The existence of spherically symmetric solutions is proved for a new phase-field model that describes the motion of an interface in an elastically deformable solid, here the motion is driven by configurational forces. The model is an elliptic-parabolic coupled system which consists of a linear elasticity system and a non-linear evolution equation of the order parameter. The non-linear equation is non-uniformly parabolic and is of fourth order. One typical application is sintering.
@article{702951, title = {Spherically symmetric solutions to a model for interface motion by interface diffusion}, booktitle = {Applications of Mathematics 2013}, series = {GDML\_Books}, publisher = {Institute of Mathematics AS CR}, address = {Prague}, year = {2013}, pages = {240-247}, mrnumber = {MR3204448}, zbl = {1340.35114}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/702951} }
Zhu, Peicheng. Spherically symmetric solutions to a model for interface motion by interface diffusion, dans Applications of Mathematics 2013, GDML_Books, (2013), pp. 240-247. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/702951/