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Main Authors: Cristian, Iulia, Velázquez, Juan J. L.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.00644
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author Cristian, Iulia
Velázquez, Juan J. L.
author_facet Cristian, Iulia
Velázquez, Juan J. L.
contents In this work, we study the long time asymptotics of a coagulation model which describes the evolution of a system of particles characterized by their volume and surface area. The aggregation mechanism takes place in two stages: collision and fusion of particles. During the collision stage, the two particles merge at a contact point. The newly formed particle has volume and area equal to the sum of the respective quantities of the two colliding particles. After collision, the fusion phase begins and during it the geometry of the interacting particles is modified in such a way that the volume of the total system is preserved and the surface area is reduced. During their evolution, the particles must satisfy the isoperimetric inequality. Therefore, the distribution of particles in the volume and area space is supported in the region where $\{a\geq (36π)^{\frac{1}{3}}v^{\frac{2}{3}}\}$. We assume the coagulation kernel has a weak dependence on the area variable. We prove existence of self-similar profiles for some choices of the functions describing the fusion rate for which the particles have a shape that is close to spherical. On the other hand, for other fusion mechanisms and suitable choices of initial data, we show that the particle distribution describes a system of ramified-like particles.
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spellingShingle Coagulation equations for non-spherical clusters
Cristian, Iulia
Velázquez, Juan J. L.
Analysis of PDEs
In this work, we study the long time asymptotics of a coagulation model which describes the evolution of a system of particles characterized by their volume and surface area. The aggregation mechanism takes place in two stages: collision and fusion of particles. During the collision stage, the two particles merge at a contact point. The newly formed particle has volume and area equal to the sum of the respective quantities of the two colliding particles. After collision, the fusion phase begins and during it the geometry of the interacting particles is modified in such a way that the volume of the total system is preserved and the surface area is reduced. During their evolution, the particles must satisfy the isoperimetric inequality. Therefore, the distribution of particles in the volume and area space is supported in the region where $\{a\geq (36π)^{\frac{1}{3}}v^{\frac{2}{3}}\}$. We assume the coagulation kernel has a weak dependence on the area variable. We prove existence of self-similar profiles for some choices of the functions describing the fusion rate for which the particles have a shape that is close to spherical. On the other hand, for other fusion mechanisms and suitable choices of initial data, we show that the particle distribution describes a system of ramified-like particles.
title Coagulation equations for non-spherical clusters
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.00644