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Long-time behaviors and attractors for time-nonlocal generalized Rayleigh-Stokes equations

Jia Wei He, Lin Deng, Li Peng

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keywords nonlocal evolution equationssemi-dynamical systemsattractorsRayleigh-Stokes problemweighted function spacesdissipative systemslong-time behaviorfractional derivatives

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Nonlocal time-fractional evolution equations generate a semi-dynamical system with an attracting set and attractors in a suitable weighted function space under dissipativity and local Lipschitz conditions.

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

Fractional systems usually fail to produce the semigroup property required for classical dynamical systems. The paper proves global well-posedness of solutions to generalized Rayleigh-Stokes equations in a weighted space C when the nonlinearity is globally Lipschitz. By restricting to the subspace C_ρ equipped with the topology of convergence on compact subsets, the authors recover a semi-dynamical system that obeys the semigroup law. Under the additional assumptions that the vector field is dissipative and locally Lipschitz, this system possesses an attracting set in C_ρ, and compactness arguments then establish the existence of attractors. A reader studying long-time behavior in non-Newtonian fluid models would care because the result supplies a rigorous dynamical-systems framework for these nonlocal equations.

Core claim

The paper shows that an autonomous semi-dynamical system can be constructed from semilinear nonlocal evolution equations that generalize the Rayleigh-Stokes problem for a non-Newtonian fluid. Global well-posedness holds in the weighted space C under a global Lipschitz condition on the vector field. Restricting attention to the subspace C_ρ with the topology of uniform convergence on compact subsets produces a system that satisfies the semigroup property. When the vector field further satisfies a dissipativity condition together with local Lipschitz continuity, an attracting set exists in C_ρ; compactness of this set then yields the existence of attractors.

What carries the argument

The subspace C_ρ inside the weighted space C, endowed with the topology of convergence on compact subsets, which restores the semigroup property and supports the construction of an attracting set for the nonlocal equations.

If this is right

Global solutions exist in the weighted space C whenever the vector field is globally Lipschitz.
A semi-dynamical system obeying the semigroup property can be defined on the subspace C_ρ.
An attracting set exists in C_ρ when the vector field is dissipative and locally Lipschitz.
Attractors exist in the system once the attracting set is shown to be compact.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

The same restriction-to-C_ρ technique may apply to other time-nonlocal PDEs arising in viscoelasticity or anomalous diffusion.
The resulting attractors could be used to classify the asymptotic regimes of generalized second-grade fluids.
One could test whether the dimension or structure of these attractors admits further bounds under stronger dissipativity assumptions.

Load-bearing premise

The vector field function must satisfy both a dissipativity condition and a local Lipschitz condition.

What would settle it

A concrete vector field that meets the dissipativity and local Lipschitz requirements yet produces no attracting set in C_ρ would show the claim false.

read the original abstract

Fractional systems generally can not generate a standard semi-dynamical systems, as their solution trajectories do not possess the semigroup property. In this paper, we consider an autonomous semi-dynamical system driven by semilinear nonlocal evolution equations, these type equations are used to generalize the Rayleigh-Stokes problem for a non-Newtonain fluid to a generalized second grade fluid. We first investigates the global well-posedness of solutions consisting of global Lipschitz condition by a weighted space $\mathcal C$. Utilizing the subset space $\mathcal C_\rho$ of $\mathcal C$ with the topology convergence on compact subset, we construct a semi-dynamical system that satisfies the semi-group structure. It also is shown that this semi-dynamical system has an attracting set in $\mathcal{C}_\rho$ when the vector field function satisfies a dissipativity condition as well as a local Lipschitz condition. With the compactness, we also get the existence of attractors.

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The paper uses weighted spaces C and C_ρ to restore a semi-dynamical system for time-nonlocal generalized Rayleigh-Stokes equations and proves an attracting set plus attractors under dissipativity and local Lipschitz conditions, but the compactness step for the attractor is too lightly sketched.

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The core move is to embed the time-nonlocal equation into a weighted space C to get global well-posedness under a global Lipschitz assumption on the vector field, then pass to the subset C_ρ equipped with the compact-open topology. This restores the semi-group property that fractional-in-time problems normally destroy, and the construction is explicit enough to be useful for this family of generalized second-grade fluid models. Under the additional dissipativity and local Lipschitz conditions they obtain an absorbing set in C_ρ, which is the standard first step toward long-time behavior results. That part of the argument is straightforward and follows the usual functional-analytic pattern for semilinear evolution equations. The weighted-space device itself is not entirely new in the nonlocal PDE literature, but applying it cleanly to this Rayleigh-Stokes generalization is a concrete contribution. The soft spot is the final sentence: “With the compactness, we also get the existence of attractors.” In an infinite-dimensional setting this requires either showing the absorbing set is compact in the C_ρ topology or proving asymptotic compactness of the semi-dynamical system. Dissipativity alone does not deliver either, and the weighted topology does not inherit automatic compactness from the nonlocal operator. If the manuscript supplies only the existence of the absorbing set and then invokes compactness without tail estimates, uniform integrability, or an adapted Arzelà–Ascoli argument, the attractor claim is not yet fully supported. A referee would almost certainly ask for that missing step to be written out. The paper is aimed at researchers who work on long-time dynamics for nonlocal or fractional fluid equations. A reader already comfortable with weighted spaces and infinite-dimensional dynamical systems will see a useful technical template and a new existence result for this specific model. It is worth sending for peer review; the construction is honest and the result is new for the equation, even though the compactness details need to be checked and possibly strengthened.

Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The manuscript studies long-time behaviors and attractors for time-nonlocal generalized Rayleigh-Stokes equations, which generally lack the standard semigroup property. It claims global well-posedness of solutions in a weighted space C under a global Lipschitz condition on the nonlinearity, constructs a semi-dynamical system on the subspace C_ρ equipped with the compact-open topology, establishes an attracting set in C_ρ under dissipativity plus local Lipschitz conditions, and concludes the existence of attractors by invoking compactness.

Significance. If the compactness step is made rigorous, the work would provide a functional-analytic framework for restoring semigroup structure and proving attractor existence in nonlocal autonomous systems modeling generalized fluids. This extends standard techniques for dissipative PDEs to equations with memory effects via weighted spaces, potentially useful for analyzing long-term dynamics in infinite-dimensional settings where classical semigroup theory fails.

major comments (2)

[Abstract and attractor-existence section] Abstract and final section on attractors: the transition from the existence of an attracting set in C_ρ to the existence of attractors rests on the single phrase 'With the compactness, we also get the existence of attractors.' In infinite-dimensional dynamical systems, an attracting set does not imply an attractor without an explicit proof of asymptotic compactness (or compactness of the attracting set) in the C_ρ topology. The manuscript must supply a concrete argument—e.g., tail estimates, uniform integrability in the weighted norm, or an Arzelà–Ascoli lemma adapted to compact-open convergence—rather than invoking compactness generically. This step is load-bearing for the central claim.
[Semi-dynamical system construction] Section constructing the semi-dynamical system: the claim that the restriction to C_ρ restores the semigroup property for the time-nonlocal flow requires verification that the solution operator maps C_ρ into itself and satisfies the semi-group identity under the compact-open topology. If the full text only states this without checking continuity or invariance of C_ρ, the construction needs additional detail to support the subsequent dissipativity analysis.

minor comments (2)

[Preliminaries] Clarify the precise definitions and norms of the weighted space C and its subset C_ρ early in the paper, including how the topology of convergence on compact subsets is metrized.
[Abstract] The abstract switches between 'global Lipschitz condition' for well-posedness and 'local Lipschitz condition' for the attracting set; state explicitly whether these are the same assumption or distinct, and reference the corresponding hypotheses on the vector field.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and constructive comments on our manuscript. We address each major point below and will revise the manuscript to strengthen the rigor of the arguments where needed.

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Referee: [Abstract and attractor-existence section] Abstract and final section on attractors: the transition from the existence of an attracting set in C_ρ to the existence of attractors rests on the single phrase 'With the compactness, we also get the existence of attractors.' In infinite-dimensional dynamical systems, an attracting set does not imply an attractor without an explicit proof of asymptotic compactness (or compactness of the attracting set) in the C_ρ topology. The manuscript must supply a concrete argument—e.g., tail estimates, uniform integrability in the weighted norm, or an Arzelà–Ascoli lemma adapted to compact-open convergence—rather than invoking compactness generically. This step is load-bearing for the central claim.

Authors: We agree that the current phrasing is too brief and does not constitute a complete proof. In the revised manuscript we will replace the generic statement with a dedicated argument establishing asymptotic compactness in the C_ρ topology. Specifically, we will adapt the Arzelà–Ascoli lemma to the compact-open topology, derive uniform bounds from the dissipativity condition, and obtain equicontinuity estimates via the local Lipschitz assumption and the weighted norm. This will rigorously justify the existence of the attractor. revision: yes
Referee: [Semi-dynamical system construction] Section constructing the semi-dynamical system: the claim that the restriction to C_ρ restores the semigroup property for the time-nonlocal flow requires verification that the solution operator maps C_ρ into itself and satisfies the semi-group identity under the compact-open topology. If the full text only states this without checking continuity or invariance of C_ρ, the construction needs additional detail to support the subsequent dissipativity analysis.

Authors: The global well-posedness established in the weighted space C is used to restrict the flow to the subspace C_ρ, where the semigroup property is recovered by construction. Nevertheless, we accept that explicit verification of invariance of C_ρ and continuity of the solution operator in the compact-open topology would improve clarity. We will add a short lemma in the revised version that confirms these properties under the given assumptions, thereby supporting the subsequent dissipativity and attractor analysis. revision: yes

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation relies on standard functional-analytic constructions

full rationale

The paper establishes global well-posedness for the nonlocal evolution equation in the weighted space C under a global Lipschitz condition on the nonlinearity, then restricts to the subspace C_ρ equipped with the compact-open topology to obtain a semi-dynamical system satisfying the semigroup property. An attracting set is obtained once dissipativity and local Lipschitz conditions hold. The final step invokes compactness to conclude existence of attractors. None of these steps reduce by construction to prior outputs of the same argument, nor do they rely on fitted parameters renamed as predictions, self-definitional loops, or load-bearing self-citations whose content is unverified. The argument chain is self-contained against external benchmarks (standard existence theorems for semigroups and attractors in infinite-dimensional spaces) and does not exhibit any of the enumerated circularity patterns.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The argument relies on standard existence theory for semilinear evolution equations under Lipschitz conditions and on the topological properties of the weighted spaces C and C_ρ; no free parameters or new postulated entities are introduced.

axioms (2)

domain assumption Global well-posedness holds for the semilinear nonlocal equation when the nonlinearity is globally Lipschitz
Invoked to obtain solutions in the space C.
domain assumption The topology of uniform convergence on compact sets on C_ρ allows a semigroup structure
Central to restoring the semi-dynamical system property.

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