The "Linear" Limit of Thin Film Flows as an Obstacle-Type Free Boundary Problem

2000 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 1062-1079 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Quirós ◽  
Francisco Bernis ◽  
Josephus Hulshof
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Free Boundary ◽  
Boundary Problem ◽  
Free Boundary Problem ◽  
Linear Limit ◽  
Film Flows

scholarly journals Thin-film models for an active gel

2018 ◽  
Vol 474 (2220) ◽  
pp. 20170828 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Kitavtsev ◽  
A. Münch ◽  
B. Wagner
Keyword(s):  
Thin Film ◽  
Free Boundary ◽  
Boundary Problem ◽  
Free Boundary Problem ◽  
Order Parameter ◽  
Active Liquid ◽  
Scalar Order Parameter ◽  
Significant Extension ◽  
The Rich ◽  
A Free Boundary Problem

In this study, we present a free-boundary problem for an active liquid crystal starting with the Beris–Edwards theory that uses a tensorial order parameter and includes active contributions to the stress tensor and then derive from it the Eriksen model for an active polar gel and scalar order parameter to analyse the rich defect structure observed in applications such as the adenosinetriphosphate-driven motion of a thin film of an actin filament network. The small aspect ratio of the film geometry allows for an asymptotic approximation of the free-boundary problem in the limit of weak elasticity of the network and strong active terms. The new thin-film model captures the defect dynamics in the bulk as well as wall defects and thus presents a significant extension of previous models based on the Leslie–Erickson–Parodi theory. As an example we derive the explicit solution for an active gel confined to a channel, which has discontinuous director profile leading to a bidirectional flow structure generated by the active terms.

Uniqueness of solution to a free boundary problem from combustion with transport

MAT Serie A ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 37-41
Author(s):  
Claudia Lederman ◽  
Juan Luis Vázquez ◽  
Noemí Wolanski
Keyword(s):  
Free Boundary ◽  
Boundary Problem ◽  
Free Boundary Problem ◽  
Uniqueness Of Solution ◽  
A Free Boundary Problem

EXISTENCE OF PERIODIC SOLUTIONS FOR A FREE BOUNDARY PROBLEM OF HYPERBOLIC TYPE

2008 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 785-806
Author(s):  
KAZUAKI NAKANE ◽  
TOMOKO SHINOHARA
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Model ◽  
Free Boundary ◽  
Hyperbolic Equation ◽  
Boundary Problem ◽  
Free Boundary Problem ◽  
Physical Phenomenon ◽  
Hyperbolic Type ◽  
Existence Of Periodic Solutions ◽  
A Free Boundary Problem ◽  
Thin Tape

A free boundary problem that arises from the physical phenomenon of "peeling a thin tape from a domain" is treated. In this phenomenon, the movement of the tape is governed by a hyperbolic equation and is affected by the peeling front. We are interested in the behavior of the peeling front, especially, the phenomenon of self-excitation vibration. In the present paper, a mathematical model of this phenomenon is proposed. The cause of this vibration is discussed in terms of adhesion.

An evolutional free-boundary problem of a reaction–diffusion–advection system

2017 ◽  
Vol 147 (3) ◽  
pp. 615-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ling Zhou ◽  
Shan Zhang ◽  
Zuhan Liu
Keyword(s):  
Free Boundary ◽  
Boundary Problem ◽  
Free Boundary Problem ◽  
Ecological Model ◽  
Reaction Diffusion ◽  
Spreading Speed ◽  
Heterogeneous Environment ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Strong Competition ◽  
Asymptotic Spreading

In this paper we consider a system of reaction–diffusion–advection equations with a free boundary, which arises in a competition ecological model in heterogeneous environment. The evolution of the free-boundary problem is discussed, which is an extension of the results of Du and Lin (Discrete Contin. Dynam. Syst. B19 (2014), 3105–3132). Precisely, when u is an inferior competitor, we prove that (u, v) → (0, V) as t→∞. When u is a superior competitor, we prove that a spreading–vanishing dichotomy holds, namely, as t→∞, either h(t)→∞ and (u, v) → (U, 0), or limt→∞h(t) < ∞ and (u, v) → (0, V). Moreover, in a weak competition case, we prove that two competing species coexist in the long run, while in a strong competition case, two species spatially segregate as the competition rates become large. Furthermore, when spreading occurs, we obtain some rough estimates of the asymptotic spreading speed.

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