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Pasha Tkachov

Publications and source records attributed to Pasha Tkachov.

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arXiv2020

Spatial growth processes with long range dispersion: microscopics, mesoscopics, and discrepancy in spread rate

We consider the speed of propagation of a {continuous-time continuous-space} branching random walk with the additional restriction that the birth rate at any spatial point cannot exceed $1$. The dispersion kernel is taken to have density that decays polynomially as $|x|^{- 2α}$, $x \to \infty$. We show that if $α> 2$, then the system spreads at a linear speed, {while for $α\in (\frac 12 ,2]$ the spread is faster than linear}. We also consider the mesoscopic equation corresponding to the microscopic stochastic system. We show that in contrast to the microscopic process, the solution to the mesoscopic equation spreads exponentially fast for every $α> \frac 12$.

math.PR↗

arXiv2020

Hydrodynamics of a particle model in contact with stochastic reservoirs

We consider an exclusion process with finite-range interactions in the microscopic interval $[0,N]$. The process is coupled with the simple symmetric exclusion processes in the intervals $[-N,-1]$ and $[N+1,2N]$, which simulate reservoirs. We show that the empirical densities of the processes speeded up by the factor $N^2$ converge to solutions of parabolic partial differential equations inside the intervals $[-N,-1]$, $[0,N]$, $[N+1,2N]$. Since the total number of particles is preserved by the evolution, we obtain the Neumann boundary conditions on the external boundaries $x=-N$, $x=2N$ of the reservoirs. Finally, a system of Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions is derived at the interior boundaries $x=0$, $x=N$ of the reservoirs.

math-ph↗

arXiv2018

On stability of traveling wave solutions for integro-differential equations related to branching Markov processes

The aim of this paper is to prove stability of traveling waves for integro-differential equations connected with branching Markov processes. In other words, the limiting law of the left-most particle of a (time-continuous) branching Markov process with a Lévy non-branching part is demonstrated. The key idea is to approximate the branching Markov process by a branching random walk and apply the result of Aïdékon [1] on the limiting law of the latter one.

math.PR↗

arXiv2018

Accelerated front propagation for monostable equations with nonlocal diffusion: Multidimensional case

We describe acceleration of the front propagation for solutions to a class of monostable nonlinear equations with a nonlocal diffusion in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\geq1$. We show that the acceleration takes place if either the diffusion kernel or the initial condition has 'regular' heavy tails in $\mathbb{R}^d$ (in particular, decays slower than exponentially). Under general assumptions which can be verified for particular models, we present sharp estimates for the time-space zone which separates the region of convergence to the unstable zero solution with the region of convergence to the stable positive constant solution. We show the variety of different possible rates of the propagation starting from a little bit faster than a linear one up to the exponential rate. The paper generalizes to the case $d>1$ our results for the case $d=1$ obtained early in https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00036811.2017.1400537 .

math.AP↗

arXiv2018

Pattern formation in the doubly-nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation

We study the existence, bifurcations, and stability of stationary solutions for the doubly-nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation. We prove using Lyapunov-Schmidt reduction that under suitable conditions on the parameters, a bifurcation from the non-trivial homogeneous state can occur. The kernel of the linearized operator at the bifurcation is two-dimensional and periodic stationary patterns are generated. Then we prove that these patterns are, again under suitable conditions, locally asymptotically stable. We also compare our results to previous work on the nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation containing a local diffusion term and a nonlocal reaction term. If the diffusion is approximated by a nonlocal kernel, we show that our results are consistent and reduce to the local ones in the local singular diffusion limit. Furthermore, we prove that there are parameter regimes, where no bifurcations can occur for the doubly-nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation. The results demonstrate that intricate different parameter regimes are possible. In summary, our results provide a very detailed classification of the multi-parameter dependence of the stationary solutions for the doubly-nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation.

math.AP↗

arXiv2018

Doubly nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation: Existence and properties of traveling waves

We consider a reaction-diffusion equation with nonlocal anisotropic diffusion and a linear combination of local and nonlocal monostable-type reactions in a space of bounded functions on $\mathbb{R}^d$. Using the properties of the corresponding semiflow, we prove the existence of monotone traveling waves along those directions where the diffusion kernel is exponentially integrable. Among other properties, we prove continuity, strict monotonicity and exponential integrability of the traveling wave profiles.

