Dual Variational Approach to Nonlinear Diffusion Equations

This monograph explores a dual variational formulation of solutions to nonlinear diffusion equations with general nonlinearities as null minimizers of appropriate energy functionals. The author demonstrates how this method can be utilized as a convenient tool for proving the existence of these solut...

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Hovedforfatter: Marinoschi, Gabriela (Author)
Institution som forfatter: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2023.
Udgivelse:1st ed. 2023.
Serier:PNLDE Subseries in Control, 102
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Online adgang:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24583-1
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Summary:This monograph explores a dual variational formulation of solutions to nonlinear diffusion equations with general nonlinearities as null minimizers of appropriate energy functionals. The author demonstrates how this method can be utilized as a convenient tool for proving the existence of these solutions when others may fail, such as in cases of evolution equations with nonautonomous operators, with low regular data, or with singular diffusion coefficients. By reducing it to a minimization problem, the original problem is transformed into an optimal control problem with a linear state equation. This procedure simplifies the proof of the existence of minimizers and, in particular, the determination of the first-order conditions of optimality. The dual variational formulation is illustrated in the text with specific diffusion equations that have general nonlinearities provided by potentials having various stronger or weaker properties. These equations can represent mathematical models tovarious real-world physical processes. Inverse problems and optimal control problems are also considered, as this technique is useful in their treatment as well.
Fysisk beskrivelse:1 online resource (XVIII, 212 p.).
ISBN:9783031245831
ISSN:2731-7374 ;
DOI:10.1007/978-3-031-24583-1