A Family of Nonlinear Fourth Order Equations of Gradient Flow Type

dc.creatorMatthes, Daniel
dc.creatorMcCann, Robert J.
dc.creatorSavar'e, Giuseppe
dc.date2009-01-05
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T12:24:38Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:24:38Z
dc.descriptionGlobal existence and long-time behavior of solutions to a family of nonlinear fourth order evolution equations on $R^d$ are studied. These equations constitute gradient flows for the perturbed information functionals $F[u] = 1/(2α) \int | D (u^α) |^2 dx + λ/2 \int |x|^2 u dx$ with respect to the $L^2$-Wasserstein metric. The value of $α$ ranges from $α=1/2$, corresponding to a simplified quantum drift diffusion model, to $α=1$, corresponding to a thin film type equation.
dc.description33 pages, no figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0540
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0901.0540
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/214387
dc.subjectAnalysis of PDEs
dc.subject35B40; 35K30; 35K55
dc.titleA Family of Nonlinear Fourth Order Equations of Gradient Flow Type
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