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New theorems for the moments of the first passage time of one dimensional nonlinear stochastic processes with an entrance boundary are formulated. This important class of one dimensional stochastic processes results among others from…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-04-22 Leo Dostal , Navaratnam Sri Namachchivaya

We present a numerical approximation method for linear diffusion-reaction problems with possibly discontinuous Dirichlet boundary conditions. The solution of such problems can be represented as a linear combination of explicitly known…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2017-07-05 Ramona Baumann , Thomas P. Wihler

In this paper, we aim to develop the theory of optimal stochastic control for branching diffusion processes where both the movement and the reproduction of the particles depend on the control. More precisely, we study the problem of…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-09-19 Julien Claisse

The main result of the present paper is a statement on existence, uniqueness and regularity for mild solutions to a parabolic transport diffusion type equation that involves a non-smooth coefficient. We investigate related Cauchy problems…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2013-07-19 Elena Issoglio

Scalar conservation laws in one space variable allow a Lagrangian (particle path) formulation. The Lagrangian trajectory in the infinite-dimensional group of diffeomorphisms on the physical space can be written as a system of conservation…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-27 Prerona Dutta , Barbara Lee Keyfitz

We consider nonlinear parabolic equations involving fractional diffusion of the form $\partial_t u + (-\Delta)^s \Phi(u)= 0,$ with $0<s<1$, and solve an open problem concerning the existence of solutions for very singular nonlinearities…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-05-20 Juan Luis Vazquez

We consider a class of stochastic control problems which has been widely used in optimal foraging theory. The state processes have two distinct dynamics, characterized by two pairs of drift and diffusion coefficients, depending on whether…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-04-12 Zengjing Chen , Panyu Wu , Xiaowen Zhou

This work presents a comprehensive framework for enhanced diffusion modeling in fluid-structure interactions by combining the Immersed Boundary Method (IBM) with stochastic trajectories and high-order spectral boundary conditions. Using…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-10-31 Rômulo Damasclin Chaves dos Santos , Jorge Henrique de Oliveira Sales

Recent advancements in diffusion models and diffusion bridges primarily focus on finite-dimensional spaces, yet many real-world problems necessitate operations in infinite-dimensional function spaces for more natural and interpretable…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-03-03 Byoungwoo Park , Jungwon Choi , Sungbin Lim , Juho Lee

We study a linear-quadratic optimal control problem involving a parabolic equation with fractional diffusion and Caputo fractional time derivative of orders $s \in (0,1)$ and $\gamma \in (0,1]$, respectively. The spatial fractional…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2015-04-02 Harbir Antil , Enrique Otarola , Abner J. Salgado

Travelling wave solutions of reaction-diffusion equations are widely used to model the spatial spread of populations and other phenomena in biology and physics. In this article, we reinterpret the classical variational principle approach…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-03-19 Rebecca M. Crossley , Carles Falco , Ruth E. Baker

We present a space-time extension of a conservative Cartesian cut-cell finite-volume method for two-phase diffusion problems with prescribed interface motion. The formulation follows a two-fluid approach: one scalar field is solved in each…

Computational Physics · Physics 2026-01-01 Louis Libat , Can Selçuk , Eric Chénier , Vincent Le Chenadec

We present a Cartesian cut-cell finite-volume method for sharp-interface two-phase diffusion problems in static geometries. The formulation follows a two-fluid approach: independent diffusion equations are discretized in each phase on a…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-07 Louis Libat , Can Selçuk , Eric Chénier , Vincent Le Chenadec

A finite difference method is constructed to solve singularly perturbed convection-diffusion problems posed on smooth domains. Constraints are imposed on the data so that only regular exponential boundary layers appear in the solution. A…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-23 Alan F. Hegarty , Eugene O'Riordan

Various bias-correction methods such as EXTRA, gradient tracking methods, and exact diffusion have been proposed recently to solve distributed {\em deterministic} optimization problems. These methods employ constant step-sizes and converge…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-07-19 Kun Yuan , Sulaiman A. Alghunaim , Bicheng Ying , Ali H. Sayed

A two-dimensional inviscid and diffusive Oldroyd-B model was investigated by [T. M. Elgindi, F. Rousset, Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 68 (2015), 2005--2021] where the global existence and uniqueness of the strong solution were established for…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-12-05 Yuanzhi Tu , Yinghui Wang , Huanyao Wen

In this article, we consider diffusion approximations for a general class of stochastic recursions. Such recursions arise as models for population growth, genetics, financial securities, multiplicative time series, numerical schemes and…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-01-13 David Kelly

Let $E$ be a complete, separable metric space and $A$ be an operator on $C_b(E)$. We give an abstract definition of viscosity sub/supersolution of the resolvent equation $\lambda u-Au=h$ and show that, if the comparison principle holds,…

Probability · Mathematics 2015-11-19 Cristina Costantini , Thomas G. Kurtz

We obtain new transport-entropy inequalities and, as a by-product, new deviation estimates for the laws of two kinds of discrete stochastic approximation schemes. The first one refers to the law of an Euler like discretization scheme of a…

Probability · Mathematics 2013-02-01 Max Fathi , Noufel Frikha

We study the transport property of diffusion in a finite translationally invariant quantum subsystem described by a tight-binding Hamiltonian with a single energy band and interacting with its environment by a coupling in terms of…

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