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Fractional diffusion limit for a fractional Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation

Analysis of PDEs 2016-06-28 v1

Abstract

This paper is devoted to the rigorous derivation of the macroscopic limit of a Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation in which the Laplacian is replaced by a fractional Laplacian. The evolution of the density is governed by a fractional heat equation with the addition of a convective term coming from the external force. The analysis is performed by a modified test function method and by obtaining a priori estimates from quadratic entropy bounds. In addition, we give the proof of existence and uniqueness of solutions to the Vlasov-fractional-Fokker-Planck equation.

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@article{arxiv.1606.07939,
  title  = {Fractional diffusion limit for a fractional Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation},
  author = {Pedro Aceves-Sanchez and Ludovic Cesbron},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.07939},
  year   = {2016}
}

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18 pages