Semilinear wave equations of viscoelasticity in the minimal state framework (Q977953)

The authors deal with the initial-boundary value problem \[ \partial_{tt}u- \Delta\left[\alpha u-\int_0^\infty \mu(s)u(t-s)\,ds \right]+g(u) =f, \] \[ u({\mathbf x},t)\big|_{x\in \partial\Omega}=0,\quad u(0)=u_0, \quad \partial_{t}u(0)= v_0, \quad u(-s)|_{s>0}=\varphi_0(s). \] They reformulate the problem using the so-called minimal state, carrying all the necessary information on the past history of the variables, and by defining a suitable functional space \({\mathcal H}\) (the extended state space). The original problem is then viewed as a semigroup of solutions. The main result is the characterization and the regularity of the global attractor.