A free boundary problem modeling thermal instabilities: Stability and bifurcation

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Frankel ◽  
Victor Roytburd
Keyword(s):  
Free Boundary ◽  
Boundary Problem ◽  
Free Boundary Problem ◽  
Problem Modeling ◽  
Stability And Bifurcation ◽  
A Free Boundary Problem

Stability and bifurcation analysis of a free boundary problem modelling multi-layer tumours with Gibbs–Thomson relation

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
FUJUN ZHOU ◽  
JUNDE WU
Keyword(s):  
Surface Tension ◽  
Free Boundary ◽  
Boundary Problem ◽  
Stationary Solution ◽  
Free Boundary Problem ◽  
Bifurcation Analysis ◽  
Surface Tension Coefficient ◽  
Stability And Bifurcation ◽  
Stability And Bifurcation Analysis ◽  
A Free Boundary Problem

Of concern is the stability and bifurcation analysis of a free boundary problem modelling the growth of multi-layer tumours. A remarkable feature of this problem lies in that the free boundary is imposed with nonlinear boundary conditions, where a Gibbs–Thomson relation is taken into account. By employing a functional approach, analytic semigroup theory and bifurcation theory, we prove that there exists a positive threshold value γ* of surface tension coefficient γ such that if γ > γ* then the unique flat stationary solution is asymptotically stable under non-flat perturbations, while for γ < γ* this unique flat stationary solution is unstable and there exists a series of non-flat stationary solutions bifurcating from it. The result indicates a significant phenomenon that a smaller value of surface tension coefficient γ may make tumours more aggressive.

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