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Viscosity solutions for a polymer crystal growth model

Analysis of PDEs 2010-03-05 v1

Abstract

We prove existence of a solution for a polymer crystal growth model describing the movement of a front (Γ(t))(\Gamma(t)) evolving with a nonlocal velocity. In this model the nonlocal velocity is linked to the solution of a heat equation with source δΓ\delta_\Gamma. The proof relies on new regularity results for the eikonal equation, in which the velocity is positive but merely measurable in time and with H\"{o}lder bounds in space. From this result, we deduce \textit{a priori} regularity for the front. On the other hand, under this regularity assumption, we prove bounds and regularity estimates for the solution of the heat equation.

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@article{arxiv.1003.1059,
  title  = {Viscosity solutions for a polymer crystal growth model},
  author = {Pierre Cardaliaguet and Olivier Ley and Aurélien Monteillet},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1003.1059},
  year   = {2010}
}
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