Exponential stability for an infinite memory wave equation with frictional damping and logarithmic nonlinear terms

Abstract: This article is concerned with the energy decay of an infinite memory wave equation with a logarithmic nonlinear term and a frictional damping term. The problem is formulated in a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^d$ ($d\ge3$) with a smooth boundary, on which we prescribe a mixed boundary condition of the Dirichlet and the acoustic types. We establish an exponential decay result for the energy with a general material density $\rho(x)$ under certain assumptions on the involved coefficients. The proof is based on a contradiction argument, the multiplier method and some microlocal analysis techniques. In addition, if $\rho(x)$ takes a special form, our result even holds without the damping effect, that is, the infinite memory effect alone is strong enough to guarantee the exponential stability of the system.