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Existence of entropy solutions to nonlinear parabolic problems with variable exponent and \(L^1\)-data

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In the present paper we prove existence results of entropy solutions to a class of nonlinear parabolic p(.)-Laplacian problem with Neumann-type boundary conditions and \(L^1\) data. The main tool used here is the Rothe method combined with the theory of variable exponent Sobolev spaces.

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Jamea, A., Lamrani, A.A. & El Hachimi, A. Existence of entropy solutions to nonlinear parabolic problems with variable exponent and \(L^1\)-data. Ricerche mat 67, 785–801 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11587-018-0359-y

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