Renormalization Group Analysis of Nonlinear Diffusion Equations with Periodic Coefficients

DOI10.1137/S1540345902416600zbMATH Open1041.35005arXiv0906.2206OpenAlexW2053875253MaRDI QIDQ4458274FDOQ4458274

Authors: Gastão A. Braga, Jussara M. Moreira, Leonardo T. Rolla, Frederico Furtado 

Publication date: 17 March 2004

Published in: Multiscale Modeling & Simulation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: In this paper we present an efficient numerical approach based on the Renormalization Group method for the computation of self-similar dynamics. The latter arise, for instance, as the long-time asymptotic behavior of solutions to nonlinear parabolic partial differential equations. We illustrate the approach with the verification of a conjecture about the long-time behavior of solutions to a certain class of nonlinear diffusion equations with periodic coefficients. This conjecture is based on a mixed argument involving ideas from homogenization theory and the Renormalization Group method. Our numerical approach provides a detailed picture of the asymptotics, including the determination of the effective or renormalized diffusion coefficient.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0906.2206

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zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic behaviorrenormalization groupnonlinear diffusion equationself-similar dynamicsmultiple scale problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Asymptotic behavior of solutions to PDEs (35B40) Singular perturbations in context of PDEs (35B25) Homogenization in context of PDEs; PDEs in media with periodic structure (35B27) Nonlinear parabolic equations (35K55) Theoretical approximation in context of PDEs (35A35) Finite difference methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S20)

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