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Juan J. L. Velazquez

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arXiv2022

Revisiting Shikhmurzaev's approach to the contact line problem

In this paper, we revisit a model for the contact line problem which has been proposed by Shikhmurzaev (1993). In the first part, in addition to rederiving the model, we study in detail the assumptions required to obtain the isothermal limit of the model. We also derive in this paper several lubrication approximation models, based on Shikhmurzaev's approach. The first two lubrication models describe thin film flow of incompressible fluids on solid substrates, based on different orders of magnitude of the slip length parameter. The third lubrication model describes a meniscus formation where a wedge-shaped solid immerses in a thin film of fluid.

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arXiv2021

Some thin film models based on Shikhmurzaev's approach

We derive several lubrication approximation models, using Shikhmurzaev's approach to the contact line problem, obtained in \cite{GNV}. The first two lubrication models describe thin film flow of incompressible fluids on solid substrates, based on different orders of magnitude of the slip length parameter. The third lubrication model describes a meniscus formation where a wedge-shaped solid immerses in a thin film of fluid.

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arXiv2019

Two-speed solutions to non-convex rate-independent systems

We consider evolutionary PDE inclusions of the form \[ -λ\dot{u}_λ+ Δu - \mathrm{D} W_0(u) + f \ni \partial \mathcal{R}_1(\dot{u}) \qquad\text{in $(0,T) \times Ω$,} \] where $\mathcal{R}_1$ is a positively $1$-homogeneous rate-independent dissipation potential and $W_0$ is a (generally) non-convex energy density. This work constructs solutions to the above system in the slow-loading limit $λ\downarrow 0$. Our solutions have more regularity both in space and time than those that have been obtained with other approaches. On the "slow" time scale we see strong solutions to a purely rate-independent evolution. Over the jumps, we obtain a detailed description of the behavior of the solution and we resolve the jump transients at a "fast" time scale, where the original rate-dependent evolution is still visible. Crucially, every jump transient splits into a (possibly countable) number of rate-dependent evolutions, for which the energy dissipation can be explicitly computed. This in particular yields a global energy equality for the whole evolution process. It also turns out that there is a canonical slow time scale that avoids intermediate-scale effects, where movement occurs in a mixed rate-dependent / rate-independent way. In this way, we obtain precise information on the impact of the approximation on the constructed solution. Our results are illustrated by examples, which elucidate the effects that can occur.

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arXiv2016

Mathematical analysis of a coarsening model with local interactions

We consider particles on a one-dimensional lattice whose evolution is governed by nearest-neighbor interactions where particles that have reached size zero are removed from the system. Concentrating on configurations with infinitely many particles, we prove existence of solutions under a reasonable density assumption on the initial data and show that the vanishing of particles and the localized interactions can lead to non-uniqueness. Moreover, we provide a rigorous upper coarsening estimate and discuss the generic statistical properties as well as some non-generic behavior of the evolution by means of heuristic arguments and numerical observations.

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arXiv2015

Interfaces determined by capillarity and gravity in a two-dimensional porous medium

We consider a two-dimensional model of a porous medium where circular grains are uniformly distributed in a squared container. We assume that such medium is partially filled with water and that the stationary interface separating the water phase from the air phase is described by the balance of capillarity and gravity. Taking the unity as the average distance between grains, we identify four asymptotic regimes that depend on the Bond number and the size of the container. We analyse, in probabilistic terms, the possible global interfaces that can form in each of these regimes. In summary, we show that in the regimes where gravity dominates the probability of configurations of grains allowing solutions close to the horizontal solution is close to one. Moreover, in such regimes where the size of the container is sufficiently large we can describe deviations from the horizontal in probabilistic terms. On the other hand, when capillarity dominates while the size of the container is sufficiently large, we find that the probability of finding interfaces close to the graph of a given smooth curve without self-intersections is close to one.

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arXiv2014

Kinetic theory and numerical simulations of two-species coagulation

In this work we study the stochastic process of two-species coagulation. This process consists in the aggregation dynamics taking place in a ring. Particles and clusters of particles are set in this ring and they can move either clockwise or counterclockwise. They have a probability to aggregate forming larger clusters when they collide with another particle or cluster. We study the stochastic process both analytically and numerically. Analytically, we derive a kinetic theory which approximately describes the process dynamics. One of our strongest assumptions in this respect is the so called well-stirred limit, that allows neglecting the appearance of spatial coordinates in the theory, so this becomes effectively reduced to a zeroth dimensional model. We determine the long time behavior of such a model, making emphasis in one special case in which it displays self-similar solutions. In particular these calculations answer the question of how the system gets ordered, with all particles and clusters moving in the same direction, in the long time. We compare our analytical results with direct numerical simulations of the stochastic process and both corroborate its predictions and check its limitations. In particular, we numerically confirm the ordering dynamics predicted by the kinetic theory and explore properties of the realizations of the stochastic process which are not accessible to our theoretical approach.

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arXiv2013

THE Fokker-Planck Equation With Absorbing Boundary Conditions

We study the initial-boundary value problem for the Fokker-Planck equation in an interval with absorbing boundary conditions. We develop a theory of well-posedness of classical solutions for the problem. We also prove that the resulting solutions decay exponentially for long times. To prove these results we obtain several crucial estimates, which include hypoellipticity away from the singular set for the Fokker-Planck equation with absorbing boundary conditions, as well as the Holder continuity of the solutions up to the singular set.

