Sharp threshold for a one-dimensional thin film equation in the supercritical case
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We study a one-dimensional thin film equation combining competitive effects of aggregation and repulsion, where repulsion is modeled by fourth-order diffusion and aggregation by backward second-order degenerate diffusion with exponent $m>0$. Under natural regularity constraints, we prove that for every $m>0$, there exists a unique (up to the mass-critical case $m=3$) nonnegative, radially decreasing steady state $U_*$ which coincides with the extremal function of the sharp Sz.-Nagy inequality and is simultaneously the global minimizer of the free energy. Using this variational characterization in the supercritical regime $3
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Bian, Shen
Institution: Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7161600527
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