Weak solutions to Allen-Cahn-like equations modelling consolidation of porous media

DOI10.1093/IMAMAT/HXW013zbMATH Open1404.35095arXiv1502.06633OpenAlexW2803348372MaRDI QIDQ4557243FDOQ4557243

Authors: Pietro Artale Harris, Adrian Muntean, Emilio N. M. Cirillo 

Publication date: 29 November 2018

Published in: IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the weak solvability of a system of coupled Allen-Cahn-like equations resembling cross-diffusion which is arising as a model for the consolidation of saturated porous media. Besides using energy like estimates, we cast the special structure of the system in the framework of the Leray-Schauder fixed point principle and ensure this way the local existence of strong solutions to a regularised version of our system. Furthermore, weak convergence techniques ensure the existence of weak solutions to the original consolidation problem. The uniqueness of global-in-time solutions is guaranteed in a particular case. Moreover, we use a finite difference scheme to show the negativity of the vector of solutions.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.06633

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zbMATH Keywords

energy methodcross-diffusion systemLeray-Schauder fixed-point theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Strong solutions to PDEs (35D35) Weak solutions to PDEs (35D30) Initial-boundary value problems for second-order parabolic systems (35K51) Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06)

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