studied. The problem is considered first in a standard Sobolev space H1 (RN), next a notion
of the 'H-solution'is introduced that is well adapted to the structure of the viscous Cahn–
Hilliard equation. Several properties of the solutions are reported, in particular those
connected with their asymptotic behavior. We collect here also known properties of the
unbounded operator (− Δ)− 1 in RN that are needed in our considerations.