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In this work, we introduce semi-implicit or implicit finite difference schemes for the continuity equation with a gradient flow structure. Examples of such equations include the linear Fokker-Planck equation and the Keller-Segel equations.…
In this work we consider an extension of a recently proposed structure preserving numerical scheme for nonlinear Fokker-Planck-type equations to the case of nonconstant full diffusion matrices. While in existing works the schemes are…
We study an implicit finite-volume scheme for non-linear, non-local aggregation-diffusion equations which exhibit a gradient-flow structure, recently introduced by Bailo, Carrillo, and Hu (2020). Crucially, this scheme keeps the dissipation…
In this work, we develop novel structure-preserving numerical schemes for a class of nonlinear Fokker--Planck equations with nonlocal interactions. Such equations can cover many cases of importance, such as porous medium equations with…
We propose a new fully-discretized finite difference scheme for a quantum diffusion equation, in both one and two dimensions. This is the first fully-discretized scheme with proven positivity-preserving and energy stable properties using…
We propose a fully discrete finite volume scheme for the standard Fokker-Planck equation. The space discretization relies on the well-known square-root approximation, which falls into the framework of two-point flux approximations. Our time…
We propose finite-volume schemes for general continuity equations which preserve positivity and global bounds that arise from saturation effects in the mobility function. In the case of gradient flows, the schemes dissipate the free energy…
In this paper, we design and analyze second order positive and free energy satisfying schemes for solving diffusion equations with interaction potentials. The semi-discrete scheme is shown to conserve mass, preserve solution positivity, and…
This paper is concerned with structure-preserving numerical approximations for a class of nonlinear nonlocal Fokker-Planck equations, which admit a gradient flow structure and find application in diverse contexts. The solutions,…
The parabolic-elliptic Keller-Segel equation with sensitivity saturation, because of its pattern formation ability, is a challenge for numerical simulations. We provide two finite-volume schemes whose goals are to preserve, at the discrete…
We propose a nonlinear Discrete Duality Finite Volume scheme to approximate the solutions of drift diffusion equations. The scheme is built to preserve at the discrete level even on severely distorted meshes the energy / energy dissipation…
This paper introduces a family of entropy-conserving finite-difference discretizations for the compressible flow equations. In addition to conserving the primary quantities of mass, momentum, and total energy, the methods also preserve…
We consider a non-standard finite-volume discretization of a strongly non-linear fourth order diffusion equation on the $d$-dimensional cube, for arbitrary $d \geq 1$. The scheme preserves two important structural properties of the…
We propose a new semi-discretization scheme to approximate nonlinear Fokker-Planck equations, by exploiting the gradient flow structures with respect to the 2-Wasserstein metric. We discretize the underlying state by a finite graph and…
We are interested in the large-time behavior of solutions to finite volume discretizations of convection-diffusion equations or systems endowed with non-homogeneous Dirichlet and Neumann type boundary conditions. Our results concern various…
In this paper, we propose a finite-volume scheme for aggregation-diffusion equations based on a Scharfetter--Gummel approximation of the quadratic, nonlocal flux term. This scheme is analyzed concerning well-posedness and convergence…
In this work, we propose a positivity-preserving scheme for solving two-dimensional advection-diffusion equations including mixed derivative terms, in order to improve the accuracy of lower-order methods. The solution to these equations, in…
We introduce a novel spatio-temporal discretization for nonlinear Fokker-Planck equations on the multi-dimensional unit cube. This discretization is based on two structural properties of these equations: the first is the representation as a…
In this paper, we introduce second order and fourth order space discretization via finite difference implementation of the finite element method for solving Fokker-Planck equations associated with irreversible processes. The proposed…
We propose a positivity preserving entropy decreasing finite volume scheme for nonlinear nonlocal equations with a gradient flow structure. These properties allow for accurate computations of stationary states and long-time asymptotics…