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Marko Erceg

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arXiv2026

Hybrid Optimization Techniques for Multi-State Optimal Design Problems

This paper addresses optimal design problems governed by multi-state stationary diffusion equations, aiming at the simultaneous optimization of the domain shape and the distribution of two isotropic materials in prescribed proportions. Existence of generalized solutions is established via a hybrid approach combining homogenization-based relaxation in the interior with suitable restrictions on admissible domains. Based on this framework, we propose a numerical method that integrates homogenization and shape optimization. The domain boundary is evolved using a level set method driven by the shape derivative, while the interior material distribution is updated via an optimality criteria algorithm. The approach is demonstrated on a representative example.

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arXiv2026

Characterisation of homogenisation for nonlocal diffusion by local topologies

We consider fractional variants of divergence form problems with highly oscillatory local coefficients. We characterise the convergence of these coefficients by means of classical $H$-convergence covering the local behaviour of the fractional divergence form problem and weak-$\ast$ convergence on the complement caused by the nonlocality of the differential operators. The results are further described in the light of nonlocal $H$-convergence as introduced in [Waurick, Calc Var PDEs, 57, 2018] and certain Schur topologies. Applications to symmetric coefficients and a homogenisation problem for a fractional heat type equation are provided.

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arXiv2025

Regularity of velocity averages in kinetic equations with heterogeneity

This study investigates the regularity of kinetic equations with spatial heterogeneity. Recent progress has shown that velocity averages of weak solutions $h$ in $L^p$ ($p>1$) are strongly $L^1_{\text{loc}}$ compact under the natural non-degeneracy condition. We establish regularity estimates for equations with an $\boldsymbol{x}$-dependent drift vector $\mathfrak{f} = \mathfrak{f}(\boldsymbol{x}, \boldsymbol{\lambda})$, which satisfies a quantitative version of the non-degeneracy condition. We prove that $(t,\boldsymbol{x}) \mapsto \int \rho(\boldsymbol{\lambda}) h(t,\boldsymbol{x},\boldsymbol{\lambda})\, d\boldsymbol{\lambda}$, for any sufficiently regular $\rho(\cdot)$, belongs to the fractional Sobolev space $W_{\text{loc}}^{\beta,r}$, for some regularity $\beta\in (0,1)$ and integrability $r \geq 1$ exponents. While such estimates have long been known for $\boldsymbol{x}$-independent drift vectors $\mathfrak{f}=\mathfrak{f}(\boldsymbol{\lambda})$, this is the first quantitative regularity estimate in a general heterogeneous setting. As an application, we obtain a regularity estimate for entropy solutions to heterogeneous conservation laws with nonlinear flux and $L^\infty$ initial data.

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arXiv2025

m-Accretive Extensions of Friedrichs Operators

The introduction of abstract Friedrichs operators in 2007-an operator-theoretic framework for studying classical Friedrichs operators has led to significant developments in the field, including results on well-posedness, multiplicity, and classification. More recently, the von Neumann extension theory has been explored in this context, along with connections between abstract Friedrichs operators and skew-symmetric operators. In this work, we show that all m-accretive extensions of abstract Friedrichs operators correspond precisely to those satisfying (V)-boundary conditions. We also establish a connection between the m-accretive extensions of abstract Friedrichs operators and their skew-symmetric components. Additionally, the three equivalent formulations of boundary conditions are unified within a single interpretive framework. To conclude, we discuss a constructive relation between (V)- and (M)-boundary conditions and examine the multiplicity of the associated M-operators. We demonstrate our results on two examples, namely, the first order ordinary differential equation on an interval, with various boundary conditions, and the second-order elliptic partial differential equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions.

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arXiv2025

On the regularity of entropy solutions to stochastic degenerate parabolic equations

We study the regularity of entropy solutions for quasilinear parabolic equations with anisotropic degeneracy and stochastic forcing. Building on previous works, we establish space-time regularity under a non-degeneracy condition that does not require an assumption on the derivative of the symbol of the corresponding kinetic equation, a restriction imposed in earlier studies. This allows us to obtain regularity results for certain equations not accounted for by prior theory, albeit with reduced regularity exponents. Our approach uses a kinetic formulation with two transport equations, one of second order and one of first order, leveraging a form of "parabolic regularity" inherent in these equations that was not utilized in previous studies.

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arXiv2024

Friedrichs systems on an interval

There has been significant developments in the classification of boundary conditions of positive symmetric systems, also known as Friedrichs systems, after the introduction of operator theoretic framework. We take a step forward towards applying the abstract theory to the classical framework by studying Friedrichs systems on an interval. Dealing with some difficulties related to the smoothness of eigenvectors, here we present an explicit expression for the dimensions of the kernels of Friedrichs operators only in terms of the values of the coefficients at the end-points of the interval. In particular, this allows for a characterisation of all admissible boundary conditions, i.e.~those leading to bijective realisations.

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arXiv2023

The von Neumann extension theory for abstract Friedrichs operators

The theory of abstract Friedrichs operators was introduced some fifteen years ago with the aim of providing a more comprehensive framework for the study of positive symmetric systems of first-order partial differential equations, nowadays better known as (classical) Friedrichs systems. Since then, the theory has not only been frequently applied in numerical and analytical research of Friedrichs systems, but has continued to evolve as well. In this paper, we provide an explicit characterisation and a classification of abstract Friedrichs operators. More precisely, we show that every abstract Friedrichs operator can be written as the sum of a skew-symmetric operator and a bounded self-adjoint strictly positive operator. Furthermore, we develop a classification of realisations of abstract Friedrichs operators in the spirit of the von Neumann extension theory, which, when applied to the symmetric case, extends the classical theory.

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arXiv2023

Evolutionary Equations are $G$-compact

We prove a compactness result related to $G$-convergence for autonomous evolutionary equations in the sense of Picard. Compared to previous work related to applications, we do not require any boundedness or regularity of the underlying spatial domain; nor do we assume any periodicity or ergodicity assumption on the potentially oscillatory part. In terms of abstract evolutionary equations, we remove any compactness assumptions of the resolvent modulo kernel of the spatial operator. To achieve the results, we introduced a slightly more general class of material laws. As a by-product, we also provide a criterion for $G$-convergence for time-dependent equations solely in terms of static equations.

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arXiv2023

Velocity averaging under minimal conditions for deterministic and stochastic kinetic equations with irregular drift

This study investigates the $L^1_{\operatorname{loc}}$ compactness of velocity averages of sequences of solutions $\{u_n\}$ for a class of kinetic equations. The equations are examined within both deterministic and stochastic heterogeneous environments. The primary objective is to deduce velocity averaging results under conditions on $u_n$ and the drift ${\mathfrak f}={\mathfrak f}(t,{\boldsymbol x},{\boldsymbol \lambda})$ that are more lenient than those stipulated in previous studies. The main outcome permits the inclusion of highly irregular drift vectors ${\mathfrak f} \in L^q$ that adhere to a general non-degeneracy condition. Moreover, the sequence $\{u_n\}$ is uniformly bounded in $L^p$ -- for an exponent $p$ allowed to be strictly smaller than $2$ -- under the requirement $\frac{1}{p} + \frac{1}{q} < 1$. Resolving the matter of strong compactness in velocity averages, considering these assumptions, has remained an open problem for a long time. The cornerstone of our work's progress lies in the strategic employment of the broader concept of $H$-distributions, moving beyond the traditional reliance on $H$-measures. Notably, our study represents one of the first significant uses of $H$-distributions in this context.

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arXiv2023

Degenerate parabolic equations -- compactness and regularity of solutions

We introduce a new method which resolves the problem of regularity and compactness of entropy solutions for nonlinear degenerate parabolic equations under non-degeneracy conditions on the sphere. In particular, we address a problem of regularity of entropy solutions to homogeneous (autonomous) degenerate parabolic PDEs and existence of weak solutions to heterogeneous degenerate parabolic PDEs (non-autonomous PDEs -- with flux and diffusion explicitly depending on the space and time variables). The method of proof is reduction of the equation to a specific kinetic formulation involving two transport equations, one of the second and one of the first order. In the heterogeneous situation, this enables us to use (variants of) the H-measures to get velocity averaging lemmas and then, consequently, existence of a weak solution. In the homogeneous case, the kinetic reformulation makes it possible to get necessary estimates of the solution on the Littlewood-Paley dyadic blocks of the dual space.

