Numerical approximations for a hyperbolic integrodifferential equation with a non-positive variable-sign kernel and nonlinear-nonlocal damping

Abstract: This work considers the Galerkin approximation and analysis for a hyperbolic integrodifferential equation, where the non-positive variable-sign kernel and nonlinear-nonlocal damping with both the weak and viscous damping effects are involved. We derive the long-time stability of the solution and its finite-time uniqueness. For the semi-discrete-in-space Galerkin scheme, we derive the long-time stability of the semi-discrete numerical solution and its finite-time error estimate by technical splitting of intricate terms. Then we further apply the centering difference method and the interpolating quadrature to construct a fully discrete Galerkin scheme and prove the long-time stability of the numerical solution and its finite-time error estimate by designing a new semi-norm. Numerical experiments are performed to verify the theoretical findings.