TY - JOUR T1 - Second order approximations of quasistatic evolution problems in finite dimension JF - Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems - A Y1 - 2012 A1 - Virginia Agostiniani KW - discrete approximations KW - perturbation methods KW - saddle-node bifurcation KW - Singular perturbations KW - vanishing viscosity AB -

In this paper, we study the limit, as ε goes to zero, of a particular solution of the equation $\epsilon^2A\ddot u^ε(t)+εB\dot u^ε(t)+\nabla_xf(t,u^ε(t))=0$, where $f(t,x)$ is a potential satisfying suitable coerciveness conditions. The limit $u(t)$ of $u^ε(t)$ is piece-wise continuous and verifies $\nabla_xf(t,u(t))=0$. Moreover, certain jump conditions characterize the behaviour of $u(t)$ at the discontinuity times. The same limit behaviour is obtained by considering a different approximation scheme based on time discretization and on the solutions of suitable autonomous systems.

VL - 32 UR - http://aimsciences.org//article/id/560b82d9-f289-498a-a619-a4b132aaf9f8 ER -