Existence for Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Application to Degenerate Parabolic Equation

We consider an abstract Cauchy problem for a doubly nonlinear evolution equation of the form d/dt𝒜u+ℬu∋ft in V′, t∈0, T, where V is a real reflexive Banach space, 𝒜 and ℬ are maximal monotone operators (possibly multivalued) from V to its dual V′. In view of some practical applications, we assume t...

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Main Authors: Ning Su, Li Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Applied Mathematics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/567241
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Summary:We consider an abstract Cauchy problem for a doubly nonlinear evolution equation of the form d/dt𝒜u+ℬu∋ft in V′, t∈0, T, where V is a real reflexive Banach space, 𝒜 and ℬ are maximal monotone operators (possibly multivalued) from V to its dual V′. In view of some practical applications, we assume that 𝒜 and ℬ are subdifferentials. By using the back difference approximation, existence is established, and our proof relies on the continuity of 𝒜 and the coerciveness of ℬ. As an application, we give the existence for a nonlinear degenerate parabolic equation.
ISSN:1110-757X
1687-0042