Weak solutions to the Muskat problem with surface tension via optimal transport

DOI10.1007/S00205-020-01579-3zbMATH Open1460.65114arXiv1905.05370OpenAlexW3098643307MaRDI QIDQ2219481FDOQ2219481

Authors: Matthew Jacobs, Inwon Kim, Alpár R. Mészáros 

Publication date: 20 January 2021

Published in: Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Inspired by recent works on the threshold dynamics scheme for multi-phase mean curvature flow (by Esedo={g}lu-Otto and Laux-Otto), we introduce a novel framework to approximate solutions of the Muskat problem with surface tension. Our approach is based on interpreting the Muskat problem as a gradient flow in a product Wasserstein space. This perspective allows us to construct weak solutions via a minimizing movements scheme. Rather than working directly with the singular surface tension force, we instead relax the perimeter functional with the heat content energy approximation of Esedo={g}lu-Otto. The heat content energy allows us to show the convergence of the associated minimizing movement scheme in the Wasserstein space, and makes the scheme far more tractable for numerical simulations. Under a typical energy convergence assumption, we show that our scheme converges to weak solutions of the Muskat problem with surface tension. We then conclude the paper with a discussion on some numerical experiments and on equilibrium configurations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.05370

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zbMATH Keywords

weak solutionssurface tensionminimizing movement schemeMuskat problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical optimization and variational techniques (65K10) PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics (35Q35) Existence problems for PDEs: global existence, local existence, non-existence (35A01) Variational methods applied to PDEs (35A15) Weak solutions to PDEs (35D30) Free boundary problems for PDEs (35R35) Methods involving semicontinuity and convergence; relaxation (49J45) Flows in porous media; filtration; seepage (76S05) Numerical solutions to abstract evolution equations (65J08) Other free boundary flows; Hele-Shaw flows (76D27) Numerical solution of discretized equations for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M22)

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