Asymptotic Behavior of the Solution of the Initial Boundary Value Problem for a Boussı̇nesq Analog Equation

Abstract

In this paper, the asymptotics of the solution of the initial boundary value problem for a sixth-order nonlinear partial differential equation of Boussinesq type is studied. First, the energy function is obtained. Then, apriori evaluations for this function are obtained. Then, by imposing some conditions on the function on the right-hand side of the equation and using appropriate inequalities, it is shown that the solution is asymptotically damped.

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Amirov, S. , Koyuncu, H. and Amirov, O. (2025) Asymptotic Behavior of the Solution of the Initial Boundary Value Problem for a Boussı̇nesq Analog Equation. Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics, 13, 1045-1054. doi: 10.4236/jamp.2025.134052.

1. Introduction

[1] As I mentioned in my paper, the following equation:

( σ 2 Δ1 ) u 2 t 2 + γ 2 Δu=F

It is called the Boussinesq equation. ∆ where is the Laplace operator, σ,γ fixed numbers F if it is u is a linear or nonlinear function depending on derivatives of order less than the left-hand side derivatives of the solution function. This equation and its analogs appear in the study of long-wave motions in plasmas and liquids [1]-[35] They examined the solvability of initial boundary value problems and the stability of the solutions.

In this paper we investigate the asymptotic stability of the solution of the initial and boundary value problem for an equation which is an analog of the sixth-order Boussinesq equation with respect to space variables.

2. Discussion

In this paper, we have investigated the asymptotic behavior of the strong solution of the initial boundary-value problem for the sixth-order nonlinear Boussinsq type equation with a dispersion term.

3. Methods

By using the multiplier method and the integral estimate methods, we prove that the strong solutions of the problem decay to zero exponentially as the time tends to infinite, under weaker conditions regarding the nonlinear term. And Gromwells lemma.

4. Results

Now let’s move on to the content of the article.

In this study x( 0,1 ),t0 of the initial boundary value problem for a sixth-order nonlinear partial differential equation of Boussinesq type given below

u tt ΔuΔ u t Δ u tt Δ 3 u=f( u ),x( 0,1 ),t0 (1)

u( x,0 )= u 0 ( x ), u t ( x,0 )= u 1 ( x ),x[ 0,1 ] (2)

u( 0,t )=u( 1,t )=0,t0 (3)

We will study the asymptotic behavior of the solution satisfying the initial conditions (2) and boundary conditions (3). Here u( x,t ) is the sought solution function, f( s ) is a nonlinear function and u 0 ( x ), u 1 ( x ) are the initial data.

Theorem 1. Suppose,

0F( u )f( u )uuR,F( u )= 0 u f( s )ds .

Let u be the solution of the problem (1) - (3). Then for positive constants C and λ

E( t )CE( 0 ) e λt ,0t<+ (4)

inequality is true.

Here

E( t )= u t 2 2 + u 2 2 + u t 2 2 + 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx (5)

It is a function of energy.

Proof: Let us scalar multiply Equation (1) by u t and integrate it from 0 to 1:

0 1 u tt u t dx 0 1 u xx u t dx 0 1 u xxt u t dx 0 1 u xxtt u t dx 0 1 u xxxxxx u t dx= 0 1 f( u ) u t dx

Now if we use the partial integration formula

d 2dt u t 2 + d 2dt u x 2 + u xt 2 + d 2dt u xt 2 + d 2dt 3 u 2 d dt 0 1 F( u )dx=0

d dt ( u t 2 2 + u 2 2 + u t 2 2 + 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx )+ u xt 2 =0 (6)

we obtain equality.

If we substitute (6) in (5):

d dt E( t )+ u t 2 =0 (7)

we get.

Let us multiply the inequality (7) by e δt provided that δ>0 :

e δt d dt E( t )+ e δt u t 2 =0

We can write this equation as follows.

d dt ( e δt E( t ) )+ e δt u t 2 =δ e δt E( t ) (8)

If we integrate Equation (8) from 0 to t:

0 t d dτ ( e δτ E( τ ) )dτ+ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ=δ 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ

e δt E( t )E( 0 )+ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ=δ 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ

e δt E( t )+ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ=E( 0 )+δ 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ

we obtain. In the integral on the right side of the equation E( t ) if we use (5) instead:

e δt E( t )+ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ =E( 0 )+δ 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 2 + u 2 2 + u τ 2 2 + 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx )dτ =E( 0 )+δ 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 2 + u 2 2 + u τ 2 2 )dτ+δ 0 t e δτ ( 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx )dτ (9)

we get.

