We prove global existence of nonnegative weak solutions to a degenerate parabolic system which models the interaction of two thin fluid films in a porous medium. Furthermore, we show that these weak solutions converge at an exponential rate towards flat equilibria.
@article{AIHPC_2011__28_4_583_0, author = {Escher, Joachim and Lauren\c cot, Philippe and Matioc, Bogdan-Vasile}, title = {Existence and stability of weak solutions for a degenerate parabolic system modelling two-phase flows in porous media}, journal = {Annales de l'I.H.P. Analyse non lin\'eaire}, volume = {28}, year = {2011}, pages = {583-598}, doi = {10.1016/j.anihpc.2011.04.001}, zbl = {1227.35177}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/AIHPC_2011__28_4_583_0} }
Escher, Joachim; Laurençot, Philippe; Matioc, Bogdan-Vasile. Existence and stability of weak solutions for a degenerate parabolic system modelling two-phase flows in porous media. Annales de l'I.H.P. Analyse non linéaire, Tome 28 (2011) pp. 583-598. doi : 10.1016/j.anihpc.2011.04.001. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/AIHPC_2011__28_4_583_0/
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