Fourier-Cattaneo equation: stochastic origin, variational formulation, and asymptotic limits
Analysis of PDEs
2022-11-15 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Abstract
We introduce a variational structure for the Fourier-Cattaneo (FC) system which is a second-order hyperbolic system. This variational structure is inspired by the large-deviation rate functional for the Kac process which is closely linked to the FC system. Using this variational formulation we introduce appropriate solution concepts for the FC equation and prove an a priori estimate which connects this variational structure to an appropriate Lyapunov function and Fisher information, the so-called FIR inequality. Finally, we use this formulation and estimate to study the diffusive and hyperbolic limits for the FC system.
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@article{arxiv.2211.07265,
title = {Fourier-Cattaneo equation: stochastic origin, variational formulation, and asymptotic limits},
author = {Alberto Montefusco and Upanshu Sharma and Oliver Tse},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2211.07265},
year = {2022}
}