Nonlinear diffusion equations with variable coefficients as gradient flows in Wasserstein spaces

ESAIM - Control, Optimisation and Calculus of Variations

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 712-740

  Lisini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymptotic behaviour; Gradient flows; Nonlinear diffusion equations; Parabolic equations; Variable coefficient parabolic equations; Wasserstein distance

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOUR; GRADIENT FLOWS; NONLINEAR DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; PARABOLIC EQUATIONS; VARIABLE COEFFICIENT PARABOLIC EQUATIONS; WASSERSTEIN DISTANCE;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; DECAY (ORGANIC); DIFFUSION; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 68549126882     PISSN: 12928119     EISSN: 12623377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/cocv:2008044     Document Type: Article

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