Existence of solutions for compressible fluid models of Korteweg type (Q5929650): Difference between revisions

The authors prove existence and uniqueness of smooth solutions for an isothermal model of capillary compressible fluids derived by \textit{J. E. Dunn} and \textit{J. Serin} [Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal. 89, 95-133 (1985; Zbl 0582.73004)]. This model can be also used as a simplified model of phase transition. First, the well-posedness in critical Besov spaces is studied. The authors prove global existence and uniqueness of solutions close to a stable equilibrium, and then the local in time existence for solutions with pressure law allowing spinodal regions. Assuming a lower and upper control of the density, the authors also show the existence of weak solutions in two-dimensional case near equilibrium. For non-capillary case, some blow-up properties are described.