Global convergence of a kinetic model of chemotaxis to a perturbed Keller-Segel model (Q2492399)

A two-parameter kinetic model for chemotaxis of the form \[ \partial_t f_{\varepsilon,\mu} + \frac{1}{\varepsilon}\;v\cdot \nabla_x f_{\varepsilon,\mu} = - \frac{1}{\varepsilon^2}\;\mathcal{T}_{\varepsilon,\mu}\left[ S_{\varepsilon,\mu} , f_{\varepsilon,\mu} \right]\left( f_{\varepsilon,\mu} \right) \] is studied as either \(\varepsilon\to 0\) or \(\mu\to 0\). Here, \(\mathcal{T}_{\varepsilon,\mu}\) is a suitably defined turning operator describing the change of orientation of cells and \(S_{\varepsilon,\mu}\) solves \[ \partial_t S_{\varepsilon,\mu} - \Delta_x S_{\varepsilon,\mu} = \varrho_{\varepsilon,\mu} := \int_V f_{\varepsilon,\mu}(.,v,.)\;dv. \] It is shown that, when \(\mu\to 0\), \((f_{\varepsilon,\mu})\) converges towards the solution \(f_\varepsilon\) of a kinetic model of chemotaxis approximating the classical Patlak-Keller-Segel chemotaxis model. When \(\varepsilon\to 0\), \((\varrho_{\varepsilon,\mu})\) converges towards the global solution of a modified Patlak-Keller-Segel model introduced in [\textit{J. J. L. Velázquez}, SIAM J. Appl. Math. 64, No. 4, 1198--1223 (2004; Zbl 1058.35021)] to study the behaviour past the blow-up time of the classical Patlak-Keller-Segel model.