TY - CHAP AU - Herrero, Miguel A. A4 - Boccardo, L. A4 - Tesei, A. PY - 1987 SN - 0-582-99459-4 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/65475 AB - The paper surveys some recent results for the one-dimensional nonlinear heat equation with absorption subject to continuous nonnegative initial data with compact support. Without absorption, the equation becomes the porous media equation.... M2 - 121 PB - Longman Scientific & Technical KW - Cauchy problem KW - nonlinear heat equation KW - absorption KW - continuous nonnegative initial data KW - compact support KW - porous media equation KW - interfaces KW - source-type solutions KW - behavior of the fronts TI - Temperature fronts in one-dimensional media TY - book part ER -