math.AP↗

arXiv2018

Doubly nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation: Speeds and uniqueness of traveling waves

We study traveling waves for a reaction-diffusion equation with nonlocal anisotropic diffusion and a linear combination of local and nonlocal monostable-type reactions. We describe relations between speeds and asymptotic of profiles of traveling waves, and prove the uniqueness of the profiles up to shifts.

math.AP↗

arXiv2018

Doubly nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation: Front propagation

We study propagation over $\mathbb{R}^d$ of the solution to a nonlocal nonlinear equation with anisotropic kernels, which can be interpretted as a doubly nonlocal reaction-diffusion equation of the Fisher--KPP-type. We prove that if the kernel of the nonlocal diffusion is exponentially integrable in a direction and if the initial condition decays in this direction faster than any exponential function, then the solution propagates at most linearly in time in that direction. Moreover, if both the kernel and the initial condition have the above properties in any direction (being, in general, anisotropic), then we prove linear in time propagation of the corresponding solution over $\mathbb{R}^d$.

math.AP↗

arXiv2018

An Ikehara-type theorem for functions convergent to zero

We prove an analogue of the Ikehara theorem for positive non-increasing functions convergent to zero, generalising the results postulated in Diekmann, Kaper (1978, Nonlinear Anal. 2(6), 721--737) and Carr, Chmaj (2004, Proc. AMS 132(8), 2433--2439).

math.CV↗

arXiv2018

Kesten's bound for sub-exponential densities on the real line and its multi-dimensional analogues

We study the tail asymptotic of sub-exponential probability densities on the real line. Namely, we show that the n-fold convolution of a sub-exponential probability density on the real line is asymptotically equivalent to this density times n. We prove Kesten's bound, which gives a uniform in n estimate of the n-fold convolution by the tail of the density. We also introduce a class of regular sub-exponential functions and use it to find an analogue of Kesten's bound for functions on $\mathbb{R}^d$. The results are applied for the study of the fundamental solution to a nonlocal heat-equation.

math.PR↗

arXiv2018

The hair-trigger effect for a class of nonlocal nonlinear equations

We prove the hair-trigger effect for a class of nonlocal nonlinear evolution equations on $\mathbb{R}^d$ which have only two constant stationary solutions, $0$ and $θ>0$. The effect consists in that the solution with an initial condition non identical to zero converges (when time goes to $\infty$) to $θ$ locally uniformly in $\mathbb{R}^d$. We find also sufficient conditions for existence, uniqueness and comparison principle in the considered equations.

math.AP↗

arXiv2017

Accelerated nonlocal nonsymmetric dispersion for monostable equations on the real line

We consider the accelerated propagation of solutions to equations with a nonlocal linear dispersion on the real line and monostable nonlinearities (both local or nonlocal, however, not degenerated at $0$), in the case when either of the dispersion kernel or the initial condition has regularly heavy tails at both $\pm\infty$, perhaps different. We show that, in such case, the propagation to the right direction is fully determined by the right tails of either the kernel or the initial condition. We describe both cases of integrable and monotone initial conditions which may give different orders of the acceleration. Our approach is based, in particular, on the extension of the theory of sub-exponential distributions, which we introduced early in arXiv:1704.05829 [math.PR].

math.AP↗

arXiv2017

Global stability in a nonlocal reaction-diffusion equation

We study stability of stationary solutions for a class of non-local semilinear parabolic equations. To this end, we prove the Feynman--Kac formula for a Lévy processes with time-dependent potentials and arbitrary initial condition. We propose sufficient conditions for asymptotic stability of the zero solution, and use them to the study of the spatial logistic equation arising in population ecology. For this equation, we find conditions which imply that its positive stationary solution is asymptotically stable. We consider also the case when the initial condition is given by a random field.

math.AP↗

arXiv2015

Traveling waves and long-time behavior in a doubly nonlocal Fisher-KPP equation

We consider a Fisher-KPP-type equation, where both diffusion and nonlinear part are nonlocal, with anisotropic probability kernels. Under minimal conditions on the coefficients, we prove existence, uniqueness, and uniform space-time boundedness of the positive solution. We investigate existence, uniqueness, and asymptotic behavior of monotone traveling waves for the equation. We also describe the existence and main properties of the front of propagation.

math.AP↗