Self-Similar Solutions to the Hele-Shaw Problem with Surface Tension
Analysis of PDEs
2026-02-02 v2
Abstract
We consider the Hele-Shaw problem with surface tension in an infinite domain. We prove the existence of a family of self-similar solutions. At , these solutions have a corner of angle with , and for , the solutions are smooth.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2507.19443,
title = {Self-Similar Solutions to the Hele-Shaw Problem with Surface Tension},
author = {Siddhant Agrawal and Neel Patel},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.19443},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
47 pages, updated references, and minor revisions and streamlining of the nonlinear analysis