Special Session 195: Calculus of Variations and Hyperbolic PDEs in Solid Mechanics

Global Weak Solutions for Korteweg-Type Fluid Models
Stefano Spirito
University of L Aquila
Italy
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Abstract:
We present recent results on the global-in-time existence of finite-energy weak solutions for some compressible fluid models with capillarity, allowing for density-dependent and possibly degenerate viscosity coefficients. The analysis combines energy methods with entropy structures and compactness techniques, yielding a robust existence theory under minimal regularity assumptions.