A fourth-order degenerate parabolic equation describing thin viscous flows over an inclined plane
Authors:
L. Giacomelli
Affiliation:
Dip. di Matematica, Università di Roma “La Sapienza” Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, 00185, Roma, Italy
Abstract:
We prove the existence of nonnegative weak solutions for a fourth-order nonlinear degenerate parabolic equation which arises in the description of thin viscous flows over an inclined plane. Regularity, positivity properties, and large-time behaviour of these solutions are also discussed.