Nonlinear Einstein paradigm of Brownian motion and localization property of solutions

DOI10.1002/MMA.9220arXiv2012.15400MaRDI QIDQ6178232FDOQ6178232

Ivan C. Christov, A. Ibraguimov, Isanka Garli Hevage, Rahnuma Islam

Publication date: 18 January 2024

Published in: Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We employ a generalization of Einstein's random walk paradigm for diffusion to derive a class of multidimensional degenerate nonlinear parabolic equations in non-divergence form. Specifically, in these equations, the diffusion coefficient can depend on both the dependent variable and its gradient, and it vanishes when either one of the latter does. It is known that solutions of such degenerate equations can exhibit finite speed of propagation (so-called localization property of solutions). We give a proof of this property using a De Giorgi--Ladyzhenskaya iteration procedure for non-divergence-from equations. A mapping theorem is then established to a divergence-form version of the governing equation for the case of one spatial dimension. Numerical results via a finite-difference scheme are used to illustrate the main mathematical results for this special case. For completeness, we also provide an explicit construction of the one-dimensional self-similar solution with finite speed of propagation function, in the sense of Kompaneets--Zel'dovich--Barenblatt. We thus show how the finite speed of propagation quantitatively depends on the model's parameters.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2012.15400

zbMATH Keywords

degenerate parabolic equationsdiffusion processesgradient-dependent diffusivitylocalization property of solutions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Brownian motion (60J65) Finite difference methods applied to problems in fluid mechanics (76M20) Asymptotic behavior of solutions to PDEs (35B40) Maximum principles in context of PDEs (35B50) PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics (35Q35) Self-similar solutions to PDEs (35C06) Degenerate parabolic equations (35K65) Quasilinear parabolic equations with (p)-Laplacian (35K92) Finite difference methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M06) Non-Newtonian fluids (76A05) Diffusion (76R50)

Cites Work

• Continuous dependence on the heat source in resonant porous penetrative convection
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Some problems of the qualitative theory of non-linear degenerate second-order parabolic equations
• User’s guide to viscosity solutions of second order partial differential equations
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Degenerate parabolic equations
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Classification of singular solutions of a nonlinear heat equation
• Travelling waves in nonlinear diffusion-convection reaction
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• How an Initially Stationary Interface Begins to Move in Porous Medium Flow
• Optimal behavior of the support of the solutions to a class of degenerate parabolic systems
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Linear second-order partial differential equations of the parabolic type
• Fundamental solutions and asymptotic behaviour for the p-Laplacian equations
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Stochastic methods. A handbook for the natural and social sciences
• Diffusion at finite speed and random walks
• DIFFUSION FROM AN INSTANTANEOUS POINT SOURCE WITH A CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT COEFFICIENT
• On a class of similarity solutions of the porous media equation
• Self-Similar Solutions as Intermediate Asymptotics
• Fluid flows of mixed regimes in porous media
• Long-time asymptotics of non-degenerate non-linear diffusion equations
• Singularities: Formation, Structure, and Propagation
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Title not available (Why is that?)
• Stochastic foundations in movement ecology. Anomalous diffusion, front propagation and random searches
• Nonlinear dynamics of dewetting thin films
• Solving Nonlinear Parabolic Equations by a Strongly Implicit Finite Difference Scheme
• Gravity-driven flow of Herschel–Bulkley fluid in a fracture and in a 2D porous medium

This page was built for publication: Nonlinear Einstein paradigm of Brownian motion and localization property of solutions

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q6178232)