Abstract
The motion of a viscous incompressible fluid under the action of electrical forces is studied in the framework of the physical assumptions of E.H.D. A theorem of the existence of weak solutions is given using the Faedo-Galerkin method. A result of uniqueness is also presented.
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Cimatti, G. Fluid motion in electrohydrodynamics driven by temperature gradients. Appl Math Optim 32, 99–107 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01189905
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