The Porous Medium Equation: Mathematical Theory (Oxford Mathematical Monographs)

By Juan Luis Vázquez

The Heat Equation is one of the three classical linear partial differential equations of second order that form the basis of any elementary introduction to the area of PDEs, and only recently has it come to be fairly well understood. In this monograph, aimed at research students and academics
in mathematics and engineering, as well as engineering specialists, Professor Vazquez provides a systematic and comprehensive presentation of the mathematical theory of the nonlinear heat equation usually called the Porous Medium Equation (PME). This equation appears in a number of physical
applications, such as to describe processes involving fluid flow, heat transfer or diffusion. Other applications have been proposed in mathematical biology, lubrication, boundary layer theory, and other fields. Each chapter contains a detailed introduction and is supplied with a section of notes,
providing comments, historical notes or recommended reading, and exercises for the reader.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198569033
• ISBN13: 9780198569039
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 648 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"