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On global in time self-similar solutions of Smoluchowski equation with multiplicative kernel

Mathematical Physics 2022-12-27 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We study the similarity solutions (SS) of Smoluchowski coagulation equation with multiplicative kernel K(x,y)=(xy)sK(x,y)=(xy)^{s} for s<12s<\frac{1}{2}. When s<0s<0% , the SS consists of three regions with distinct asymptotic behaviours. The appropriate matching yields a global description of the solution consisting of a Gamma distribution tail, an intermediate region described by a lognormal distribution and a region of very fast decay of the solutions to zero near the origin. When s(0,12)s\in \left( 0,\frac{1}{2}\right) , the SS is unbounded at the origin. It also presents three regions: a Gamma distribution tail, an intermediate region of power-like (or Pareto distribution) decay and the region close to the origin where a singularity occurs. Finally, full numerical simulations of Smoluchowski equation serve to verify our theoretical results and show the convergence of solutions to the selfsimilar regime.

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@article{arxiv.2212.12581,
  title  = {On global in time self-similar solutions of Smoluchowski equation with multiplicative kernel},
  author = {G. Breschi and M. A. Fontelos},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.12581},
  year   = {2022}
}