Convergence of numerical approximations to non-linear continuity equations with rough force fields

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Abstract: We prove quantitative regularity estimates for the solutions to non-linear continuity equations and their discretized numerical approximations on Cartesian grids when advected by a rough force field. This allow us to recover the known optimal regularity for linear transport equations but also to obtain the convergence of a wide range of numerical schemes. Our proof is based on a novel commutator estimates, quantifying and extending to the non-linear case the classical commutator approach of the theory of renormalized solutions.


The authors study the convergence of numerical schemes for the solution of the nonlinear transport equation \(\partial_t u(t,x) + \mathrm{div}_x (a(t,x)f(u(t,x))) = 0\), where the velocity field \(a\) has only Sobolev regularity with respect to spatial variables \(x\in\mathbb{R}^d\). For that, they establish quantitative regularity estimates for the approximate solutions based on novel commutator estimates.



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