The Existence of Entropy Solutions for a Class of Parabolic Equations

The existence and uniqueness of entropy solutions for a class of parabolic equations involving a <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>x</...

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Main Authors: Zengfei Chen, Bingliang Shen
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
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description The existence and uniqueness of entropy solutions for a class of parabolic equations involving a <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Laplace operator are investigated. We first prove existence of the global weak solution for the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Laplacian equations with regular initial data via the difference and variation methods as well as the standard domain expansion technique. Then, by constructing and solving a related approximation problem, the entropy solution for the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Laplacian equations with irregular initial data in whole space is also obtained.
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spelling doaj.art-1a9e0acba7dd4df48faef08eddef80c42023-11-19T08:31:40ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902023-08-011117375310.3390/math11173753The Existence of Entropy Solutions for a Class of Parabolic EquationsZengfei Chen0Bingliang Shen1Zhejiang College, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, Jinhua 321013, ChinaZhejiang College, Shanghai University of Finance & Economics, Jinhua 321013, ChinaThe existence and uniqueness of entropy solutions for a class of parabolic equations involving a <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Laplace operator are investigated. We first prove existence of the global weak solution for the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Laplacian equations with regular initial data via the difference and variation methods as well as the standard domain expansion technique. Then, by constructing and solving a related approximation problem, the entropy solution for the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi><mo>(</mo><mi>x</mi><mo>)</mo></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>-Laplacian equations with irregular initial data in whole space is also obtained.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/11/17/3753variable exponententropy solutiontruncation functionvariational methods
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The Existence of Entropy Solutions for a Class of Parabolic Equations
Mathematics
variable exponent
entropy solution
truncation function
variational methods
title The Existence of Entropy Solutions for a Class of Parabolic Equations
title_full The Existence of Entropy Solutions for a Class of Parabolic Equations
title_fullStr The Existence of Entropy Solutions for a Class of Parabolic Equations
title_full_unstemmed The Existence of Entropy Solutions for a Class of Parabolic Equations
title_short The Existence of Entropy Solutions for a Class of Parabolic Equations
title_sort existence of entropy solutions for a class of parabolic equations
topic variable exponent
entropy solution
truncation function
variational methods
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