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Vlasov limit for a chain of oscillators with Kac potentials

Probability 2020-10-07 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We consider a chain of anharmonic oscillators with local mean field interaction and long-range stochastic exchanges of velocity. Even if the particles are not exchangeable, we prove the convergence of the empirical measure associated with this chain to a solution of a Vlasov-type equation. We then use this convergence to prove energy diffusion for a restricted class of anharmonic potentials.

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@article{arxiv.2010.02531,
  title  = {Vlasov limit for a chain of oscillators with Kac potentials},
  author = {Alejandro Fernandez Montero},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.02531},
  year   = {2020}
}