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Periodic structures in a van der Waals fluid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2011

Paul C. Fife  and
Xiao-Ping Wang
Paul C. Fife
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, U.S.A.
Xiao-Ping Wang
Affiliation:
Mathematics Department, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Abstract

A system of partial differential equations modelling a van der Waals fluid or an elastic medium with nonmonotone pressure-density relation is studied. As the system changes type, regularisations are considered. The existence of one-dimensional periodic travelling waves, with prescribed average density in a certain range, average velocity and wavelength, is proved. They exhibit layer structure when the regularisation parameter is small. Similarities with the Cahn–Hilliard equation are explored.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics , Volume 128 , Issue 2 , 1998 , pp. 235 - 250
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1998

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