Modelling and analysis of the muskat problem for thin fluid layers

Journal of Mathematical Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-277

  Escher, Joachim ^a   Matioc, Anca Voichita ^a   Matioc, Bogdan Vasile ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degenerate parabolic equations; Linearised stability; Muskat problem; Thin layers

Indexed keywords

CLASSICAL EQUATION; DEGENERATE PARABOLIC EQUATION; EXPONENTIALLY STABLE; LAYER THICKNESS; LOCAL WELL-POSEDNESS; MUSKAT PROBLEM; POROUS MEDIUM; STEADY STATE; SURFACE TENSION FORCE; THIN FLUID FILMS; THIN FLUIDS; THIN LAYERS;

POROUS MATERIALS; SURFACE TENSION;

PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS;

FILM; FLUID DYNAMICS; LINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; POROUS MEDIUM; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

EID: 79960623276     PISSN: 14226928     EISSN: 14226952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00021-011-0053-2     Document Type: Article

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