Asymptotic expansion at a corner for the capillary problem (Q1117096): Difference between revisions

Consider the solution of capillary surface equation \[ div (Du/\sqrt{1+| Du|}^ 2)=\kappa u\quad in\quad \Omega,\quad \nu \cdot (Du/\sqrt{1+| Du|}^ 2)=\cos \gamma \] on the smooth parts of \(\partial \Omega\), where \(\kappa =const.>0\), \(\nu\) is the exterior unit normal on \(\partial \Omega\) and \(\gamma\) the contact angle between the surface and the container wall. It is shown that there exists an asymptotic expansion of the solution at the corner if the corner angle \(2\alpha\) satisfies \(0<2\alpha <\pi\) and \(\alpha +\gamma >\pi /2\) with \(0<\gamma \leq \pi /2\). It is assumed that the corner is bounded by lines. The leading terms of the expansion are calculated and properties of the remainder are given.