Neumann boundary conditions for a nonlocal nonlinear diffusion operator. Continuous and discrete models

Let J: ℝ → ℝ be a nonnegative, smooth function with ∫ℝ J(r)dr = 1, supported in [-1, 1], symmetric, J(r) = J(-r), and strictly increasing in [-1,0]. We consider the Neumann boundary value problem for a nonlocal, nonlinear operator that is similar to the porous medium, and we study the equation ut(x,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Bogoya, M., Ferreira, R., Rossi, J.D.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Repositorio:Biblioteca Digital (UBA-FCEN)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:paperaa:paper_00029939_v135_n12_p3837_Bogoya
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00029939_v135_n12_p3837_Bogoya
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neumann boundary conditions
Nonlocal diffusion
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Sumario:Let J: ℝ → ℝ be a nonnegative, smooth function with ∫ℝ J(r)dr = 1, supported in [-1, 1], symmetric, J(r) = J(-r), and strictly increasing in [-1,0]. We consider the Neumann boundary value problem for a nonlocal, nonlinear operator that is similar to the porous medium, and we study the equation ut(x, t)=∫L-L(J(x-y/ u(y,t) - J(x-y/u(x, t))dy, x∈[-L, L].We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions and a comparison principle. We find the asymptotic behaviour of the solutions as t → ∞: they converge to the mean value of the initial data. Next, we consider a discrete version of the above problem. Under suitable hypotheses we prove that the discrete model has properties analogous to the continuous one. Moreover, solutions of the discrete problem converge to the continuous ones when the mesh parameter goes to zero. Finally, we perform some numerical experiments. © 2007 American Mathematical Society.