Abstract
We investigate a Smoluchowski equation (a nonlinear Fokker-Planck equation on the unit sphere), which arises in modeling of colloidal suspensions. We prove the dissipativity of the equation in 2D and 3D, in certain Gevrey classes of analytic functions. Indiana University Mathematics Journal
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 949-969 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Indiana University Mathematics Journal |
Volume | 54 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Mathematics
Keywords
- Dissipativity
- Maier-Saupe potential
- Nonlinear Fokker-Planck equations
- Smoluchowski equations