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# Convergence of solutions of a non-local phase-field system

• We show that solutions of a two-phase model involving a non-local interactive term separate from the pure phases from a certain time on, even if this is not the case initially. This result allows us to apply a generalized Lojasiewicz-Simon theorem and to establish the convergence of solutions to a single stationary state as time goes to infinity.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35B40, 35B45; Secondary: 35K65; 45K05.

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