Global attractor for a class of nonlinear lattices (Q984833)

The author considers the class of nonlinear lattices with nonlinear damping \[ \ddot{u}_n(t)+(-1)^p\Delta ^pu_n(t)+\alpha u_n(t)+h\left(u_n(t)\right)+g\left(n,\dot{u} _n(t)\right)=f_n, \tag{1} \] where \(n\in\mathbb{Z}\), \(t\in\mathbb{R}^+\), \(\alpha\) is a real positive constant, \(p\) is any positive integer and \(\Delta\) is the discrete one-dimensional Laplace operator. Under suitable conditions on \(h\) and \(g\), they prove the existence of a global attractor for the continuous semigroup associated with (1). The proofs are based on a difference inequality due to \textit{M. Nakao} [J. Differ. Equations 227, No.~1, 204--229 (2006; Zbl 1096.35024)].