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# On the existence and asymptotic stability of solutions for unsteady mixing-layer models

• We introduce in this paper some elements for the mathematical analysis of turbulence models for oceanic surface mixing layers. We consider Richardson-number based vertical eddy diffusion models. We prove the existence of unsteady solutions if the initial condition is close to an equilibrium, via the inverse function theorem in Banach spaces. We use this result to prove the non-linear asymptotic stability of equilibrium solutions.
Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary: 35Q86, 37N10; Secondary: 76F40.

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