Article
Combining linear and nonlinear diffusion
Author/s | Delgado Delgado, Manuel
López Gómez, Julián Suárez Fernández, Antonio |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Ecuaciones Diferenciales y Análisis Numérico |
Publication Date | 2004-08 |
Deposit Date | 2016-12-01 |
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Abstract | In this paper we study a generalized porous medium equation where the diffusion rate, say m(x) —spatially heterogeneous—, is assumed to be linear, m = 1, on a piece of the support domain, Ω1, and slow nonlinear, m(x) > 1, ... In this paper we study a generalized porous medium equation where the diffusion rate, say m(x) —spatially heterogeneous—, is assumed to be linear, m = 1, on a piece of the support domain, Ω1, and slow nonlinear, m(x) > 1, in its complement, Ωm := Ω \ Ω¯1. Most precisely, we characterize the existence of positive solutions and construct the corresponding global bifurcation diagram as one of the parameters of the model changes, showing that a continuous transition occurs between the diagrams of the completely linear case (Ω = Ω1) and of the completely nonlinear case (Ωm = Ω). As a result, the effect of a localized slow diffusion rate with varying support is completely characterized. Our analysis is imperative in order to design porous media multi-components systems with changing diffusion rates. |
Funding agencies | Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (MCYT). España |
Project ID. | BFM2000-0797
BFM2003-06446 REN2003-00707 |
Citation | Delgado Delgado, M., López Gómez, J. y Suárez Fernández, A. (2004). Combining linear and nonlinear diffusion. Advanced Nonlinear Studies, 4 (3), 273-287. |
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