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Steady-state solutions of a mass-conserving bistable equation with a saturating flux

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We consider a mass-conserving bistable equation with a saturating flux on an interval. This is the quasilinear analogue of the Rubinstein–Steinberg equation, suitable for description of order parameter conserving solid–solid phase transitions in the case of large spatial gradients in the order parameter. We discuss stationary solutions and investigate the change in bifurcation diagrams as the mass constraint and the length of the interval are varied.

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  1. Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, 26 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G11XH, Scotland, UK

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Burns, M., Grinfeld, M. Steady-state solutions of a mass-conserving bistable equation with a saturating flux. J Eng Math 77, 163–180 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-012-9536-2

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