Submodels of model of nonlinear diffusion with non-stationary absorption. (May 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chirkunov, Yu. A.
• Is Part Of: International journal of non-linear mechanics. Volume 91(2017)
• Page Start: 86
• Page End: 94
• Publication Date: 2017-05
• Subjects: Nonlinear diffusion -- Heat propagation -- Inhomogeneous media -- Non-stationary absorption -- Source -- Invariant submodels -- Invariant solutions -- Nonlinear integral equations; Nonlinear mechanics -- Periodicals; Mécanique non linéaire -- Périodiques; Nonlinear mechanics; Periodicals; 531
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2017.02.011
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0020-7462

Abstract

Abstract: We study the model, describing a nonlinear diffusion process (or a heat propagation process) in an inhomogeneous medium with non-stationary absorption (or source). We found tree submodels of the original model of the nonlinear diffusion process (or the heat propagation process), having different symmetry properties. We found all invariant submodels. All essentially distinct invariant solutions describing these invariant submodels are found either explicitly, or their search is reduced to the solution of the nonlinear integral equations. For example, we obtained the invariant solution describing the nonlinear diffusion process (or the heat distribution process) with two fixed "black holes", and the invariant solution describing the nonlinear diffusion process (or the heat distribution process) with the fixed "black hole" and the moving "black hole". The presence of the arbitrary constants in the integral equations, that determine these solutions provides a new opportunities for analytical and numerical study of the boundary value problems for the received submodels, and, thus, for the original model of the nonlinear diffusion process (or the heat distribution process). For the received invariant submodels we are studied diffusion processes (or heat distribution process) for which at the initial moment of the time at a fixed point are specified or a concentration (a temperature) and its gradient, or a concentration (a temperature) and its rate of change. Solving of boundary value problems describing these processes are reduced to the solving of nonlinear integral equations. We are established the existence and uniqueness of solutions of these boundary value problems under some additional conditions. The obtained results can be used to study the diffusion of substances, diffusion of conduction electrons and other particles, diffusion of physical fields, propagation of heat in inhomogeneous medium. Highlights: We researched all invariant submodels of nonlinear diffusion in an inhomogeneous medium with non-stationary absorption. We researched some diffusion processes. We established the existence and the uniqueness of the boundary value problems, describing these processes. We pointed the mechanical relevance of the solutions proposed.