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On nonnegative solutions for the Functionalized Cahn-Hilliard equation with degenerate mobility

Analysis of PDEs 2023-10-09 v1

Abstract

The Functionalized Cahn-Hilliard equation has been proposed as a model for the interfacial energy of phase-separated mixtures of amphiphilic molecules. We study the existence of a nonnegative weak solutions of a gradient flow of the Functionalized Cahn-Hilliard equation subject to a degenerate mobility M(u) that is zero for u<=0. Assuming the initial data u0(x) is positive, we construct a weak solution as the limit of solutions corresponding to nondegenerate mobilities and verify that it satisfies an energy dissipation inequality.

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@article{arxiv.2010.04659,
  title  = {On nonnegative solutions for the Functionalized Cahn-Hilliard equation with degenerate mobility},
  author = {Shibin Dai and Qiang Liu and Toai Luong and Keith Promislow},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.04659},
  year   = {2023}
}
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