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P. -L Lions

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On correctors for linear elliptic homogenization in the presence of local defects: the case of advection-diffusion

We follow-up on our works devoted to homogenization theory for linear second-order elliptic equations with coefficients that are perturbations of periodic coefficients. We have first considered equations in divergence form in [6, 7, 8]. We have next shown, in our recent work [9], using a slightly different strategy of proof than in our earlier works, that we may also address the equation --aij$\partial$iju = f. The present work is devoted to advection-diffusion equations: --aij$\partial$iju + bj$\partial$ju = f. We prove, under suitable assumptions on the coefficients aij, bj, 1 $\le$ i, j $\le$ d (typically that they are the sum of a periodic function and some perturbation in L p , for suitable p < +$\infty$), that the equation admits a (unique) invariant measure and that this measure may be used to transform the problem into a problem in divergence form, amenable to the techniques we have previously developed for the latter case.

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On correctors for linear elliptic homogenization in the presence of local defects

We consider the corrector equation associated, in homogenization theory , to a linear second-order elliptic equation in divergence form --$\partial$i(aij$\partial$ju) = f , when the diffusion coefficient is a locally perturbed periodic coefficient. The question under study is the existence (and uniqueness) of the corrector, strictly sublinear at infinity, with gradient in L r if the local perturbation is itself L r , r < +$\infty$. The present work follows up on our works [7, 8, 9], providing an alternative, more general and versatile approach , based on an a priori estimate, for this well-posedness result. Equations in non-divergence form such as --aij$\partial$iju = f are also considered, along with various extensions. The case of general advection-diffusion equations --aij$\partial$iju + bj$\partial$ju = f is postponed until our future work [10]. An appendix contains a corrigendum to our earlier publication [9].

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