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Long Time Behaviour and Self-similarity in an Addition Model with Slow Input of Monomers

  • Rafael SasportesEmail author
Conference paper
Part of the CIM Series in Mathematical Sciences book series (CIMSMS, volume 2)

Abstract

We consider a coagulation equation with constant coefficients and a time dependent power law input of monomers. We discuss the asymptotic behaviour of solutions as t → , and we prove solutions converge to a similarity profile along the non-characteristic direction.

Keywords

Unique Minimum Infinite Dimensional System Coagulation Equation Follow Result State Positive Initial Data 
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Notes

Acknowledgements

The author thanks an anonymous referee for providing insightful comments and valuable suggestions. Discussions with F.P. da Costa and J.T. Pinto are gratefully acknowledged. This work was partially supported by FCT through CAMGSD.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.DCeTUniversidade AbertaLisboaPortugal
  2. 2.CAMGSD, Instituto Superior TécnicoUniversidade de LisboaLisboaPortugal

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