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Two-dimensional Barenblatt profile for quadratic porous-medium diffusion
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Partial differential equation
Diffusion equation
Porous medium equation
Barenblatt solution
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2026-10-03
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For the radially symmetric
equation
n
t
=
D
∇
⋅
(
n
∇
n
)
(1)
in two
dimensions
, the
mass-
N
similarity solution
has the compactly supported form
n
(
r
,
t
)
=
(
D
t
N
)
1/2
[
8
x
0
2
−
x
2
]
+
,
x
=
(
N
D
t
)
1/4
r
,
(2)
where
mass
normalization gives
x
0
=
(
16/
π
)
1/4
. Its support
radius
grows
as
t
1/4
and its occupied
area
grows
as
t
1/2
.
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Analysis
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge
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