Global existence and asymptotic behavior of solutions for quasi-linear dissipative plate equation (Q632357)

The authors consider the initial value problem for the quasi-linear plate equation \[ u_{tt}-\Delta u_{tt}+\sum_{i,j=1}^n b^{ij}(\partial^2_xu)_{x_ix_j}+u_t=0,\;u(x,0)=u_0(x),\;u_t(x,0)=u_1(x),\;x\in \mathbb{R}^n,\;n\geq 2, \] where \(b^{ij}=b^{ij}(V)\) are smooth functions of \(V=(V_{ij})\in{\mathcal S}_n\) which can be expressed by a smooth potential function \(\varphi=\varphi(V)\) in a form \(b^{ij}(V)=(\partial \varphi/\partial V_{ij})(V)\), \(V\in{\mathcal S}_n\). A time weighted \(L_2\) energy method is employed in order to overcome the decay property of the regularity-loss type. The global existence and asymptotic decay of solutions under smallness and enough regularity assumptions on the initial data are verified. The solution can be approximated by a function, which is given explicitly in terms of the fundamental solution of a fourth-order linear parabolic equation.