LAUSR

Abstract We are concerned with one-dimensional scalar surface growth model arising from the physical process of molecular epitaxy. The mathematical theory of the surface growth model is known to share a number of striking similarities with the Navier-Stokes equations, including the results regarding existence and uniqueness of solutions. In this paper, we shall investigate an important subject in mathematical physics: the energy conservation for weak solutions of the surface growth model. As an analogue of the Navier-Stokes equations, we find some sufficient integral conditions that guarantee the validity of energy equality. As far as we know, this is the first result in this aspect.