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Application of variational inequalities to the moving-boundary problem in a fluid model for biofilm growth

Overgaard, Niels Christian LU (2009) In Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications 70(10). p.3658-3664
Abstract
We consider a moving-boundary problem associated with the fluid model for biofilm growth proposed by J. Dockery and I. Klapper, Finger formation in biofilm layers, SIAM J. Appl. Math. 62 (3) (2001) 853–869. Notions of classical, weak, and variational solutions for this problem are introduced. Classical solutions with radial symmetry are constructed, and estimates for their growth given. Using a weighted Baiocchi transform, the problem is reformulated as a family of variational inequalities, allowing us to show that, for any initial biofilm configuration at time t=0 (any bounded open set), there exists a unique weak solution defined for all t≥0
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variational inequality, Moving-boundary problem, Biofilm model
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Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications
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70
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10
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3658 - 3664
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Elsevier
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0362-546X
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10.1016/j.na.2008.07.021
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English
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  author       = {{Overgaard, Niels Christian}},
  issn         = {{0362-546X}},
  keywords     = {{variational inequality; Moving-boundary problem; Biofilm model}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{3658--3664}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications}},
  title        = {{Application of variational inequalities to the moving-boundary problem in a fluid model for biofilm growth}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.na.2008.07.021}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/j.na.2008.07.021}},
  volume       = {{70}},
  year         = {{2009}},
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