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A uniqueness condition for nonlinear convection-diffusion equations with discontinuous coefficients

Diehl, Stefan LU (2009) In Journal of Hyperbolic Differential Equations 6(1). p.127-159
Abstract
The paper focuses on the uniqueness issue for scalar convection-diffusion equations where both the convective flux and diffusion functions have a spatial discontinuity. An interface entropy condition is proposed at such a spatial discontinuity. It implies the Kružkov-type entropy condition presented by Karlsen et al. in 2003. They proved uniqueness when the convective flux function satisfies an additional "crossing condition". The crossing condition becomes redundant with the entropy condition proposed here. Thereby, more general flux functions are allowed. Another advantage of the entropy condition is its simple geometrical interpretation, which facilitates the construction of stationary solutions.
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Degenerate parabolic equation, nonlinear scalar convection-diffusion equation, conservation law, discontinuous coefficient, uniqueness, coupling condition, interface entropy condition
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Journal of Hyperbolic Differential Equations
volume
6
issue
1
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127 - 159
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World Scientific Publishing
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  • wos:000264556200004
  • scopus:65449143904
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1793-6993
DOI
10.1142/S0219891609001794
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English
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  author       = {{Diehl, Stefan}},
  issn         = {{1793-6993}},
  keywords     = {{Degenerate parabolic equation; nonlinear scalar convection-diffusion equation; conservation law; discontinuous coefficient; uniqueness; coupling condition; interface entropy condition}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{127--159}},
  publisher    = {{World Scientific Publishing}},
  series       = {{Journal of Hyperbolic Differential Equations}},
  title        = {{A uniqueness condition for nonlinear convection-diffusion equations with discontinuous coefficients}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219891609001794}},
  doi          = {{10.1142/S0219891609001794}},
  volume       = {{6}},
  year         = {{2009}},
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