On the square-root approximation finite volume scheme for nonlinear drift-diffusion equations

DOI10.5802/CRMATH.421arXiv2206.05133MaRDI QIDQ6401697FDOQ6401697

Publication date: 10 June 2022

Abstract: We study a finite volume scheme for the approximation of the solution to convection diffusion equations with nonlinear convection and Robin boundary conditions. The scheme builds on the interpretation of such a continuous equation as the hydrodynamic limit of some simple exclusion jump process. We show that the scheme admits a unique discrete solution, that the natural bounds on the solution are preserved, and that it encodes the second principle of thermodynamics in the sense that some free energy is dissipated along time. The convergence of the scheme is then rigorously established thanks to compactness arguments. Numerical simulations are finally provided, highlighting the overall good behavior of the scheme.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical computation of solutions to systems of equations (65H10) Initial-boundary value problems for second-order parabolic systems (35K51) Fokker-Planck equations (35Q84) Finite volume methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M08) Stability and convergence of numerical methods for initial value and initial-boundary value problems involving PDEs (65M12) Diffusion (76R50) Electrochemistry (78A57) Jump processes on general state spaces (60J76)

This page was built for publication: On the square-root approximation finite volume scheme for nonlinear drift-diffusion equations

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q6401697)