Differential History-Dependent Variational-Hemivariational Inequality with Application to a Dynamic Contact Problem

Abstract

This paper is dedicated to the discussion of a new dynamical system involving a history-dependent variational-hemivariational inequality coupled with a non-linear evolution equation. The existence and uniqueness of the solution to this problem are established using the Rothe method and a surjectivity result for a pseudo-monotone perturbation of a maximal operator. Additionally, we derive the regularity solution for such a history-dependent variational-hemivariational inequality. Furthermore, the main results obtained in this study are applied to investigate the unique solvability of a dynamical viscoelastic frictional contact problem with long memory and wear.