Electronic Journal of Differential Equations,
Vol. 2010(2010), No. 71, pp. 1-10.

Title: Exponential decay of solutions to a fourth-order viscoelastic
       evolution equation  in R^n
       
Author: Mohammad Kafini (KFUPM-DCC, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract:
 In this article, we consider a Cauchy problem for a viscoelastic
 wave equation of fourth order. Under suitable conditions on the
 initial data and the relaxation function, we show that the rate of
 decay is exponential.

Submitted March 3, 2010. Published May 17, 2010.
Math Subject Classifications: 35B05, 35L05, 35L15, 35L70.
Key Words: Decay; Cauchy problem; relaxation function; viscoelastic.