Analysis of PDEs (math.AP)

Abstract: In this note we continue the study of nonlocal interaction dynamics on a sequence of infinite graphs, extending the results of [Esposito et. al 2023+] to an arbitrary number of species. Our analysis relies on the observation that the graph dynamics form a gradient flow with respect to a non-symmetric Finslerian gradient structure. Keeping the nonlocal interaction energy fixed, while localising the graph structure, we are able to prove evolutionary {\Gamma}-convergence to an Otto-Wassertein-type gradient flow with a tensor-weighted, yet symmetric, inner product. As a byproduct this implies the existence of solutions to the multi-species non-local (cross-)interacation system on the tensor-weighted Euclidean space

Abstract: The large-time asymptotics of the solutions to a class of degenerate parabolic cross-diffusion systems is analyzed. The equations model the interaction of an arbitrary number of population species in a bounded domain with no-flux boundary conditions. Compared to previous works, we allow for different diffusivities and degenerate nonlinearities. The proof is based on the relative entropy method, but in contrast to usual arguments, the relative entropy and entropy production are not directly related by a logarithmic Sobolev inequality. The key idea is to apply convex Sobolev inequalities to modified entropy densities including "iterated degenerate" functions.

Abstract: A full viscous quantum hydrodynamic system for particle density, current density, energy density and electrostatic potential coupled with a Poisson equation in one dimensional bounded intervals is studied. First, the existence and uniqueness of a steady-state solution to the quantum hydrodynamic system is established. Then, utilizing the fact that the third order perturbation term has an appropriate sign, the local-in-time existence of the solution is investigated by introducing a fourth order viscous regularization and using the entropy dissipation method. In the end, the exponential stability of the steady-state solution is shown by constructing a uniform a-priori estimate.

Abstract: In this paper we aim to combine tools from variational calculus with modern techniques from quaternionic analysis that involve Dirac type operators and related hypercomplex integral operators. The aim is to develop new methods for showing geometry independent explicit global existence and uniqueness criteria as well as new computational methods with special focus to the stationary incompressible viscous magnetohydrodynamic equations. We first show how to specifically apply variational calculus in the quaternionic setting. To this end we explain how the mountain pass theorem can be successfully applied to guarantee the existence of (weak) solutions. To achieve this, the quaternionic integral operator calculus serves as a key ingredient allowing us to apply Schauder's fixed point theorem. The advantage of the approach using Schauder's fixed point theorem is that it is also applicable to large data since it does not require any kind of contraction property. These consideration will allow us to provide explicit iterative algorithms for its numerical solution. Finally to obtain more precise a-priori estimates one can use in the situations dealing with small data the Banach fixed point theorem which then also grants the uniqueness.

Abstract: In this article, we classify all distributional solutions of $f(-\Delta)u=f(1)u$ where $f$ is a non-constant Bernstein function. Specifically, we show that the Fourier transform of $u$ is a single-layer distribution on the unit sphere. Examples of such operators include $(-\Delta)^\sigma$ (for $\sigma \in (0,1]$), $\log(1-\Delta)$ and $(-\Delta)^\frac{1}{2}\text{tanh}((-\Delta)^\frac{1}{2})$.

Abstract: For the quermassintegral inequalities of horospherically convex hypersurfaces in the $(n+1)$-dimensional hyperbolic space, where $n\geq 2$, we prove a stability estimate relating the Hausdorff distance to a geodesic sphere by the deficit in the quermassintegral inequality. The exponent of the deficit is explicitly given and does not depend on the dimension. The estimate is valid in the class of domains with upper and lower bound on the inradius and an upper bound on a curvature quotient. This is achieved by some new initial value independent curvature estimates for locally constrained flows of inverse type.

Abstract: We investigate two-phase flow in porous media and derive a two-scale model, which incorporates pore-scale phase distribution and surface tension into the effective behavior at the larger Darcy scale. The free-boundary problem at the pore scale is modeled using a diffuse interface approach in the form of a coupled Allen-Cahn Navier-Stokes system with an additional momentum flux due to surface tension forces. Using periodic homogenization and formal asymptotic expansions, a two-scale model with cell problems for phase evolution and velocity contributions is derived. We investigate the computed effective parameters and their relation to the saturation for different fluid distributions, in comparison to commonly used relative permeability saturation curves. The two-scale model yields non-monotone relations for relative permeability and saturation. The strong dependence on local fluid distribution and effects captured by the cell problems highlights the importance of incorporating pore-scale information into the macro-scale equations.

Abstract: This work examines the limits of the principal spectrum point, $\lambda_p$, of a nonlocal dispersal cooperative system with respect to the dispersal rates. In particular, we provide precise information on the sign of $\lambda_p$ as one of the dispersal rates is : (i) small while the other dispersal rate is arbitrary, and (ii) large while the other is either also large or fixed. We then apply our results to study the effects of dispersal rates on a two-stage structured nonlocal dispersal population model whose linearized system at the trivial solution results in a nonlocal dispersal cooperative system. The asymptotic profiles of the steady-state solutions with respect to the dispersal rates of the two-stage nonlocal dispersal population model are also obtained. Some biological interpretations of our results are discussed.

Abstract: We obtain local regularity for minimizers of autonomous vectorial integrals of the Calculus of Variations, assuming $\psi$-growth hypothesis and imposing $\varphi$ - quasiconvexity assumptions only in asymptotic sense, both in the sub-quadratic and the super-quadratic case. In particular we obtain $C^{1,\alpha}$ regularity at points $x_0$ such that $Du$ is large enough around $x_0$ and clearly Lipschitz regularity on a dense set. \\ The results hold for all couple of Young functions $(\varphi,\psi)$ with $\Delta_2$ condition.

Abstract: We study the use of the Azouani-Olson-Titi (AOT) continuous data assimilation algorithm to recover solutions of the Navier--Stokes equations modified to have higher-order fractional diffusion. The fractional diffusion case is of particular interest, as it is known to be globally well-posed for sufficiently large diffusion exponent $\alpha$. In this work, we prove that the assimilation equations are globally well-posed, and we demonstrate that the solutions produced by the AOT algorithm exhibit exponential convergence in time to the reference solution, given a sufficiently high spatial resolution of observations and a sufficiently large nudging parameter. We also note that the results hold in spatial dimensions $d$ where $2\leq d\leq 8$, so long as $\alpha\geq \frac12 +\frac{d}{4}$. Though the cases $3<d\leq8$ are likely only a mathematical curiosity, we include them as they cause no additional difficulty in the proof. Note that we show in a companion paper the $d=2$ case allows for $\alpha<1$.