Quasi-linear equations with a small diffusion term and the evolution of hierarchies of cycles (Q325901)

The authors consider quasi-linear parabolic equations with a small parameter \(\varepsilon\) at the diffusion term, and study the long-time behaviour (at times of order \(\exp(\lambda/\varepsilon^2)\)) of their solutions. The solution of their PDE can be expressed in terms of diffusion processes, whose coefficients depend on the unknown solution. Using the so-called hierarchy of cycles for diffusion processes (introduced by \textit{M. I. Freidlin} and \textit{A. D. Wentzell} [Random perturbations of dynamical systems. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer (1998; Zbl 0922.60006)] for linear PDEs), the authors describe the evolution of the hierarchies with respect to \(\lambda\) in order to find the limiting behaviour of the solution of the PDE.