On the transition from parabolicity to hyperbolicity for a nonlinear equation under Neumann boundary conditions

TL;DR

This paper investigates the transition from parabolic to hyperbolic behavior in a nonlinear integro-differential equation related to the sine-Gordon model under Neumann boundary conditions, analyzing diffusion effects and solution properties.

Contribution

It provides an analysis of the diffusion term's influence on solution behavior and establishes the existence of solutions with bounded derivatives in the hyperbolic limit.

Findings

Diffusion effects are bounded and vanish as diffusion coefficient tends to zero.

Existence of solutions with bounded derivatives in the hyperbolic regime.

Green function estimates for the perturbed sine-Gordon equation.

Abstract

An integro differential equation which is able to describe the evolution of a large class of dissipative models, is considered. By means of an equivalence, the focus shifts to the perturbed sine- Gordon equation that in superconductivity finds interesting applications in multiple engineering areas. The Neumann boundary problem is considered, and the behaviour of a viscous term, defined by a high order derivative with small diffusion coefficient , is investigated. The Green function, expressed by means of Fourier series, is considered, and an estimate is achieved. Furthermore, some classes of solutions of the hyperbolic equation are determined, proving that there exists at least one solution with bounded derivatives. Results obtained prove that diffusion effects are bounded and tend to zero when e tends to zero.