Global gradient estimate for a divergence problem and its application to the homogenization of a magnetic suspension

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Abstract: This paper generalizes the results obtained by the authors in cite{dangHomogenizationNondiluteSuspension2021} concerning the homogenization of a non-dilute suspension of magnetic particles in a viscous flow. More specifically, in this paper, a restrictive assumption on the coefficients of the coupled equation, made in cite{dangHomogenizationNondiluteSuspension2021}, that significantly narrowed the applicability of the homogenization results obtained, is relaxed and a new regularity of the solution of the fine-scale problem is proven. In particular, we obtain a global Linfty-bound for the gradient of the solution of the scalar equation −mathrmdivleft[mathbfaleft(x/varepsilonight)ablavarphivarepsilon(x)ight]=f(x), uniform with respect to microstructure scale parameter varepsilonll1 in a small interval (0,varepsilon0), where the coefficient mathbfa is only emph{piecewise} H"{o}lder continuous. Thenceforth, this regularity is used in the derivation of the effective response of the given suspension discussed in cite{dangHomogenizationNondiluteSuspension2021}.


The general interest here lies in the homogenization of a Stokes fluid including magnetizable particles. The particles are either paramagnetic or diamagnetic. The coefficients of the corresponding partial differential equations are taken to be locally periodic, and only a one-way coupling between the fluid domain and the particles is assumed. This raises the natural question whether a genuine both-way coupling can be treated theoretically. The whole paper is focussed on relaxing a technical condition on the magnetic permeability coefficient. For the entire collection see [Zbl 1495.74001].



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