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We introduce a discrete scheme for second order fully nonlinear parabolic PDEs with Caputo's time fractional derivatives. We prove the convergence of the scheme in the framework of the theory of viscosity solutions. The discrete scheme can…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-02-26 Yoshikazu Giga , Qing Liu , Hiroyoshi Mitake

Many studies have been conducted on flows of probability measures, often in terms of gradient flows. We utilize a generalized notion of derivatives with respect to time to model the instantaneous evolution of empirically observed…

Methodology · Statistics 2021-09-16 Yaqing Chen , Hans-Georg Müller

We develop a fast and scalable numerical approach to solve Wasserstein gradient flows (WGFs), particularly suitable for high-dimensional cases. Our approach is to use general reduced-order models, like deep neural networks, to parameterize…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-24 Yijie Jin , Shu Liu , Hao Wu , Xiaojing Ye , Haomin Zhou

We study the large deviation rate functional for the empirical distribution of independent Brownian particles with drift. In one dimension, it has been shown by Adams, Dirr, Peletier and Zimmer that this functional is asymptotically…

Probability · Mathematics 2016-01-11 Matthias Erbar , Jan Maas , Michiel Renger

This article is concerned with the discretisation of the Stokes equations on time-dependent domains in an Eulerian coordinate framework. Our work can be seen as an extension of a recent paper by Lehrenfeld & Olshanskii [ESAIM: M2AN,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-12-02 Erik Burman , Stefan Frei , Andre Massing

Continuous-time Markov chains associated to finite-volume discretization schemes of Fokker-Planck equations are constructed. Sufficient conditions under which quantitative exponential decay in the $\phi$-entropy and Wasserstein distance are…

Probability · Mathematics 2025-11-12 Ansgar Jüngel , Katharina Schuh

In this paper we devote our attention to a class of weighted ultrafast diffusion equations arising from the problem of quantisation for probability measures. These equations have a natural gradient flow structure in the space of probability…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-01-30 Mikaela Iacobelli , Francesco Patacchini , Filippo Santambrogio

In this paper, we study the stochastic Hamiltonian flow in Wasserstein manifold, the probability density space equipped with $L^2$-Wasserstein metric tensor, via the Wong--Zakai approximation. We begin our investigation by showing that the…

Probability · Mathematics 2021-12-01 Jianbo Cui , Shu Liu , Haomin Zhou

The numerical simulation of incompressible flows is challenging due to the tight coupling of velocity and pressure. Projection methods offer an effective solution by decoupling these variables, making them suitable for large-scale…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-12-12 Mejdi Azaïez , Yayu Guo , Carlos Núñez Fernández , Samuele Rubino , Chuanju Xu

This paper develops the high-order accurate entropy stable finite difference schemes for one- and two-dimensional special relativistic hydrodynamic equations. The schemes are built on the entropy conservative flux and the weighted…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-03-30 Junming Duan , Huazhong Tang

This paper proposes a numerical method based on the Adomian decomposition approach for the time discretization, applied to Euler equations. A recursive property is demonstrated that allows to formulate the method in an appropriate and…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-04-19 Imanol Garcia-Beristain , Lakhdar Remaki

An implicit variable-step BDF2 scheme is established for solving the space fractional Cahn-Hilliard equation, involving the fractional Laplacian, derived from a gradient flow in the negative order Sobolev space $H^{-\alpha}$,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-06-26 Xuan Zhao , Zhongqin Xue

We study the convergence of stochastic time-discretization schemes for evolution equations driven by random velocity fields, including examples like stochastic gradient descent and interacting particle systems. Using a unified framework…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2025-05-28 Giulia Cavagnari , Giuseppe Savaré , Giacomo Enrico Sodini

We describe a compatible finite element discretisation for the shallow water equations on the rotating sphere, concentrating on integrating consistent upwind stabilisation into the framework. Although the prognostic variables are velocity…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-10-17 J. Shipton , T. H. Gibson , C. J. Cotter

We study Fokker--Planck equations with symmetric, positive definite mobility matrices capturing diffusion in heterogeneous environments. A weighted Wasserstein metric is introduced for which these equations are gradient flows. This metric…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-05-19 Hailiang Liu , Athanasios E. Tzavaras

We develop in this paper an adaptive time-stepping approach for gradient flows with distinct treatments for conservative and non-conservative dynamics. For the non-conservative gradient flows in Lagrangian coordinates, we propose a modified…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-04-21 Qianqian Liu , Wenbin Chen , Jie Shen , Qing Cheng

A well-balanced second-order finite volume scheme is proposed and analyzed for a 2 X 2 system of non-linear partial differential equations which describes the dynamics of growing sandpiles created by a vertical source on a flat, bounded…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-04 Aekta Aggarwal , Veerappa Gowda G. D. , Sudarshan Kumar K

In this work, we present a new high order Discontinuous Galerkin time integration scheme for second-order (in time) differential systems that typically arise from the space discretization of the elastodynamics equation. By rewriting the…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2021-12-06 Paola F. Antonietti , Ilario Mazzieri , Francesco Migliorini

We develop a gradient-flow theory for time-dependent functionals defined in abstract metric spaces. Global well-posedness and asymptotic behavior of solutions are provided. Conditions on functionals and metric spaces allow to consider the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-09-15 Lucas C. F. Ferreira , Julio C. Valencia-Guevara

We analyze some parabolic PDEs with different drift terms which are gradient flows in the Wasserstein space and consider the corresponding discrete-in-time JKO scheme. We prove with optimal transport techniques how to control the L p and L…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-11-26 Simone Di Marino , Filippo Santambrogio