Mathematical analysis for a dynamic thermo-electro-viscoelastic contact problem governed by a system of variational–hemivariational inequalities
摘要
In this paper, we investigate a mathematical model that describes the dynamic Coulomb’s frictional contact between a thermo-electro-viscoelastic body and an electrically and thermally conductive rigid foundation. Our model incorporates the nonlinear constitutive thermo-electro-viscoelastic law with long-term memory. We outline certain contact, electrical and thermal conditions using Clarke subdifferential. The weak formulation of the problem is derived as a system coupling variational–hemivariational inequalities. We establish the existence and uniqueness of a weak solution to the model by leveraging recent advancements in the theory of variational–hemivariational inequalities and employing a fixed point argument.