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A Generalized Cahn-Hilliard Equation with Logarithmic Potentials

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Our aim in this paper is to study the well-posedness for a generalized Cahn-Hilliard equation with a proliferation term and singular potentials. We also prove the existence of the global attractor.

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Miranville, A. (2015). A Generalized Cahn-Hilliard Equation with Logarithmic Potentials. In: Sadovnichiy, V., Zgurovsky, M. (eds) Continuous and Distributed Systems II. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 30. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19075-4_8

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