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arXiv2013

Exponential tail behaviour of self-similar solutions to Smoluchowski's coagulation equation

We consider self-similar solutions with finite mass to Smoluchowski's coagulation equation for rate kernels that have homogeneity zero but are possibly singular such as Smoluchowski's original kernel. We prove pointwise exponential decay of these solutions under rather mild assumptions on the kernel. If the support of the kernel is sufficiently large around the diagonal we also proof that $\lim_{x \to \infty} \frac{1}{x} \log \Big(\frac{1}{f(x)}\Big)$ exists. In addition we prove properties of the prefactor if the kernel is uniformly bounded below.

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arXiv2013

Dynamical properties of models for the Calvin cycle

Modelling the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis leads to various systems of ordinary differential equations and reaction-diffusion equations. They differ by the choice of chemical substances included in the model, the choices of stoichiometric coefficients and chemical kinetics and whether or not diffusion is taken into account. This paper studies the long-time behaviour of solutions of several of these systems, concentrating on the ODE case. In some examples it is shown that there exist two positive stationary solutions. In several cases it is shown that there exist solutions where the concentrations of all substrates tend to zero at late times and others (runaway solutions) where the concentrations of all substrates increase without limit. In another case, where the concentration of ATP is explicitly included, runaway solutions are ruled out.

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arXiv2012

Self-similar solutions with fat tails for Smoluchowski's coagulation equation with locally bounded kernels

The existence of self-similar solutions with fat tails for Smoluchowski's coagulation equation has so far only been established for the solvable and the diagonal kernel. In this paper we prove the existence of such self-similar solutions for continuous kernels $K$ that are homogeneous of degree $γ\in [0,1)$ and satisfy $K(x,y) \leq C (x^γ + y^γ)$. More precisely, for any $ρ\in (γ,1)$ we establish the existence of a continuous weak self-similar profile with decay $x^{-(1{+}ρ)}$ as $x \to \infty$.

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arXiv2011

Optimal bounds for self-similar solutions to coagulation equations with product kernel

We consider mass-conserving self-similar solutions of Smoluchowski's coagulation equation with multiplicative kernel of homogeneity $2lλ\in (0,1)$. We establish rigorously that such solutions exhibit a singular behavior of the form $x^{-(1+2λ)}$ as $x \to 0$. This property had been conjectured, but only weaker results had been available up to now.

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arXiv2010

A class of dust-like self-similar solutions of the massless Einstein-Vlasov system

In this paper the existence of a class of self-similar solutions of the Einstein-Vlasov system is proved. The initial data for these solutions are not smooth, with their particle density being supported in a submanifold of codimension one. They can be thought of as intermediate between smooth solutions of the Einstein-Vlasov system and dust. The motivation for studying them is to obtain insights into possible violation of weak cosmic censorship by solutions of the Einstein-Vlasov system. By assuming a suitable form of the unknowns it is shown that the existence question can be reduced to that of the existence of a certain type of solution of a four-dimensional system of ordinary differential equations depending on two parameters. This solution starts at a particular point $P_0$ and converges to a stationary solution $P_1$ as the independent variable tends to infinity. The existence proof is based on a shooting argument and involves relating the dynamics of solutions of the four-dimensional system to that of solutions of certain two- and three-dimensional systems obtained from it by limiting processes.

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arXiv2010

Two species coagulation approach to consensus by group level interactions

We explore the self-organization dynamics of a set of entities by considering the interactions that affect the different subgroups conforming the whole. To this end, we employ the widespread example of coagulation kinetics, and characterize which interaction types lead to consensus formation and which do not, as well as the corresponding different macroscopic patterns. The crucial technical point is extending the usual one species coagulation dynamics to the two species one. This is achieved by means of introducing explicitly solvable kernels which have a clear physical meaning. The corresponding solutions are calculated in the long time limit, in which consensus may or may not be reached. The lack of consensus is characterized by means of scaling limits of the solutions. The possible applications of our results to some topics in which consensus reaching is fundamental, like collective animal motion and opinion spreading dynamics, are also outlined.

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arXiv2008

On the Existence of Exponentially Decreasing Solutions of the Nonlinear Landau Damping Problem

In this paper we prove the existence of a large class of periodic solutions of the Vlasov-Poisson in one space dimension that decay exponentially as t goes to infinity. The exponential decay is well known for the linearized version of the Landau damping problem and it has been proved in [4] for a class of solutions of the Vlasov-Poisson system that behaves asymptotically as free streaming solutions and are sufficiently flat in the space of velocities. The results in this paper enlarge the class of possible asymptotic limits, replacing the fatness condition in [4] by a stability condition for the linearized problem.

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arXiv2008

A Kinetic Model for Grain Growth

We provide a well-posedness analysis of a kinetic model for grain growth introduced by Fradkov which is based on the von Neumann-Mullins law. The model consists of an infinite number of transport equations with a tri-diagonal coupling modelling topological changes in the grain configuration. Self-consistency of this kinetic model is achieved by introducing a coupling weight which leads to a nonlinear and nonlocal system of equations. We prove existence of solutions by approximation with finite dimensional systems. Key ingredients in passing to the limit are suitable super-solutions, a bound from below on the total mass, and a tightness estimate which ensures that no mass is transported to infinity in finite time.

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arXiv2008

Self-similar solutions for the LSW model with encounters

The LSW model with encounters has been suggested by Lifshitz and Slyozov as a regularization of their classical mean-field model for domain coarsening to obtain universal self-similar long-time behavior. We rigorously establish that an exponentially decaying self-similar solution to this model exist, and show that this solutions is isolated in a certain function space. Our proof relies on setting up a suitable fixed-point problem in an appropriate function space and careful asymptotic estimates of the solution to a corresponding homogeneous problem.

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