Cell swelling by osmosis: A variational approach (Q1947209)

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Cell swelling by osmosis: A variational approach
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    Cell swelling by osmosis: A variational approach (English)
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    12 April 2013
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    Summary: A very simple model for cell swelling by osmosis is introduced, resulting in a parabolic free boundary problem. In case of radially symmetric initial conditions, it is shown that the model can be viewed as a gradient flow involving entropy, surface area and the Wasserstein metric. This observation is used to construct solutions and explain the presence and nature of osmosis.
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    gradient flow
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    radially symmetric initial conditions
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    Wasserstein metric
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