Homogenization of heat equation with hysteresis Original Research Article

The contribution deals with heat equation in the form (c u+W[u])t=div(a·∇u)+f, where the nonlinear functional operator W[u] is a Prandtl–Ishlinskii hysteresis operator of play type characterized by a distribution function η. The spatially dependent initial boundary value problem is studied. Proof of existence and uniqueness of the solution is omitted since the proof is a slightly modified proof by Brokate–Sprekels.