Combining linear and nonlinear diffusion
In this paper we study a generalized porous medium equation where the diffusion rate, say m(x) —spatially heterogeneous—, is assumed to be linear, m = 1, on a piece of the support domain, Ω1, and slow nonlinear, m(x) > 1, in its complement, Ωm := Ω \ Ω¯1. Most precisely, we characterize the exist...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2004 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/49513 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11441/49513 https://doi.org/10.1515/ans-2004-0303 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Nonlinear diffusion Spatial heterogeneities From linear to nonlinear diffusion |
| Sumario: | In this paper we study a generalized porous medium equation where the diffusion rate, say m(x) —spatially heterogeneous—, is assumed to be linear, m = 1, on a piece of the support domain, Ω1, and slow nonlinear, m(x) > 1, in its complement, Ωm := Ω \ Ω¯1. Most precisely, we characterize the existence of positive solutions and construct the corresponding global bifurcation diagram as one of the parameters of the model changes, showing that a continuous transition occurs between the diagrams of the completely linear case (Ω = Ω1) and of the completely nonlinear case (Ωm = Ω). As a result, the effect of a localized slow diffusion rate with varying support is completely characterized. Our analysis is imperative in order to design porous media multi-components systems with changing diffusion rates. |
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