A class of pseudo-parabolic equations: Existence, uniqueness of weak solutions, and error estimates for the Euler-implicit discretization

Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2329-2339

  Fan, Y ^a   Pop, I S ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

error estimates; existence; pseudo parabolic equation; time discretization; uniqueness; weak solution

Indexed keywords

ERROR ESTIMATES; EXISTENCE; PSEUDO-PARABOLIC EQUATION; TIME DISCRETIZATION; UNIQUENESS; WEAK SOLUTION;

ESTIMATION; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS;

EULER EQUATIONS;

EID: 82555168232     PISSN: 01704214     EISSN: 10991476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mma.1537     Document Type: Article

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