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The stochastic thin-film equation with mobility exponent $n\in [\frac{8}{3},3)$ on the one-dimensional torus with multiplicative Stratonovich noise is considered. We show that martingale solutions exist for non-negative initial values. This…
The thin-film equation $\partial_t u = -\nabla \cdot (u^n \nabla \Delta u)$ describes the evolution of the height $u=u(x,t)\geq 0$ of a viscous thin liquid film spreading on a flat solid surface. We prove H\"older continuity of…
We consider a third order non-autonomous ODE that arises as a model of fluid accumulation in a two dimensional thin-film flow driven by surface tension and gravity. With the appropriate matching conditions, the equation describes the inner…
We proved the existence and uniqueness of a traveling wave solution to the thin film equation with a Navier slip condition at the liquid-solid interface. We obtain explicit lower and upper bounds for the solution and an absolute error…
We consider the H\"older regularity of solutions to the steady Boltzmann equation with in-flow boundary condition in bounded and strictly convex domains $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{3}$ for gases with cutoff soft potential $(-3<\gamma<0)$. We…
We study the homogeneous Dirichlet problem for the equation \[ u_t-\operatorname{div}\left((a(z)\vert \nabla u\vert ^{p(z)-2}+b(z)\vert \nabla u\vert ^{q(z)-2})\nabla u\right)=f\quad \text{in $Q_T=\Omega\times (0,T)$}, \] where…
We consider the stochastic thin-film equation with linear deterministic and stochastic It\^o perturbations. The existence of nonnegative weak martingale solutions on the semi-axis is established, and their asymptotic behavior as $t \to…
The Geometric Thin-Film equation is a mathematical model of droplet spreading in the long-wave limit, which includes a regularization of the contact-line singularity. We show that the weak formulation of the problem, given initial Radon…
We investigate the existence and nonexistence of traveling wave solutions near monotonic shear flows with non-constant background density for the two-dimensional inhomogeneous Euler equations in a finite channel. For any small $\tau>0$,…
We study second order hyperbolic equations with initial conditions, a nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition and a source term. We prove the solution possesses $H^1$ regularity on any piecewise $C^1$-smooth non-timelike hypersurfaces.…
This paper investigates the existence of positive solutions for regular discrete second-order single-variable boundary value problems with mixed boundary conditions, including a nonhomogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition, of the form:…
We study the dynamic behaviour of solutions to a fourth-order quasilinear degenerate parabolic equation for large times arising in fluid dynamical applications. The degeneracy occurs both with respect to the unknown and with respect to the…
In this paper, self-similar solutions for a fractional thin film equation governing hydraulic fractures are constructed. One of the boundary conditions, which accounts for the energy required to break the rock, involves the toughness…
We consider the steady-state Boussinesq system in the whole three-dimensional space, with the action of external forces and the gravitational acceleration. First, for $3<p\leq +\infty$ we prove the existence of weak $L^p$-solutions.…
We investigate stationary solutions of a thin-film model for liquid two-layer flows in an energetic formulation that is motivated by its gradient flow structure. The goal is to achieve a rigorous understanding of the contact-angle…
We study the gradient-flow structure of a non-Newtonian thin film equation with power-law rheology. The equation is quasilinear, of fourth order and doubly-degenerate parabolic. By adding a singular potential to the natural Dirichlet…
We prove existence of martingale solutions to a class of stochastic thin-film equations for mobility exponents $n \in (2,3)$ and compactly supported initial data. With the perspective to study free-boundary problems related to stochastic…
In this paper, we establish a novel approach to proving existence of non-negative weak solutions for degenerate parabolic equations of fourth order, like the Cahn-Hilliard and certain thin film equations. The considered evolution equations…
We investigate the dynamics of roll solutions at the zigzag boundary of the planar Swift-Hohenberg equation. Linear analysis shows an algebraic decay of small perturbation with a $t^{- 1/4}$ rate, instead of the classical $t^{- 1/2}$…
The classical no-slip boundary condition of the Navier-Stokes equations fails to describe the spreading motion of a droplet on a substrate due to the missing small-scale physics near the contact line. In this thesis, we introduce a novel…