This paper deals with the equation partial derivative(1)H(u) + del[(v)
over right arrow H(u) - del u] = f in D'(Omega(T)), where Omega is a
bounded domain in R-n (n greater than or equal to 2) with partial deri
vative Omega is an element of C-2, and Omega(T) = Omega x (0, T). H is
a maximal monotonic graph and (v) over right arrow: Omega(T) --> R-n
is a known smooth vector function. We prove the existence of weak solu
tion, uniqueness and obtain an error estimate for the approximating pr
ocess. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.