35 research outputs found
Timoshenko systems with fading memory
The decay properties of the semigroup generated by a linear Timoshenko system
with fading memory are discussed. Uniform stability is shown to occur within a
necessary and sufficient condition on the memory kernel
Stability analysis of abstract systems of Timoshenko type
We consider an abstract system of Timoshenko type where the operator is strictly positive
selfadjoint. For any fixed , the stability properties of
the related solution semigroup are discussed. In particular, a general
technique is introduced in order to prove the lack of exponential decay of
when the spectrum of the leading operator is not made by eigenvalues
only.Comment: Corrected typo
On the stability of Bresse and Timoshenko systems with hyperbolic heat conduction
We investigate the stability of three thermoelastic beam systems with
hyperbolic heat conduction. First, we study the Bresse-Gurtin-Pipkin system,
providing a necessary and sufficient condition for the exponential stability
and the optimal polynomial decay rate when the condition is violated. Second,
we obtain analogous results for the Bresse-Maxwell-Cattaneo system, completing
an analysis recently initiated in the literature. Finally, we consider the
Timoshenko-Gurtin-Pipkin system and we find the optimal polynomial decay rate
when the known exponential stability condition does not hold. As a byproduct,
we fully recover the stability characterization of the
Timoshenko-Maxwell-Cattaneo system. The classical "equal wave speeds"
conditions are also recovered through singular limit procedures. Our conditions
are compatible with some physical constraints on the coefficients as the
positivity of the Poisson's ratio of the material. The analysis faces several
challenges connected with the thermal damping, whose resolution rests on
recently developed mathematical tools such as quantitative Riemann-Lebesgue
lemmas.Comment: Abstract shortened and few typos correcte
A quantitative Riemann-Lebesgue lemma with application to equations with memory
An elementary proof of a quantitative version of the Riemann-Lebesgue lemma
for functions supported on the half line is given. Applications to differential
models with memory are discussed
Steady states of elastically-coupled extensible double-beam systems
Given and , we analyze an abstract version
of the nonlinear stationary model in dimensionless form describing the equilibria of an elastically-coupled extensible double-beam
system subject to evenly compressive axial loads. Necessary and sufficient
conditions in order to have nontrivial solutions are established, and their
explicit closed-form expressions are found. In particular, the solutions are
shown to exhibit at most three nonvanishing Fourier modes. In spite of the
symmetry of the system, nonsymmetric solutions appear, as well as solutions for
which the elastic energy fails to be evenly distributed. Such a feature turns
out to be of some relevance in the analysis of the longterm dynamics, for it
may lead up to nonsymmetric energy exchanges between the two beams, mimicking
the transition from vertical to torsional oscillations
A short elementary proof of the Gearhart-Pr\"uss theorem for bounded semigroups
We present a short elementary proof of the Gearhart-Pr\"uss theorem for
bounded -semigroups on Hilbert spaces.Comment: Accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the conference
'Control & Inverse Problems' (Monastir, Tunisia, May 2022), Springer Natur
Ionic dialysance allows an adequate estimate of urea distribution volume in hemodialysis patients
Ionic dialysance allows an adequate estimate of urea distribution volume in hemodialysis patients.BackgroundAn adequate estimation of urea distribution volume (V) in hemodialysis patients is useful to monitor protein nutrition. Direct dialysis quantification (DDQ) is the gold standard for determining V, but it is impractical for routine use because it requires equilibrated postdialysis plasma water urea concentration. The single pool variable volume urea kinetic model (SPVV-UKM), recommended as a standard by Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (K/DOQI), does not need a delayed postdialysis blood sample but it requires a correct estimate of dialyser urea clearance.MethodsIonic dialysance (ID) may accurately estimate dialyzer urea clearance corrected for total recirculation. Using ID as input to SPVV-UKM, correct V values are expected when end-dialysis plasma water urea concentrations are determined in the end-of-session blood sample taken with the blood pump speed reduced to 50 mL/min for two minutes (Upwt2′). The aim of this study was to determine whether the V values determined by means of SPVV-UKM, ID, and Upwt2′ (VID) are similar to those determined by the “gold standard” DDQ method (VDDQ). Eighty-two anuric hemodialysis patients were studied.ResultsVDDQ was 26.3 ± 5.2 L; VID was 26.5 ± 4.8 L. The (VID–VDDQ) difference was 0.2 ± 1.6 L, which is not statistically significant (P = 0.242). Anthropometric volume (VA) calculated using Watson equations was 33.6 ± 6.0 L. The (VA–VDDQ) difference was 7.3 ± 3.3 L, which is statistically significant (P < 0.001).ConclusionAnthropometric-based V values overestimate urea distribution volume calculated by DDQ and SPVV-UKM. ID allows adequate V values to be determined, and circumvents the problem of delayed postdialysis blood samples