Nonlinear recombinations and generalized random transpositions

arXiv2207.04775MaRDI QIDQ6404592FDOQ6404592

Publication date: 11 July 2022

Abstract: We study a nonlinear recombination model from population genetics as a combinatorial version of the Kac-Boltzmann equation from kinetic theory. Following Kac's approach, the nonlinear model is approximated by a mean field linear evolution with a large number of particles. In our setting, the latter takes the form of a generalized random transposition dynamics. Our main results establish a uniform in time propagation of chaos with quantitative bounds, and a tight entropy production estimate for the generalized random transpositions, which holds uniformly in the number of particles. As a byproduct of our analysis we obtain sharp estimates on the speed of convergence to stationarity for the nonlinear equation, both in terms of relative entropy and total variation norm.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Kinetic theory of gases in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C40) Dynamic lattice systems (kinetic Ising, etc.) and systems on graphs in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C20) Functional inequalities, including subadditivity, convexity, etc. (39B62)

This page was built for publication: Nonlinear recombinations and generalized random transpositions

Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q6404592)