Nonlocal approximation of nonlinear diffusion equations

DOI10.1007/S00526-024-02690-ZarXiv2302.08248OpenAlexW4394784953MaRDI QIDQ6426673FDOQ6426673

Authors: J. A. Carrillo, Antonio Esposito, Jeremy S.-H. Wu 

Publication date: 16 February 2023

Abstract: We show that degenerate nonlinear diffusion equations can be asymptotically obtained as a limit from a class of nonlocal partial differential equations. The nonlocal equations are obtained as gradient flows of interaction-like energies approximating the internal energy. We construct weak solutions as the limit of a (sub)sequence of weak measure solutions by using the Jordan-Kinderlehrer-Otto scheme from the context of $2$-Wasserstein gradient flows. Our strategy allows to cover the porous medium equation, for the general slow diffusion case, extending previous results in the literature. As a byproduct of our analysis, we provide a qualitative particle approximation.

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00526-024-02690-z

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational methods applied to PDEs (35A15) Weak solutions to PDEs (35D30) Degenerate parabolic equations (35K65) Integro-partial differential equations (35R09) PDEs in connection with mechanics of particles and systems of particles (35Q70)

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