Initial boundary value problems for a quasi-linear parabolic system in three-phase capillary flow in porous media

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1407-1425

  Frid, Hermano ^a   Shelukhin, Vladimir ^b  

^a IMPA   (Brazil)

^b LAVRENTYEV INSTITUTE OF HYDRODYNAMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Existence; Porous media; Three phase capillary flows; Uniqueness

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CAPILLARY FLOW; DIFFUSION; FUNCTIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; POROUS MATERIALS;

EXISTENCE; QUASI-LINEAR PARABOLIC SYSTEM; THREE-PHASE CAPILLARY FLOW; UNIQUENESS;

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS;

EID: 25144493546     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141003435333     Document Type: Article

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