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On the swelling of a glassy polymer in contact with a well‐stirred solvent
Author(s) -
Comparini E.,
Ricci R.,
Neunzert H.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
mathematical methods in the applied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1099-1476
pISSN - 0170-4214
DOI - 10.1002/mma.1670070115
Subject(s) - uniqueness , swelling , mathematics , solvent , polymer , sorption , boundary (topology) , boundary value problem , polymer chemistry , thermodynamics , mathematical analysis , materials science , chemistry , composite material , physics , organic chemistry , adsorption
Abstract We consider a free boundary problem arising from a model for sorption of solvent by polymers. Existence and uniqueness of the solution are proved and some results about the asymptotic behaviour are established.