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Piotr Gwiazda

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arXiv2022

Asymptotic behaviour of a structured population model on a space of measures

In this paper we consider a physiologically structured population model with distributed states at birth, formulated on the space of non-negative Radon measures. Using a characterisation of the pre-dual space of bounded Lipschitz functions, we show how to apply the theory of strongly continuous positive semigroups to such a model. In particular, we establish the exponential convergence of solutions to a one-dimensional global attractor.

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arXiv2022

Time periodic motion of temperature driven compressible fluids

We consider the Navier-Stokes-Fourier system describing the motion of a compressible viscous fluid in a container with impermeable boundary subject to time periodic heating and under the action of a time periodic potential force. We show the existence of a time periodic weak solution for arbitrarily large physically admissible data.

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arXiv2021

Measure Differential Equation with a Nonlinear Growth/Decay Term

We obtain an existence result for a Measure Differential Equation with an additional nonlinear growth/decay term that may change the sign. The proof requires a modification of approximating schemes proposed by Piccoli and Rossi. The new scheme combines model discretisation with the exponential solution of the nonlinear growth/decay and hence preserves nonnegativity of the measure. Furthermore, we formulate a simpler analytic condition on the Measure Vector Field which substantially simplifies the previous proof of continuity of solutions with respect to initial data.

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arXiv2021

On a range of exponents for absence of Lavrentiev phenomenon for double phase functionals

For a class of functionals having the $(p,q)$-growth, we establish an improved range of exponents $p$, $q$ for which the Lavrentiev phenomenon does not occur. The proof is based on a standard mollification argument and Young convolution inequality. Our contribution is two-fold. First, we observe that it is sufficient to regularise only bounded functions. Second, we exploit the $L^{\infty}$ bound on the function rather than the $L^p$ estimate on the gradient. Our proof does not rely on the properties of minimizers to variational problems but it is rather a consequence of the underlying Musielak-Orlicz function spaces. Moreover, our method works for unbounded boundary data, the variable exponent functionals and vectorial problems. In addition, the result seems to be optimal for $p\le d$.

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arXiv2021

Dissipative measure-valued solutions to the Euler-Poisson equation

We consider several pressureless variants of the compressible Euler equation driven by nonlocal repulsionattraction and alignment forces with Poisson interaction. Under an energy admissibility criterion, we prove existence of global measure-valued solutions, i.e., very weak solutions described by a classical Young measure together with appropriate concentration defects. We then investigate the evolution of a relative energy functional to compare a measure-valued solution to a regular solution emanating from the same initial datum. This leads to a (partial) weak-strong uniqueness principle.

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arXiv2021

Bayesian inference of a non-local proliferation model

From a systems biology perspective the majority of cancer models, although interesting and providing a qualitative explanation of some problems, have a major disadvantage in that they usually miss a genuine connection with experimental data. Having this in mind, in this paper, we aim at contributing to the improvement of many cancer models which contain a proliferation term. To this end, we propose a new non-local model of cell proliferation. We select data which are suitable to perform a Bayesian inference for unknown parameters and we provide a discussion on the range of applicability of the model. Furthermore, we provide proof of the stability of a posteriori distributions in total variation norm which exploits the theory of spaces of measures equipped with the weighted flat norm. In a companion paper, we provide a detailed proof of the well-posedness of the problem and we investigate the convergence of the EBT algorithm applied to solve the equation.

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arXiv2021

Convergence of the EBT method for a non-local model of cell proliferation with discontinuous interaction kernel

We consider the EBT algorithm (a particle method) for the non-local equation with a discontinuous interaction kernel. The main difficulty lies in the low regularity of the kernel which is not Lipschitz continuous, thus preventing the application of standard arguments. Therefore, we use the radial symmetry of the problem instead and transform it using spherical coordinates. The resulting equation has a Lipschitz kernel with only one singularity at zero. We introduce a new weighted flat norm and prove that the particle method converges in this norm. We also comment on the two-dimensional case which requires the application of the theory of measure spaces on general metric spaces and present numerical simulations confirming the theoretical results. In a companion paper, we apply the Bayesian method to fit parameters to this model and study its theoretical properties.

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arXiv2020

Parabolic equations in Musielak -- Orlicz spaces with discontinuous in time $N$-function

We consider a parabolic PDE with Dirichlet boundary condition and monotone operator $A$ with non-standard growth controlled by an $N$-function depending on time and spatial variable. We do not assume continuity in time for the $N$-function. Using an additional regularization effect coming from the equation, we establish the existence of weak solutions and in the particular case of isotropic $N$-function, we also prove their uniqueness. This general result applies to equations studied in the literature like $p(t,x)$-Laplacian and double-phase problems.

