Published April 1, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Existence and uniqueness results for the Doi–Edwards polymer melt model: the case of the (full) nonlinear configurational probability density equation

  • 1. Université Lyon 1, Bât Braconnier, 43 Boulevard du 11 Novembre 1918, F-69622, Villeurbanne (France)
  • 2. INSA-Lyon, Pôle de Mathématiques, Bât. Leonard de Vinci No. 401, 21 Avenue Jean Capelle, F-69621, Villeurbanne (France)

Description

This paper proves the existence and uniqueness of non-negative solutions of the (full) nonlinear configurational probability diffusion equation—which is of Fokker–Planck–Smoluchowski type—of the Doi-Edwards model for polymer melt rheology. This is achieved using the Schauder fixed point theorem and Galerkin's approximation method

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0951-7715/25/4/991

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0951-7715/25/4/991;
PII
S0951-7715(12)07026-0;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nonlinearity (Print)
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 991-1009
ISSN
0951-7715

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
46002461
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
APPROXIMATIONS; DIFFUSION EQUATIONS; FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; POLYMERS; PROBABILITY; RHEOLOGY
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS