The Muskat Problem
Anvarbek Mukatovich Meirmanov · Atlantis studies in differential equations · 2013
In this chapter a free boundary problem describing a joint filtration of two immiscible incompressible liquids is derived from the homogenization theory. We start with a mathematical model at the microscopic level, which consist of the stationary Stokes system for an incompressible inhomogeneous viscous liquid, occupying a pore space, the stationary Lamé’s equations for an incompressible elastic solid skeleton, coupled with corresponding boundary conditions on the common boundary “solid skeleton—pore space”, and transport equation for the unknown liquid density. Next we prove the solvability of this model and rigorously fulfil the homogenization procedure as the dimensionless size of pores tends to zero, while the porous body is geometrically periodic. As a result, we prove the solvability of the Muskat problem for a viscoelastic filtration. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.