We prove the existence of heteroclinic solutions of the prescribed curva\-ture equation \begin{equation*} \Big( u'/{ \sqrt{1+{u'}^2}}\Big)' = a(t)V'(u), \end{equation*} where $V$ is a double-well potential and $a$ is asymptotic to a positive periodic function. Such an equation is meaningful in the modeling theory of reaction-diffusion phenomena which feature saturation at large value of the gradient. According to numerical simulations (see \cite{KuRo}), the graph of the interface between the stable states of a two-phase system may exhibit discontinuities. We provide a theoretical justification of these simulations by showing that an optimal transition between the stable states arises as a minimum of the associated action functional in the space of locally bounded variation functions. In very simple cases, such an optimal transition naturally displays jumps.
HETEROCLINIC SOLUTIONS OF THE PRESCRIBED CURVATURE EQUATION WITH A DOUBLE-WELL POTENTIAL
OBERSNEL, Franco;OMARI, PIERPAOLO
2013-01-01
Abstract
We prove the existence of heteroclinic solutions of the prescribed curva\-ture equation \begin{equation*} \Big( u'/{ \sqrt{1+{u'}^2}}\Big)' = a(t)V'(u), \end{equation*} where $V$ is a double-well potential and $a$ is asymptotic to a positive periodic function. Such an equation is meaningful in the modeling theory of reaction-diffusion phenomena which feature saturation at large value of the gradient. According to numerical simulations (see \cite{KuRo}), the graph of the interface between the stable states of a two-phase system may exhibit discontinuities. We provide a theoretical justification of these simulations by showing that an optimal transition between the stable states arises as a minimum of the associated action functional in the space of locally bounded variation functions. In very simple cases, such an optimal transition naturally displays jumps.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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