Considering the conditions of Theorem 1, let us evaluate the last integral in (9):

3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx 3 u 2 2 0 1 f( u )udx

δ 0 t e δτ ( 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx )dτδ 0 t e δτ ( 3 u 2 2 0 1 f( u )udx )dτ (10)

As seen in this inequality, if we substitute the left side of Equation (1) for f( u ) in the expression 0 1 f( u )udx in the integral on the right side of the inequality

0 t e δτ ( 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx )dτ 0 t e δτ ( 3 u 2 2 3 u 2 ( u ττ u ) u 2 d 2dτ u 2 ( u ττ u ) )dτ = 0 t e δτ ( 3 u 2 2 ( u ττ u ) u 2 d 2dτ u 2 ( u ττ u ) )dτ (11)

we get.

From the right hand side of (11)

3 u 2 2 and u 2

If we drop terms that are strictly negative, such as (11), then (11) becomes the following inequality.

δ 0 t e δτ ( 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx )dτ δ 0 t e δτ ( ( u ττ u ) d 2dτ u 2 ( u ττ u ) )dτ (12)

Let us consider the terms on the right hand side of inequality (12) respectively:

before

δ 0 t e δτ ( u ττ u )dτ

Let’s look at the integral:

For this, let’s examine the following expression

d dt ( 0 t e δτ ( u τ u )dτ )=δ 0 t e δτ ( u τ u )dτ 0 t e δτ ( u ττ u )dτ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

e δτ ( u t u )+( u 1 u 0 )=δ 0 t e δτ ( u τ u )dτ 0 t e δτ ( u ττ u )dτ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

Now multiply both sides of the equation by δ , ( δ>0 ) and leave the desired integral alone

δ 0 t e δτ ( u ττ u )dτ=δ e δτ ( u t u )+δ( u 1 u 0 )+ δ 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ u )dτ+δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

we obtain equality.

If we apply Young’s inequality to the remaining terms in this equation except the last term, we obtain the following inequality.

δ 0 t e δτ ( u ττ u )dτ δ 2 e δτ ( u t 2 + u 2 )+ δ 2 ( u 1 2 + u 0 2 ) + δ 2 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 + u 2 )dτ+δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ (13)

Now let’s look at the following integrand

δ 0 t e δτ d 2dτ u 2 dτ

For this, let us examine the following expression:

0 t d 2dt ( e δτ u 2 )dτ= δ 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ 0 t e δτ d 2dt u 2 dτ

1 2 e δτ u 2 + 1 2 u 0 2 = δ 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ 0 t e δτ d 2dt u 2 dτ

Now multiply both sides of the equation by δ , ( δ>0 ) and leave the desired integral alone

δ 0 t e δτ d 2dτ u 2 dτ= δ 2 e δt u 2 + δ 2 u 0 2 + δ 2 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ

we obtain equality.

If we drop the strictly negative term in the above equation

δ 0 t e δτ d 2dτ u 2 dτ δ 2 u 0 2 + δ 2 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ (14)

we obtain the inequality. Finally, let us look at the following integrand:

δ 0 t e δτ ( u ττ u )dτ

For this, let us examine the following expression:

d dt ( 0 t e δτ ( u τ u )dτ )=δ 0 t e δτ ( u τ u )dτ 0 t ( u ττ u )dτ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

e δτ ( u τ u )+( u 1 u 0 )=δ 0 t e δτ ( u τ u )dτ 0 t ( u ττ u )dτ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

Now multiply both sides of the equation by δ , ( δ>0 ) and leave the desired integral alone

δ 0 t e δτ ( u ττ u )dτ=δ e δτ ( u t u )+δ( u 1 u 0 ) + δ 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ u )dτ+δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

we obtain equality.

