Special Session 7: Emergence and Dynamics of Patterns in Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Related Fields

The Cahn-Hilliard equation with a source term

Alain Miranville
University of Poitiers
France
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Abstract:
Our aim in this talk is to discuss the Cahn-Hilliard equation with a (nonlinear) source term and a logarithmic potential. In particular, we discuss the existence of weak solutions and additional regularity. Such an equation has applications in image processing, biology, tumor growth, ...