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arXiv2022

One-scale H-distributions and variants

H-measures and semiclassical (Wigner) measures were introduced in earlyn 1990s and since then they have found numerous applications in problems involving $\mathrm{L}^2$ weakly converging sequences. Although they are similar objects, neither of them is a generalisation of the other, the fundamental difference between them being the fact that semiclassical measures have a characteristic length, while H-measures have none. Recently introduced objects, the one-scale H-measures, generalise both of them, thus encompassing properties of both. The main aim of this paper is to fully develop this theory to the $\mathrm{L}^p$ setting, $p\in(1,\infty)$, by constructing one-scale H-distributions, a generalisation of one-scale H-measures and, at the same time, of H-distributions, a generalisation of H-measures to the $\mathrm{L}^p$ setting, without any characteristic length. We also address an alternative approach to $\mathrm{L}^p$ extension of semiclassical measures via the Wigner transform, introducing new type of objects (semiclassical distributions). Furthermore, we derive a localisation principle in a rather general form, suitable for problems with a characteristic length, as well as those without a specific characteristic length, providing some applications.

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arXiv2022

Classification of classical Friedrichs differential operators: One-dimensional scalar case

The theory of abstract Friedrichs operators, introduced by Ern, Guermond and Caplain (2007), proved to be a successful setting for studying positive symmetric systems of first order partial differential equations (Friedrichs, 1958), nowadays better known as Friedrichs systems. Recently, Antoni\'c, Michelangeli and Erceg (2017) presented a purely operator-theoretic description of abstract Friedrichs operators, allowing for application of the universal operator extension theory (Grubb, 1968). In this paper we make a further theoretical step by developing a decomposition of the graph space (maximal domain) as a direct sum of the minimal domain and the kernels of corresponding adjoints. We then study one-dimensional scalar (classical) Friedrichs operators with variable coefficients and present a complete classification of admissible boundary conditions.

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arXiv2020

Velocity averaging for diffusive transport equations with discontinuous flux

We consider a diffusive transport equation with discontinuous flux and prove the velocity averaging result under non-degeneracy conditions. In order to achieve the result, we introduce a new variant of micro-local defect functionals which are able to ``recognise'' changes of the type of the equation. As a corollary, we show the existence of a weak solution for the Cauchy problem for nonlinear degenerate parabolic equation with discontinuous flux. We also show existence of strong traces at $t=0$ for so-called quasi-solutions to degenerate parabolic equations under non-degeneracy conditions on the diffusion term.

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arXiv2020

Strong traces to degenerate parabolic equations

We prove existence of strong traces at $t=0$ for quasi-solutions to (multidimensional) degenerate parabolic equations with no non-degeneracy conditions. In order to solve the problem, we combine the blow up method and a strong precompactness result for quasi-solutions to degenerate parabolic equations with the induction argument with respect to the space dimension.

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arXiv2015

Localisation principle for one-scale H-measures

Microlocal defect functionals (H-measures, H-distributions, semiclassical measures, etc.) are objects which determine, in some sense, the lack of strong compactness for weakly convergent ${\rm L}^p$ sequences. Recently, Luc Tartar introduced one-scale H-measures, a generalisation of H-measures with a characteristic length, which also comprehend the notion of semiclassical measures. We present a self-contained introduction to one-scale H-measures, carrying out some alternative proofs, and strengthening some results, comparing these objects to known microlocal defect functionals. Furthermore, we improve and generalise Tartar's localisation principle for these objects from which we are able to derive the known localisation principles for both H-measures and semiclassical measures. Moreover, we develop a variant of compactness by compensation suitable for equations with a characteristic length.

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