Pointwise stabilization of strings with non-linear feedback

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In this very important and useful paper an initial and boundary value problem for a homogeneous string subject to an interval pointwise control is proposed. The author considers a structure formed by two coupled vibrating strings modelled by a second-order system of a coupled one-dimensional wave equation. The displacement \(y(t,x)\) satisfies the equation: \[ \partial^2y/\partial t^2-\partial^2y/\partial x^2=0,\;t>0,\;x\in (0,a)\cup (a,1). \] The boundary and joint conditions are given by \[ \begin{cases} y(t,0)=y(t,1)=0,\quad y(t,a^-)=y(t,a^+)\\ \partial y(t,a^+)/\partial x-\partial y(t,a^-)/ \partial x=u(t).\end{cases} \] The function \(u:(0,\infty)\to \mathbb{R}\) represents the control \((u\in L^2_{\text{loc}}(0,\infty))\). The total energy of the system at time \(t\) is determined by \[ E(t) = (1/2)\int^t_0[| y(t,x)|^2 +|\partial y(t, x)/\partial x |^2]\,dx. \] The problem of an explicit (nonlinear) feedback operator based on the velocity \(u(t) = F(\partial y(t)/\partial t)\) (the result produces a solution which is stable in an appropriate space) is considered. Main result: The author provides precise proofs for various explicit decay estimates depending on the control position and the feedback nonlinearity. All results are presented in a systematic and self-contained manner, proofs being sufficiently detailed.











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