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# Stability of solutions for nonlinear wave equations with a positive--negative damping

• We prove a stability result for damped nonlinear wave equations, when the damping changes sign and the nonlinear term satisfies a few natural assumptions.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary:35L70; Secondary: 93D20, 25B35.

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