Analysis and numerical approximation of viscosity solutions with shocks : application to the plasma equation
Serna, Susana (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Matemàtiques)

Date:	2011
Abstract:	We consider a new class of Hamilton-Jacobi equations arising from the convective part of general Fokker-Planck equations ruled by a non-negative diffusion function that depends on the unknown and on the gradient of the unknown. The new class of Hamilton-Jacobi equations represents the propagation of fronts with speed that is a nonlinear function of the signal. The equations contain a nonstandard Hamiltonian that allows the presence of shocks in the solution and these shocks propagate with nonlinear velocity. We focus on the one-dimensional plasma equation as an example of the general Fokker-Planck equations having the features we are interested in analyzing. We explore features of the solution of the corresponding Hamilton-Jacobi plasma equation and propose a suitable fifth order finite difference numerical scheme that approximates the solution in a consistent way with respect to the solution of the associated Fokker-Planck equation. We present numerical results performed under different initial data with compact support.
Grants:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación MTM2008-03597
Rights:	Tots els drets reservats.
Language:	Anglès
Document:	Capítol de llibre ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Fokker-Planck equation ; Hamilton-Jacobi equations ; Plasma equation ; Numerical schemes
Published in:	Advances in Mathematical and Computational Methods: addressing modern challenges of science, technology, and society, 2011, p. 41-44

DOI: 10.1063/1.3663455

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