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arXiv2020

On renormalized solutions to elliptic inclusions with nonstandard growth

We study the elliptic inclusion given in the following divergence form \begin{align*} & -\mathrm{div}\, A(x,\nabla u) \ni f\quad \mathrm{in}\quad Ω, & u=0\quad \mathrm{on}\quad \partial Ω. \end{align*} As we assume that $f\in L^1(Ω)$, the solutions to the above problem are understood in the renormalized sense. We also assume nonstandard, possibly nonpolynomial, heterogeneous and anisotropic growth and coercivity conditions on the maximally monotone multifunction $A$ which necessitates the use of the nonseparable and nonreflexive Musielak--Orlicz spaces. We prove the existence and uniqueness of the renormalized solution as well as, under additional assumptions on the problem data, its relation to the weak solution. The key difficulty, the lack of a Carathéodory selection of the maximally monotone multifunction is overcome with the use of the Minty transform.

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arXiv2020

Existence and differentiability in parameter of the measure solution to a perturbed non-linear transport equation

We consider a perturbation in the non-linear transport equation on measures i.e. both initial condition $μ_0$ and the solution $μ_t^h$ are bounded Radon measures $\mathcal{M}(\mathbb{R}^d)$. The perturbations occur in the velocity field and also in the right-hand side scalar function. It is shown that the solution is differentiable with respect to the perturbation parameter $h$ i.e. that derivative is an element of a proper Banach space. This result extends our previous result which considered the linear transport equation. The proof exploits approximation of the non-linear problem which is based on the study of the linear equation.

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arXiv2019

Differentiability in perturbation parameter of measure solutions to perturbed transport equation

We consider a linear perturbation in the velocity field of the transport equation. We investigate solutions in the space of bounded Radon measures and show that they are differentiable with respect to the perturbation parameter in a proper Banach space, which is predual to the Hölder space $\mathcal{C}^{1+α}(\mathbb{R}^d)$. This result on differentiability is necessary for application in optimal control theory, which we also discuss.

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arXiv2019

Onsager's conjecture in bounded domains for the conservation of entropy and other companion laws

We show that weak solutions of general conservation laws in bounded domains conserve their generalized entropy, and other respective companion laws, if they possess a certain fractional differentiability of order 1/3 in the interior of the domain, and if the normal component of the corresponding fluxes tend to zero as one approaches the boundary. This extends various recent results of the authors.

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arXiv2018

A two species hyperbolic-parabolic model of tissue growth

Models of tissue growth are now well established, in particular in relation to their applications to cancer. They describe the dynamics of cells subject to motion resulting from a pressure gradient generated by the death and birth of cells, itself controlled primarily by pressure through contact inhibition. In the compressible regime we consider, when pressure results from the cell densities and when two different populations of cells are considered, a specific difficulty arises from the hyperbolic character of the equation for each cell density, and to the parabolic aspect of the equation for the total cell density. For that reason, few a priori estimates are available and discontinuities may occur. Therefore the existence of solutions is a difficult problem. Here, we establish the existence of weak solutions to the model with two cell populations which react similarly to the pressure in terms of their motion but undergo different growth/death rates. In opposition to the method used in the recent paper of J. A. Carrillo, S. Fagioli, F. Santambrogio, and M.Schmidtchen, Splitting schemes & segregation in reaction-(cross-)diffusion systems, our strategy is to ignore compactness on the cell densities and to prove strong compactness on the pressure gradient. We improve known results in two directions; we obtain new estimates, we treat higher dimension than 1 and we deal with singularities resulting from vacuum.

