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A convergent entropy-dissipating BDF2 finite-volume scheme for a population cross-diffusion system

Numerical Analysis 2023-01-10 v1 Numerical Analysis

Abstract

A second-order backward differentiation formula (BDF2) finite-volume discretization for a nonlinear cross-diffusion system arising in population dynamics is studied. The numerical scheme preserves the Rao entropy structure and conserves the mass. The existence and uniqueness of discrete solutions and their large-time behavior as well as the convergence of the scheme are proved. The proofs are based on the G-stability of the BDF2 scheme, which provides an inequality for the quadratic Rao entropy and hence suitable a priori estimates. The novelty is the extension of this inequality to the system case. Some numerical experiments in one and two space dimensions underline the theoretical results.

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@article{arxiv.2301.03200,
  title  = {A convergent entropy-dissipating BDF2 finite-volume scheme for a population cross-diffusion system},
  author = {Ansgar Jüngel and Martin Vetter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2301.03200},
  year   = {2023}
}
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