Stability analysis of a linear system coupling wave and heat equations with different time scales

In this paper we consider a system coupling a wave equation with a heat equation through its boundary conditions. The existence of a small parameter in the heat equation, as a factor multiplying the time derivative, implies the existence of different time scales between the constituents of the system. This suggests the idea of applying a singular perturbation method to study stability properties. In fact, we prove that this method works for the system under study. Using this strategy, we get the stability of the system and a Tikhonov theorem, which allows us to approximate the solution of the coupled system using some appropriate uncoupled subsystems.