Systems of first order differential inclusions with maximal monotone terms (Q876913)

The paper deals with the system of the first order differential inclusion \[ x'(t)\in -A(x(t))+F(t,x(t)),\quad x(0)=x(1) \] and \[ x'(t)\in A(x(t))+F(t,x(t)),\quad x(0)=x(1), \] where \(A: \text{ dom}(A)\subset \mathbb R^n\to \mathbb R^n\) is a multi-valued maximal monotone operator, \(F:[0,1]\times \mathbb R^n\to \mathbb R^n\) is a multi-valued map with compact values that satisfies a lower semi-continuity or an upper semi-continuity condition. In the last case, \(F\) has convex values. The cases where \(\text{ dom}(A)=\mathbb R^n\) and \(\text{ dom}(A)\) is strictly included in \(\mathbb R^n\) are considered. A notion of a solution-tube to these problems is introduced. This notion generalizes the notion of upper and lower solutions of the first order differential equations. Under the assumption of the existence of an \(L^p\)-solution-tube, existence results are astablished. The proofs rely on the theory of maximal monotone operators and the Schauder and the Kakutani fixed point theorems.