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This paper proposes novel gradient-flow schemes that yield convergence to the optimal point of a convex optimization problem within a \textit{fixed} time from any given initial condition for unconstrained optimization, constrained…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2022-04-27 Kunal Garg , Dimitra Panagou

We disclose an interesting connection between the gradient flow of a $\mathcal{C}^2$-smooth function $\psi$ and evanescent orbits of the second order gradient system defined by the square-norm of $\nabla\psi$, under adequate convexity…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2018-03-20 Tahar Boulmezaoud , Philippe Cieutat , Aris Daniilidis

We show that a curve is a soliton solution to the curve shortening flow if and only if its geodesic curvature can be written as the inner product between its tangent vector field and a fixed vector of the 3-dimensional Minkowski space. We…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-02-01 Fabio Nunes da Silva , Keti Tenenblat

This paper is devoted to the investigation of gradient flows in asymmetric metric spaces (for example, irreversible Finsler manifolds and Minkowski normed spaces) by means of discrete approximation. We study basic properties of curves and…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-07-21 Shin-ichi Ohta , Wei Zhao

In [8], the gradient conjecture of R. Thom was proven for gradient flows of analytic functions on Rn. This result means that the secant at a limit point converges, so that the flow cannot spiral forever. Once the trajectory becomes…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-11-19 Lorenz Schabrun

Given a one-dimensional stochastic differential equation, one can associate to this equation a stochastic flow on $[0,+\infty )$, which has an absorbing barrier at zero. Then one can define its dual stochastic flow. In \cite{AW}, Akahori…

Probability · Mathematics 2015-09-01 Takafumi Amaba , Dai Taguchi , Go Yuki

We consider the question of convergence of a sequence of gradient flows defined on different Hilbert spaces. In order to give meaning to this idea, we introduce a notion of connecting operators. This permits us to generalize the concept of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-12-16 Yoshikazu Giga , Michał Łasica , Piotr Rybka

We consider an invariant gradient flow for the invariant length functional for co-compact curves in inversive geometry, and prove that solutions exist for all time and converge to loxodromic curves, provided the initial curve is admissible…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-02-26 Ben Andrews , Glen Wheeler

Before proving (unconditional) energy stability for gradient flows, most existing studies either require a strong Lipschitz condition regarding the non-linearity or certain $L^{\infty}$ bounds on the numerical solutions (the maximum…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-06-13 J. Sun , H. Wang , H. Zhang , X. Qian , S. Song

We study the gradient flow of an energy with mixed homogeneity which is at the interface of Finsler and sub-Riemannian geometry

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-03-01 Nicola Garofalo

The Hessian Sobolev inequality of X.-J. Wang, and the Hessian Poincar\'e inequalities of Trudinger and Wang are fundamental to differential and conformal geometry, and geometric PDE. These remarkable inequalities were originally established…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-11-10 Igor E. Verbitsky

New results are obtained for global regularity and long-time behavior of the solutions to the 2D Boussinesq equations for the flow of an incompressible fluid with positive viscosity and zero diffusivity in a smooth bounded domain. Our first…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2016-08-24 Ning Ju

We study the particle method to approximate the gradient flow on the $L^p$-Wasserstein space. This method relies on the discretization of the energy introduced by [3] via nonoverlapping balls centered at the particles and preserves the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-01-08 Rong Lei

We consider a general optimal control problem in the setting of gradient flows. Two approximations of the problem are presented, both relying on the variational reformulation of gradient-flow dynamics via the Weighted-Energy-Dissipation…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2024-03-25 Takeshi Fukao , Ulisse Stefanelli , Riccardo Voso

In this paper, we present a novel second-order generalised rotational discrete gradient scheme for numerically approximating the orthonormal frame gradient flow of biaxial nematic liquid crystals. This scheme relies on reformulating the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-10-17 Hanbin Wang , Jie Xu , Zhiguo Yang

Flow instability and turbulent transition can be well explained using a new proposed theory--Energy gradient theory [1]. In this theory, the stability of a flow depends on the relative magnitude of energy gradient in streamwise direction…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2007-05-23 Hua-Shu Dou

We prove short-time existence for the negative $L^2$-gradient flow of the $p$-elastic energy of curves via a minimising movement scheme. In order to account for the degeneracy caused by the energy's invariance under curve…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2021-01-26 Simon Blatt , Nicole Vorderobermeier , Christopher Hopper

In this paper we investigate the one-dimensional hyperbolic mean curvature flow for closed plane curves. We show that there exists a class of initial velocities such that the solution of the corresponding initial value problem exists only…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-03-05 De-Xing Kong , Kefeng Liu , Zeng-Gui Wang

We construct a new finite difference method for the flow of ideal viscous isentropic gas in one spatial dimension. For the continuity equation, the method is a standard upwind discretization. For the momentum equation, the method is an…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2013-03-13 Trygve K. Karper

We demonstrate that the uniqueness of solutions to a broad class of parabolic geometric evolution equations can be proven via a direct and essentially classical energy argument which avoids the DeTurck trick entirely. Previously, we have…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-12-15 Brett Kotschwar