Moving Interfaces and Quasilinear Parabolic Evolution Equations
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In this monograph, the authors develop a comprehensive approach for the mathematical analysis of a wide array of problems involving moving interfaces. It includes an in-depth study of abstract quasilinear parabolic evolution equations, elliptic and parabolic boundary value problems, transmission problems, one- and two-phase Stokes problems, and the equations of incompressible viscous one- and two-phase fluid flows. The theory of maximal regularity, an essential element, is also fully developed. The authors present a modern approach based on powerful tools in classical analysis, functional analysis, and vector-valued harmonic analysis.
The theory is applied to problems in two-phase fluid dynamics and phase transitions, one-phase generalized Newtonian fluids, nematic liquid crystal flows, Maxwell-Stefan diffusion, and a variety of geometric evolution equations. The book also includes a discussion of the underlying physical and thermodynamic principles governing the equations offluid flows and phase transitions, and an exposition of the geometry of moving hypersurfaces.
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"This book is useful for readers at a variety of levels and stages. . The book includes an extensive bibliography and bibliographical remarks throughout that serve to situate the book perfectly within its context. . the work serves as an invaluable resource to the community." (Glen E. Wheeler, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2017)More details
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Preface.- Basic Notations.- General References.- Part I Background.- 1Problems and Strategies.- 2.Tools from Differential Geometry.- Part II Abstract Theory.- 3Operator Theory and Semigroups.- 4.Vector-Valued Harmonic Analysis.- 5.Quasilinear Parabolic Evolution Equations.- Part III Linear Theory.- 6.Elliptic and Parabolic Problems.- 7.Generalized Stokes Problems.- 8.Two-Phase Stokes Problems.- Part IV Nonlinear Problems.- 9.Local Well-Posedness and Regularity.- 10.Linear Stability of Equilibria.- 11.Qualitative Behaviour of the Semiows.- 12.Further Parabolic Evolution Problems.- Biographical Comments.- Outlook and Future Challenges.- References.- List of Figures.- List of Symbols.- Subject Index.
