M. CIARLETTA and E. SCARPETTA

On existence and uniqueness for viscoelastic compressible fluids

Pages: 159-169
Received: 22 October 1990
Mathematics Subject Classification: 76A10

Abstract We prove a theorem of existence and uniqueness for the linear initial-boundary value problem of a compressible viscous fluid with hereditary properties. Thermodynamical restrictions on the relevant moduli are seen to be crucial.