On weak solutions of the equations of motion of a viscoelastic medium with variable boundary.
On weak solutions to a viscoelasticity model
One-dimensional model describing the non-linear viscoelastic response of materials
In this paper we consider a model of a one-dimensional body where strain depends on the history of stress. We show local existence for large data and global existence for small data of classical solutions and convergence of the displacement, strain and stress to zero for time going to infinity.
Optimal Poiseuille flow in a finite elastic dyadic tree
In this paper we construct a model to describe some aspects of the deformation of the central region of the human lung considered as a continuous elastically deformable medium. To achieve this purpose, we study the interaction between the pipes composing the tree and the fluid that goes through it. We use a stationary model to determine the deformed radius of each branch. Then, we solve a constrained minimization problem, so as to minimize the viscous (dissipated) energy in the tree. The key...