# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

December  2012, 1(2): 393-429. doi: 10.3934/eect.2012.1.393

## $L_p$-theory for a Cahn-Hilliard-Gurtin system

 1 Institut für Mathematik, Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 06099 Halle, Germany

Received  March 2012 Revised  June 2012 Published  October 2012

In this paper we study a generalized Cahn-Hilliard equation which was proposed by Gurtin [9]. We prove the existence and uniqueness of a local-in-time solution for a quasilinear version, that is, if the coefficients depend on the solution and its gradient. Moreover we show that local solutions to the corresponding semilinear problem exist globally as long as the physical potential satisfies certain growth conditions. Finally we study the long-time behaviour of the solutions and show that each solution converges to a equilibrium as time tends to infinity.
Citation: Mathias Wilke. $L_p$-theory for a Cahn-Hilliard-Gurtin system. Evolution Equations & Control Theory, 2012, 1 (2) : 393-429. doi: 10.3934/eect.2012.1.393
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