Existence of weak solutions to an evolutionary model for magnetoelasticity

TL;DR

This paper establishes the existence of weak solutions for a complex evolutionary model of magnetoelastic materials, combining fluid dynamics, elasticity, and magnetization dynamics in a unified mathematical framework.

Contribution

It introduces a novel existence proof for weak solutions to a magnetoelasticity model involving Navier-Stokes, deformation, and magnetization equations, using Galerkin and fixed-point methods.

Findings

Proves existence of weak solutions for the model.

Integrates magnetic, elastic, and fluid dynamics in a rigorous framework.

Employs advanced mathematical techniques from fluid mechanics and magnetization theory.

Abstract

We prove existence of weak solutions to an evolutionary model derived for magnetoelastic materials. The model is phrased in Eulerian coordinates and consists in particular of (i) a Navier-Stokes equation that involves magnetic and elastic terms in the stress tensor obtained by a variational approach, of (ii) a regularized transport equation for the deformation gradient and of (iii) the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation for the dynamics of the magnetization. The proof is built on a Galerkin method and a fixed-point argument. It is based on ideas from F.-H. Lin and the third author for systems modeling the flow of liquid crystals as well as on methods by G. Carbou and P. Fabrie for solutions of the Landau-Lifshitz equation.