If we apply Young’s inequality to the remaining terms in this equation except the last term, we obtain the following inequality.

δ 0 t e δτ ( u ττ u )dτ δ 2 e δt ( u t 2 + u 2 )+ δ 2 ( u 1 2 + u 0 2 ) + δ 2 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 + u 2 )dτ+δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ (15)

If we consider inequalities (13), (14) and (15) in (9) and (12)

e δt E( t )+ 0 1 e δτ u τ 2 dτ E( 0 )+δ 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 2 + u 2 2 + u τ 2 2 )dτ+ δ 2 e δt ( u t 2 + u 2 ) + δ 2 ( u 1 2 + u 0 2 )+ δ 2 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 + u 2 )dτ+δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ + δ 2 u 0 2 + δ 2 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ+ δ 2 e δt ( u t 2 + u 2 ) + δ 2 ( u 1 2 + u 0 2 )+ δ 2 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 + u 2 )dτ+δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ (16)

inequality is obtained.

(16) in the inequality

δ 2 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ, δ 2 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ,δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ, δ 2 e δt u 2

Using the Sobolev-Poincare inequality u H 0 1 ( Ω ) , u 2 λ 0 u 2 we obtain the following inequalities.

δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτδ λ 0 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

δ 2 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ λ 0 δ 2 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

δ 2 e δt u 2 λ 0 δ 2 e δt u 2

δ 2 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ λ 0 δ 2 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ

If we substitute these inequalities in (16)

e δt E( t )+ 0 1 e δτ u τ 2 dτ E( 0 )+δ 0 t e δτ ( λ 0 u τ 2 2 + u 2 2 + u τ 2 2 )dτ + δ 2 ( u t 2 + λ 0 u 2 )+ δ 2 ( u 1 2 + u 0 2 ) + δ 2 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 + λ 0 u 2 )dτ+δ λ 0 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ + δ 2 u 0 2 + δ 2 2 0 t e δτ u 2 dτ+ δ 2 e δt ( u t 2 + u 2 ) + δ 2 ( u 1 2 + u 0 2 )+ δ 2 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 + u 2 )dτ +δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ (17)

we obtain the inequality.

We can rearrange the terms on the right-hand side of inequality (17) as follows.

3 2 δ λ 0 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ+ 3 2 δ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ= 3 2 δ( 1+ λ 0 ) 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ

δ e δt ( u t 2 2 + u 2 2 + u t 2 2 + 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx ) c 1 δ e δt E( t )

δ 2 0 t e δτ ( u τ 2 2 + u 2 2 + u τ 2 2 + 3 u 2 2 0 1 F( u )dx )dτ c 2 δ 2 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ

If we substitute these expressions in (17)

e δt E( t )+ 0 1 e δτ u τ 2 dτ E( 0 )+ 3 2 δ( 1+ λ 0 ) 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ+ c 1 δ e δτ E( t )+ c 2 δ 2 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ (18)

we get.

From (18), substitute δ for 0<min{ 2 3( 1+ λ 0 ) , 1 2 c 1 } to get the following inequality

e δt E( t )+ 0 1 e δτ u τ 2 dτ E( 0 )+ 0 t e δτ u τ 2 dτ+ e δτ 2 E( t )+ c 2 δ 2 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ

e δt E( t )E( 0 )+ e δt 2 E( t )+ c 2 δ 2 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ

e δt 2 E( t )E( 0 )+ c 2 δ 2 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ

e δt E( t )2E( 0 )+2 c 2 δ 2 0 t e δτ E( τ )dτ

we get.

If we apply Gronwall’s lemma here

e δt E( t )2E( 0 ) e 2 c 2 δ 2 t ,0t<

and

E( t )CE( 0 ) e λt

we get.

If we select δ from the following range

0<δ<min{ 2 3( 1+ λ 0 ) , 1 2 c 1 , 1 2 c 2 }

(4). That is, we show that the solution of the problem converges to zero of exponential order when t under the condition c 1 , c 2 >1 .

5. Conclusion

This paper has investigated the asymptotic behavior of the strong solution to a class of sixth-order nonlinear evolutions equations with both dispersive terms.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.

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