<p>We prove the existence of unique global weak solutions to equations describing the sediment flow in the evolution of fluvial land surfaces, with constant water depth. These equations describe the so-called transport-limited situation, where all the sediment can be transported away given enough water. This is in distinction to the detachment-limited situation where we must wait for rock to weather (to sediment) before it can be transported away. Earlier work shows that these equations describe the optimal transport of sediment and the evolution of the surfaces in optimal transport theory. The existence theory is also extended to include diffusion in the water and the land surfaces.</p>

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Existence theorems for PDEs modeling erosion and the optimal transportation of sediment

  • Björn Birnir,
  • Therese Basa Landry

摘要

We prove the existence of unique global weak solutions to equations describing the sediment flow in the evolution of fluvial land surfaces, with constant water depth. These equations describe the so-called transport-limited situation, where all the sediment can be transported away given enough water. This is in distinction to the detachment-limited situation where we must wait for rock to weather (to sediment) before it can be transported away. Earlier work shows that these equations describe the optimal transport of sediment and the evolution of the surfaces in optimal transport theory. The existence theory is also extended to include diffusion in the water and the land surfaces.