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Global in Time Estimates for Multi-phase Muskat Problem

Analysis of PDEs 2026-04-15 v1

Abstract

We establish global-in-time decay estimates for the multi-phase Muskat problem in the case where the density takes exactly n+1 distinct constant values. We first linearize the system around a flat stable configuration, followed by the study of associated linearized operator. The asymptotic behavior at low frequencies of eigenvalues yields the decay rate of (1+t)^{-s/2-1/4} for Wiener norm \|f\|_s, which is slower than the classical case, where the decay rate is (1+t)^{-s+\nu}. Afterwards we bound the nonlinear term to close the argument.

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@article{arxiv.2604.12785,
  title  = {Global in Time Estimates for Multi-phase Muskat Problem},
  author = {Zirui Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.12785},
  year   = {2026}
}

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22 pages

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