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arXiv2018

Renormalized solutions to parabolic equations in time and space dependent anisotropic Musielak-Orlicz spaces in absence of Lavrentiev's phenomenon

We provide existence and uniqueness of renomalized solutions to a general nonlinear parabolic equation with merely integrable data on a Lipschitz bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Namely we study \begin{equation*} \left\{\begin{array}{l } \partial_t u-{\rm div} A(t,x,\nabla u)= f(t,x) \in L^1(Ω_T),\\ u(0,x)=u_0(x)\in L^1(Ω). \end{array}\right. \end{equation*} The growth of the monotone vector field $A$ is assumed to be controlled by a generalized nonhomogeneous and anisotropic $N$-function $M:[0,T)\times Ω\times\mathbb{R}^n \to[0,\infty)$. Existence and uniqueness of renormalized solutions are proven in absence of~Lavrentiev's phenomenon. The condition we impose to ensure approximation properties of the space is a certain type of balance of interplay between the behaviour of $M$ for large $|ξ|$ and small changes of time and space variables. Its instances are log-Hölder continuity of variable exponent (inhomogeneous in time and space) or optimal closeness condition for powers in double phase spaces (changing in time). The noticeable challenge of this paper is considering the problem in non-reflexive and inhomogeneous fully anisotropic space that changes along time. New delicate approximation-in-time result is proven and applied in the construction of renormalized solutions.

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arXiv2018

Parabolic equation in time and space dependent anisotropic Musielak-Orlicz spaces in absence of Lavrentiev's phenomenon

We study a general nonlinear parabolic equation on a Lipschitz bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^N$, \begin{equation*} \left\{\begin{array}{l l} \partial_t u-\mathrm{div} A(t,x,\nabla u)= f(t,x)&\text{in}\ \ Ω_T,\\ u(t,x)=0 &\ \mathrm{ on} \ (0,T)\times\partialΩ,\\ u(0,x)=u_0(x)&\text{in}\ Ω, \end{array}\right. \end{equation*} with $f\in L^\infty(Ω_T)$ and $u_0\in L^\infty(Ω)$. The growth of the monotone vector field $A$ is controlled by a generalized fully anisotropic $N$-function $M:[0,T)\timesΩ\times\mathbb{R}^N\to[0,\infty)$ inhomogeneous in time and space, and under no growth restrictions on the last variable. It results in the need of the integration by parts formula which has to be formulated in an advanced way. Existence and uniqueness of solutions are proven when the Musielak-Orlicz space is reflexive OR in absence of Lavrentiev's phenomenon. To ensure approximation properties of the space we impose natural assumption that the asymptotic behaviour of the modular function is sufficiently balanced. Its instances are log-Hölder continuity of variable exponent or optimal closeness condition for powers in double phase spaces. The noticeable challenge of this paper is cosidering the problem in non-reflexive and inhomogeneous fully anisotropic space that changes along time.

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arXiv2018

On the Extension of Onsager's Conjecture for General Conservation Laws

The aim of this work is to extend and prove the Onsager conjecture for a class of conservation laws that possess generalized entropy. One of the main findings of this work is the "universality" of the Onsager exponent, $α> 1/3$, concerning the regularity of the solutions, say in $C^{0,α}$, that guarantees the conservation of the generalized entropy; regardless of the structure of the genuine nonlinearity in the underlying system.

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arXiv2018

The Escalator Boxcar Train Method for a System of Aged-structured Equations in the Space of Measures

The Escalator Boxcar Train (EBT) method is a well known and widely used numerical method for one-dimensional structured population models of McKendrick-von Foerster type. Recently the method, in its full generality, has been applied to aged-structured two-sex population model (Fredrickson-Hoppensteadt model), which consists of three coupled hyperbolic partial differential equations with nonlocal boundary conditions. We derive the simplified EBT method and prove its convergence to the solution of Fredrickson-Hoppensteadt model. The convergence can be proven, however only if we analyse the whole problem in the space of nonnegative Radon measures equipped with bounded Lipschitz distance (flat metric). Numerical simulations are presented to illustrate the results.

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arXiv2018

Well-posedness of parabolic equations in the non-reflexive and anisotropic Musielak-Orlicz spaces in the class of renormalized solutions

We prove existence and uniqueness of renormalized solutions to general nonlinear parabolic equation in Musielak-Orlicz space avoiding growth restrictions. Namely, we consider \[\partial_t u-\mathrm{div} A(x,\nabla u)= f\in L^1(Ω_T),\] on a Lipschitz bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$. The growth of the weakly monotone vector field $A$ is controlled by a generalized nonhomogeneous and anisotropic $N$-function $M$. The approach does not require any particular type of growth condition of $M$ or its conjugate $M^*$ (neither $Δ_2$, nor $\nabla_2$). The condition we impose on $M$ is continuity of log-Hölder-type, which results in good approximation properties of the space. However, the requirement of regularity can be skipped in the case of reflexive spaces. The proof of the main results uses truncation ideas, the Young measures methods and monotonicity arguments. Uniqueness results from the comparison principle.

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