2\). When the ends are pinned, long-term dynamics is scrutinized for arbitrary values of axial load \(p\) and stiffness \(k^2\). For a general external source \(f\), we prove the existence of bounded absorbing sets. When \(f\) is time-independent, the related semigroup of solutions is shown to possess the global attractor of optimal regularity and its characterization is given in terms of the steady states of the problem.