30 research outputs found
Asymptotic behaviour of a rigid body with a cavity filled by a viscous liquid
We consider the system of equations modeling the free motion of a rigid body
with a cavity filled by a viscous (Navier-Stokes) liquid. We give a rigorous
proof of Zhukovskiy's Theorem, which states that in the limit of time going to
infinity, the relative fluid velocity tends to zero and the rigid velocity of
the full structure tends to a steady rotation around one of the principle axes
of inertia.
The existence of global weak solutions for this system was established
previously. In particular, we prove that every weak solution of this type is
subject to Zhukovskiy's Theorem. Independently of the geometry and of
parameters, this shows that the presence of fluid prevents precession of the
body in the limit. In general, we cannot predict which axis will be attained,
but we show stability of the largest axis and provide criteria on the initial
data which are decisive in special cases.Comment: 18 pages, 0 figure
Global existence, uniqueness and stability for nonlinear dissipative bulk-interface interaction systems
We show global well-posedness and exponential stability of equilibria for a
general class of nonlinear dissipative bulk-interface systems. They correspond
to thermodynamically consistent gradient structure models of bulk-interface
interaction. The setting includes nonlinear slow and fast diffusion in the bulk
and nonlinear coupled diffusion on the interface. Additional driving mechanisms
can be included and non-smooth geometries and coefficients are admissible, to
some extent. An important application are volume-surface reaction-diffusion
systems with nonlinear coupled diffusion.Comment: 21 page
Global existence, uniqueness and stability for nonlinear dissipative systems of bulk-interface interaction
We consider a general class of nonlinear parabolic systems corresponding to thermodynamically
consistent gradient structure models of bulk-interface interaction. The setting
includes non-smooth geometries and e.g. slow, fast and "entropic'' diffusion processes under
mass conservation. The main results are global well-posedness and exponential stability
of equilibria. As a part of the proof, we show bulk-interface maximum principles and a
bulk-interface Poincaré inequality. The method of proof for global existence is a simple
but very versatile combination of maximal parabolic regularity of the linearization, a priori
L∞-bounds and a Schaefer's fixed point argument. This allows us to extend the setting e.g.
to Allen-Cahn dissipative dynamics and to include large classes of inhomogeneous boundary
conditions and external forces
Well-posedness for coupled bulk-interface diffusion with mixed boundary conditions
In this paper, we consider a quasilinear parabolic system of equations
describing coupled bulk and interface diffusion, including mixed boundary
conditions. The setting naturally includes non-smooth domains. We show local
well-posedness using maximal Ls-regularity in dual Sobolev spaces of type W
1,q (Omega) for the associated abstract Cauchy problem
A unified framework for parabolic equations with mixed boundary conditions and diffusion on interfaces
In this paper we consider scalar parabolic equations in a general non-smooth
setting with emphasis on mixed interface and boundary conditions. In
particular, we allow for dynamics and diffusion on a Lipschitz interface and on
the boundary, where diffusion coefficients are only assumed to be bounded,
measurable and positive semidefinite. In the bulk, we additionally take into
account diffusion coefficients which may degenerate towards a Lipschitz
surface. For this problem class, we introduce a unified functional analytic
framework based on sesquilinear forms and show maximal regularity for the
corresponding abstract Cauchy problem.Comment: 27 pages, 4 figure
The 3D transient semiconductor equations with gradient-dependent and interfacial recombination
We establish the well-posedness of the transient van Roosbroeck system
in three space dimensions under realistic assumptions on the data: non-smooth
domains, discontinuous coefficient functions and mixed boundary conditions.
Moreover, within this analysis, recombination terms may be concentrated on
surfaces and interfaces and may not only depend on chargecarrier densities,
but also on the electric field and currents. In particular, this includes
Avalanche recombination. The proofs are based on recent abstract results on
maximal parabolic and optimal elliptic regularity of divergence-form
operators
On gradient structures for Markov chains and the passage to Wasserstein gradient flows
We study the approximation of Wasserstein gradient structures by their
finite-dimensional analog. We show that simple finite-volume discretizations
of the linear Fokker-Planck equation exhibit the recently established
entropic gradient-flow structure for reversible Markov chains. Then we
reprove the convergence of the discrete scheme in the limit of vanishing mesh
size using only the involved gradient-flow structures. In particular, we make
no use of the linearity of the equations nor of the fact that the
Fokker-Planck equation is of second order
The 3D transient semiconductor equations with gradient-dependent and interfacial recombination
We establish the well-posedness of the transient van Roosbroeck system in three space dimensions under realistic assumptions on the data: non-smooth domains, discontinuous coefficient functions and mixed boundary conditions. Moreover, within this analysis, recombination terms may be concentrated on surfaces and interfaces and may not only depend on charge-carrier densities, but also on the electric field and currents. In particular, this includes Avalanche recombination. The proofs are based on recent abstract results on maximal parabolic and optimal elliptic regularity of divergence-form operators
Long-time behaviour of solutions to a nonlinear system of fluid-structure interaction
We consider a non-linear system modelling the dynamics of a linearly elastic
body immersed in an incompressible viscous fluid. We prove local existence of
strong solutions and global existence and uniqueness for small data. The main
result is the characterization of long-time behaviour of the elastic
displacement. We show convergence either to a rest state or rigid motion, or to
a time-periodic pressure wave that may occur only in specific geometric
settings.Comment: 39 pages, 1 figur
A unified framework for parabolic equations with mixed boundary conditions and diffusion on interfaces
In this paper we consider scalar parabolic equations in a general non-smooth setting with emphasis on mixed interface and boundary conditions. In particular, we allow for dynamics and diffusion on a Lipschitz interface and on the boundary, where diffusion coefficients are only assumed to be bounded, measurable and positive semidefinite. In the bulk, we additionally take into account diffusion coefficients which may degenerate towards a Lipschitz surface. For this problem class, we introduce a unified functional analytic framework based on sesquilinear forms and show maximal regularity for the corresponding abstract Cauchy problem