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Diffusion in swelling media: modeling and applications

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Part of the book series: The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications ((IMA,volume 31))

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On March 2, 1990 David S. Ross from Eastman Kodak Company presented a problem of 1-dimensional diffusion in a medium that swells as a function of the concentration of one or more of the diffusants. He described two applications: (1) dye transfer problem of thermal imaging, and (2) a process by which filter dyes are incorporated into photographic emulsion. He concluded by posing several mathematical problems.

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  1. J. Crank, The Mathematics of Diffusion, Clarendon Press (Oxford) (1975).

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  2. A. Friedman, Mathematics in Industrial Problems, Part 2, IMA Volume 24, Springer-Verlag (Heidelberg) (1989).

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Friedman, A. (1990). Diffusion in swelling media: modeling and applications. In: Mathematics in Industrial Problems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and its Applications, vol 31. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9098-5_12

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