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Dual extremum principles for a nonlinear diffusion problem


Authors: N. Anderson and A. M. Arthurs
Journal: Quart. Appl. Math. 35 (1977), 188-190
MSC: Primary 76.49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/qam/475282
MathSciNet review: 475282
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Abstract: Maximum and minimum principles for a nonlinear boundary value problem in diffusion with concentration-dependent coefficient $D\left ( c \right )$ are derived in a unified manner from the theory of dual extremum principles. The results are illustrated by a calculation in the case $D\left ( c \right ) = \exp c$.


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