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The thin-film equation: recent advances and some new perspectives

Jürgen Becker et al 2005 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 17 S291-S307   doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/17/9/002  Help

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Jürgen Becker and Günther Grün
Universität Bonn, Institut für Angewandte Mathematik, Beringstraße 6, 53115 Bonn, Germany
E-mail: becker@math.uni-bonn.de and gg@iam.uni-bonn.de

Abstract. This paper is concerned with mathematical aspects of lubrication equations. In the first part, we discuss recent analytical achievements for various types of thin-film equations. Of interest are issues like (non-)uniqueness, wetting behaviour and contact line motion, in particular optimal propagation rates and waiting time or dead core phenomena. In the second part, we shall present novel numerical results for thin-film flow on heterogeneous substrates based on entropy consistent schemes. Finally, we will be concerned with new algorithmic concepts for the simulation of thin-film flow of shear-thinning liquids.

Print publication: Issue 9 (9 March 2005)
Received 24 November 2004
Published 18 February 2005

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