TY - JOUR AU - Elliot, C. M. AU - Herrero, Miguel A. AU - King, J. R. AU - Ockendon, J.R. PY - 1986 DO - 10.1093/imamat/37.2.147 SN - 0272-4960 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/64758 T2 - IMA Journal of Applied Mathematics AB - In this paper we consider the limit m→+∞ of solutions of the porous-medium equation ut = ∇•(um∇u)(xεRN), with N > 1. We conjecture that, for initial data with a unique maximum, the evolution is characterized by the onset of a ‘mesa’ region, in which... M2 - 147 PB - Oxford University Press KW - Porous-medium equation KW - initial data KW - spatially independent KW - initial value KW - free boundary KW - Stefan problem KW - variational inequalities KW - singular-perturbation KW - structure of the transition region TI - The mesa problem: diffusion patterns for ut=∇⋅(um∇u) as m→+∞ . TY - journal article VL - 37 ER -