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Stochastic estimates for the thin-film equation with thermal noise

Analysis of PDEs 2026-05-19 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Probability

Abstract

We construct and derive uniform stochastic estimates on the renormalised model for a class of fourth-order conservative quasilinear singular SPDEs in arbitrary dimension d1d\geq 1 and in the full subcritical regime of noise regularity. The prototype of the class of equations we study is the so-called thin-film equation with thermal noise, also commonly referred to in the literature as the stochastic thin-film equation. We derive an explicit expression for the form of the counterterm as a function of the film mobility which is in surprising agreement with the form conjectured in Remark 9.1 of Math. Comp. 92 (2023), 1931-976.

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@article{arxiv.2309.15829,
  title  = {Stochastic estimates for the thin-film equation with thermal noise},
  author = {Rishabh S. Gvalani and Markus Tempelmayr},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.15829},
  year   = {2026}
}

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New subsection comparing to previous literature, improved presentation of Theorem 2.16 and shortened proof, updated bibliography, 76 pages, 1 figure