Note on a nonlinear coupled 4th-order parabolic problem.

This paper deals with the coupled fourth-order parabolic equations, subject to Dirichlet or Navier boundary conditions. We combine the generalized potential well method, the concave method, with the auxiliary methods to classify the initial energy about the existence of blow-up solutions and global solutions. Moreover, the decay estimate of global solutions and the bounds of blow-up time and rate are determined, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]