Contractions in the 2-wasserstein lenght space and thermalization of granular media
Carrillo de la Plata, José Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Matemàtiques)
McCann, Robert J. (University of Toronto. Department of Mathematics)
Villani, Cédric (Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Centre de Recerca Matemàtica

Imprint:	Centre de Recerca Matemàtica 2005
Abstract:	An algebraic decay rate is derived which bounds the time required for velocities to equilibrate in a spatially homogeneous flowthrough model representing the continuum limit of a gas of particles interacting through slightly inelastic collisions. This rate is obtained by reformulating the dynamical problem as the gradient flow of a convex energy on an infinite-dimensional manifold. An abstract theory is developed for gradient flows in length spaces, which shows how degenerate convexity (or even non-convexity) - if uniformly controlled - will quantify contractivity (limit expansivity) of the flow.
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Language:	Anglès
Series:	Centre de Recerca Matemàtica. Prepublicacions
Series:	Prepublicacions del Centre de Recerca Matemàtica ; 620
Document:	article ; submittedVersion
Subject:	Geometria algebraica

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