Motion of a droplet by surface tension along the boundary

Citation
Nd. Alikakos et al., Motion of a droplet by surface tension along the boundary, CALC VAR P, 11(3), 2000, pp. 233-305
Citations number
79
Categorie Soggetti
Mathematics
Journal title
CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ISSN journal
09442669 → ACNP
Volume
11
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
233 - 305
Database
ISI
SICI code
0944-2669(200011)11:3<233:MOADBS>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
We give a description of the ultimate dynamics for the simplest evolution e quation compatible with the Van der Waals Free Energy. We establish existen ce of stable sets of solutions corresponding to the physical motion of a sm all, almost semicircular interface (droplet) intersecting the boundary of t he domain and moving towards a point where the curvature has a local maximu m, Our results represent a particular extension of the Equilibrium theory o f Modica and Sternberg to the next dynamic level in the Morse decomposition of the flow.