Abstract.In this paper, we consider the approximation of second order evolution equations. It is well known that the approximated system by finite element or finite difference is not uniformly exponentially or polynomially stable with respect to the discretization parameter, even if the continuous system has this property. Our goal is to damp the spurious high frequency modes by introducing numerical viscosity terms in the approximation scheme. With these viscosity terms, we show the exponential or polynomial decay of the discrete scheme when the continuous problem has such a decay and when the spectrum of the spatial operator associated with the undamped problem satisfies the generalized gap condition. By using the Trotter-Kato Theorem, we further show the convergence of the discrete solution to the continuous one. Some illustrative examples are also presented.Mathematics Subject Classification. 65M60, 35L05, 35L15.

In this paper, we study the stability of a 1‐dimensional Bresse system with infinite memory‐type control and/or with heat conduction given by Cattaneo's law acting in the shear angle displacement. When the thermal effect vanishes, the system becomes elastic with memory term acting on one equation. We consider the interesting case of fully Dirichlet boundary conditions. Indeed, under equal speed of propagation condition, we establish the exponential stability of the system. However, in the natural physical case when the speeds of propagation are different, using a spectrum method, we show that the Bresse system is not uniformly exponentially stable. In this case, we establish a polynomial energy decay rate. Our study is valid for all other mixed boundary conditions.

In this paper, we consider two damped wave problems for which the damping terms are allowed to change their sign. Using a careful spectral analysis, we find critical values of the damping coefficients for which the problem becomes exponentially or polynomially stable up to these critical values.

In this paper, by means of the Riesz basis approach, we study the stability of a weakly damped system of two second order evolution equations coupled through the velocities (see (1.1)). If the fractional order damping becomes viscous and the waves propagate with equal speeds, we prove exponential stability of the system and, otherwise, we establish an optimal polynomial decay rate. Finally, we provide some illustrative examples.1 γ and that this decay rate is in some sense optimal. Regarding System (1.1) when α = 0, it reduces to System (1.2) with B = A γ and a = 1. In this case, we recover the results of [29].When the coupling acts through displacements, Loreti and Rao studied in [31] the stability of the following abstract system of coupled equations (1.3) u tt + Au + A γ u t + αy = 0, y tt + Ay − αu = 0.They proved that System (1.3) is not exponentially stable and an optimal polynomial energy decay rate of type t −τ (γ) is obtained where

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