Existence and uniqueness of solutions to an aggregation equation with degenerate diffusion

We present an energy-methods-based proof of the existence and uniqueness of solutions of a nonlocal aggregation equation with degenerate diffusion. The equation we study is relevant to models of biological aggregation.

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