GANCEDO GARCÍA , Francisco

This paper shows a summary of mathematical results about the Muskat problem. The main concern is well-posed scenarios which include the possible formation of singularities in finite time or existence of solutions for all time. These questions are important in mathematical physics but also have a strong mathematical interest. Stressing some...

We consider a family of contour dynamics equations depending on a parameter α with 0<α⩽1. The vortex patch problem of the 2-D Euler equation is obtained taking α→0, and the case α=1 corresponds to a sharp front of the QG equation. We prove local-in-time existence for the family of equations in Sobolev spaces.

This paper is about Lions' open problem on density patches: whether inhomogeneous incompressible Navier-Stokes equations preserve the initial regularity of the free boundary given by density patches. Using classical Sobolev spaces for the velocity, we first establish the propagation of C1+γ regularity with 0 < γ < 1 in the case of positive...

In this paper we show a constructive method to obtain estimates of even singular integral operators on characteristic functions of domains with regularity, . This kind of functions were shown in first place to be bounded (classically only in the BMO space) to obtain global regularity for the vortex patch problem [5], [2]. This property has...

We consider the problem of the evolution of the interface given by two incompressible fluids through a porous medium, which is known as the Muskat problem and in two dimensions it is mathematically analogous to the two-phase Hele-Shaw cell. We focus on a fluid interface given by a jump of densities, being the equation of the evolution obtained...

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We consider the fluid interface problem given by two incompressible fluids with different densities evolving by Darcy's law. This scenario is known as the Muskat problem for fluids with the same viscosities, being in two dimensions mathematically analogous to the two-phase Hele-Shaw cell. We prove in the stable case (the denser fluid is below)...

In this paper we study the evolution of multiple fluids with different constant densities in porous media. This physical scenario is known as the Muskat and the (multi-phase) Hele-Shaw problems. In this context we prove that the fluids do not develop squirt singularities.

In this paper, for both the sharp front surface quasi-geostrophic equation and the Muskat problem, we rule out the "splash singularity" blow-up scenario; in other words, we prove that the contours evolving from either of these systems cannot intersect at a single point while the free boundary remains smooth. Splash singularities have been shown...

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This paper studies the dynamics of an incompressible fluid driven by gravity and capillarity forces in a porous medium. The main interest is the stabilization of the fluid in Rayleigh-Taylor unstable situations where the fluid lays on top of a dry region. An important feature considered here is that the layer of fluid is under an impervious...

For the free boundary dynamics of the two-phase Hele-Shaw and Muskat problems, and also for the irrotational incompressible Euler equation, we prove existence locally in time when the Rayleigh-Taylor condition is initially satisfied for a 2D interface. The result for water waves was first obtained by Wu in a slightly different scenario...

This paper considers a family of active scalar equations with transport velocities which are more singular by a derivative of order β than the active scalar. We prove that the equations with 0 < β ≤ 2 are Lipschitz ill-posed for regular initial data. On the contrary, when 0 < β < 1 we show local well-posedness for patch-type weak solutions.

In this paper we study the analytic structure of a two-dimensional mass balance equation of an incompressible fluid in a porous medium given by Darcy's law. We obtain local existence and uniqueness by the particle-trajectory method and we present different global existence criterions. These analytical results with numerical simulations are used...

We consider the dynamics of an interface given by two incompressible fluids with different characteristics evolving by Darcy's law. This scenario is known as the Muskat problem, being in 2D mathematically analogous to the two-phase Hele-Shaw cell. The purpose of this paper is to outline recent results on local existence, weak solutions, maximum...

We study the fluid interface problem through porous media given by two incompressible 2-D fluids of different densities. This problem is mathematically analogous to the dynamics interface for convection in porous media, where the free boundary evolves between fluids with different temperature. We find a new formula for the evolution equation of...

This paper is about the evolution of a temperature front governed by the surface quasi-geostrophic equation. The existence part of that program within the scale of Sobolev spaces was obtained by the third author (2008). Here we revisit that proof introducing some new tools and points of view which allow us to conclude the also needed uniqueness result.