A variational approach to a quasi-static droplet model (Q532550)

A quasi-static droplet motion based on contact angle dynamics on a planar surface are considered. A natural time-discretization and a proof of the existence of a weak global-in-time solution in the continuum limit are derived. The time discrete interface motion is described in comparison with barrier functions, which are classical sub- and super-solutions in a local neighborhood. This barrier property is different from standard viscosity solutions since there is no comparison principle for our problem. In the continuum limit the barrier properties still hold in a modified sense.