Topological dimensions of random attractors for stochastic partial differential equations with delay

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to obtain an estimation of Hausdorff as well as fractal dimensions of random attractors for a class of stochastic partial differential equations with delay. The stochastic equation is first transformed into a delayed random partial differential equation by means of a random conjugation, which is then recast into an auxiliary Hilbert space. For the obtained equation, it is firstly proved that it generates a random dynamical system (RDS) in the auxiliary Hilbert space. Then it is shown that the equation possesses random attractors by a uniform estimate of the solution and the asymptotic compactness of the generated RDS. After establishing the variational equation in the auxiliary Hilbert space and the $\mathbb{P}$ almost surely differentiable properties of the RDS, an upper estimate of both Hausdorff and fractal dimensions of the random attractors are obtained.