The fractional p-Laplacian emerging from homogenization of the random conductance model with degenerate ergodic weights and unbounded-range jumps

We study a general class of discrete $p$-Laplace operators in the random conductance model with long-range jumps and ergodic weights. Using a variational formulation of the problem, we show that under the assumption of bounded first moments and a suitable lower moment condition on the weights, the homogenized limit operator is a fractional $p$-Laplace operator. Under strengthened lower moment conditions, we can apply our insights also to the spectral homogenization of the discrete Laplace operator to the continuous fractional Laplace operator

Fractal homogenization of multiscale interface problems

Inspired by continuum mechanical contact problems with geological fault networks, we consider elliptic second order differential equations with jump conditions on a sequence of multiscale networks of interfaces with a finite number of non-separating scales. Our aim is to derive and analyze a description of the asymptotic limit of infinitely many scales in order to quantify the effect of resolving the network only up to some finite number of interfaces and to consider all further effects as homogeneous. As classical homogenization techniques are not suited for this kind of geometrical setting, we suggest a new concept, called fractal homogenization, to derive and analyze an asymptotic limit problem from a corresponding sequence of finite-scale interface problems. We provide an intuitive characterization of the corresponding fractal solution space in terms of generalized jumps and gradients together with continuous embeddings into L2 and Hs, s<1/2. We show existence and uniqueness of the solution of the asymptotic limit problem and exponential convergence of the approximating finite-scale solutions. Computational experiments involving a related numerical homogenization technique illustrate our theoretical findings

Stochastic homogenization of Λ\Lambda-convex gradient flows

In this paper we present a stochastic homogenization result for a class of Hilbert space evolutionary gradient systems driven by a quadratic dissipation potential and a $\Lambda$-convex energy functional featuring random and rapidly oscillating coefficients. Specific examples included in the result are Allen-Cahn type equations and evolutionary equations driven by the $p$-Laplace operator with $p\in (1,\infty)$. The homogenization procedure we apply is based on a stochastic two-scale convergence approach. In particular, we define a stochastic unfolding operator which can be considered as a random counterpart of the well-established notion of periodic unfolding. The stochastic unfolding procedure grants a very convenient method for homogenization problems defined in terms of ($\Lambda$-)convex functionals.Comment: arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1805.0954

On thermodynamics of fluid interfaces

A recently introduced method for the derivation of thermodynamically consistent boundary conditions will be used in order to study the interaction of two fluids at the common interface and the contact line to a solid body. The calculations allow for temperature dependent surface energy/ surface tension and yield thermodynamical conditions on dynamic contact angles. Furthermore, we will show how Mean Curvature Flow and Mullins-Sekerka models fit into this general framework and give a possible explanation for the Dussan and Davis experiment [10] compared to the Huh and Scriven Paradox [17] within the presented theory. [10] E. B. Dussan V. and S.H. Davis. On the motion of a fluid-fluid interface along a solid surface. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 65(01):71–95, 1974. [17] C. Huh and LE Scriven. Hydrodynamic model of steady movement of a solid/liquid/fluid contact line. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 35(1):85–101, 1971

Existence of Solution for a Model of Film Condensation and Crystallization

A model for vapor transport with condensation and evaporation on a solid-air interface is set up. It consists of a convection-diffusion equation describing vapor transport, an ordinary equation describing condensation and a Stefan-type equation on with convection describing energy transport. The proof of existence of a solution is based on a method used by J.F. Rodriguez in several publications on the convective Stefan problem. The new part in this system is a lower-dimensional Stefan problem on the air-solid interface that describes possible freezing of the condensed water. TheModel described in this article could also be applied to crystalization problems

Stochastic homogenization on perforated domains II -- Application to nonlinear elasticity models

Based on a recent work that exposed the lack of uniformly bounded W1,p → W1,p extension operators on randomly perforated domains, we study stochastic homogenization of nonlinear elasticity on such structures using instead the extension operators constructed in [11]. We thereby introduce two-scale convergence methods on such random domains under the intrinsic loss of regularity and prove some generally useful calculus theorems on the probability space Ω, e.g. abstract Gauss theorems