Arnold, A. (2024, September 9). All relative entropies for general nonlinear Fokker-Planck equations [Conference Presentation]. 12th Edition of Particle Systems and PDE’s (PSPDE XII), Triest, Italy.
12th Edition of Particle Systems and PDE's (PSPDE XII)
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Event date:
9-Sep-2024 - 13-Sep-2024
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Event place:
Triest, Italy
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Keywords:
entropy method
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Abstract:
We shall revisit the entropy method for quasilinear Fokker-Planck equations with confinement to deduce exponential convergence to the equilibrium. Even for prototypical examples like the porous-medium equation, only one relative entropy has been known so far - the Ralston-Newman entropy, which is the analog of the logarithmic entropy in the linear case. We shall give a complete characterization of all admissible relative entropies for each quasilinear Fokker-Planck equation. In particular we find that fast-diffusion equations with power-law nonlinearities admit only one entropy, while porous medium equations give rise to a whole family of admissible relative entropies (similar to linear Fokker-Planck equations). These additional entropies then imply also new moment-control estimates on the porous-medium solution. Joint work with Jose Carrillo, Daniel Matthes.