TY - JOUR
T1 - On the variational inequalities related to viscous density-dependent incompressible fluids
AU - Guillén-González, Francisco
AU - Poblete-Cantellano, Mariano
AU - Rojas-Medar, Marko A.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - We consider some variational inequality formulations related to density-dependent incompressible fluids. Firstly, we state the density-dependent micropolar model, which let us to introduce a generic (vectorial) differential inequality formulation. Then, two relaxations of this differential inequality will be considered, driving to concepts of weak and generalized solutions (observing that the weak solutions are generalized solutions but the contrary is not clear). Afterwards, under similar conditions imposed to prove the existence of generalized solutions for density-dependent Navier-Stokes equations (see Salvi, Riv Mat Parma 4:453-466, 1982), we prove the existence of weak solutions for this generic problem, which involves several variational inequality problems for viscous density-dependent incompressible fluids.
AB - We consider some variational inequality formulations related to density-dependent incompressible fluids. Firstly, we state the density-dependent micropolar model, which let us to introduce a generic (vectorial) differential inequality formulation. Then, two relaxations of this differential inequality will be considered, driving to concepts of weak and generalized solutions (observing that the weak solutions are generalized solutions but the contrary is not clear). Afterwards, under similar conditions imposed to prove the existence of generalized solutions for density-dependent Navier-Stokes equations (see Salvi, Riv Mat Parma 4:453-466, 1982), we prove the existence of weak solutions for this generic problem, which involves several variational inequality problems for viscous density-dependent incompressible fluids.
KW - Boussiensq models
KW - Density-dependent Navier-Stokes equations
KW - Generalized and weak solutions
KW - Micropolar models
KW - Unilateral problems
KW - Variational inequalities
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/77952321916
U2 - 10.1007/s11565-009-0087-z
DO - 10.1007/s11565-009-0087-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77952321916
SN - 0430-3202
VL - 56
SP - 163
EP - 180
JO - Annali dell'Universita di Ferrara
JF - Annali dell'Universita di Ferrara
IS - 1
ER -