Asymptotically compatible entropy-consistent discretization for a class of nonlocal conservation laws

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Main Authors: De Nitti, Nicola, Huang, Kuang
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author De Nitti, Nicola
Huang, Kuang
author_facet De Nitti, Nicola
Huang, Kuang
contents We consider a class of nonlocal conservation laws modeling traffic flows, given by $ \partial_t ρ_\varepsilon + \partial_x(V(ρ_\varepsilon \ast γ_\varepsilon) ρ_\varepsilon) = 0 $ with a suitable convex kernel $ γ_\varepsilon $, and its Godunov-type numerical discretization. We prove that, as the nonlocal parameter $ \varepsilon $ and mesh size $ h $ tend to zero simultaneously, the discrete approximation $ W_{\varepsilon,h} $ of $ W_\varepsilon := ρ_\varepsilon \ast γ_\varepsilon $ converges to the entropy solution of the (local) scalar conservation law $ \partial_t ρ+ \partial_x(V(ρ) ρ) = 0 $, with an explicit convergence rate estimate of order $ \varepsilon+h+\sqrt{\varepsilon\, t}+\sqrt{h\,t} $. In particular, with an exponential kernel, we establish the same convergence result for the discrete approximation $ ρ_{\varepsilon,h} $ of $ ρ_\varepsilon $, along with an $ \mathrm{L}^1 $-contraction property for $ W_\varepsilon $. The key ingredients in proving these results are uniform $ \mathrm{L}^\infty $- and $\mathrm{TV}$-estimates that ensure compactness of approximate solutions, and discrete entropy inequalities that ensure the entropy admissibility of the limit solution.
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spellingShingle Asymptotically compatible entropy-consistent discretization for a class of nonlocal conservation laws
De Nitti, Nicola
Huang, Kuang
Numerical Analysis
Analysis of PDEs
35L65
We consider a class of nonlocal conservation laws modeling traffic flows, given by $ \partial_t ρ_\varepsilon + \partial_x(V(ρ_\varepsilon \ast γ_\varepsilon) ρ_\varepsilon) = 0 $ with a suitable convex kernel $ γ_\varepsilon $, and its Godunov-type numerical discretization. We prove that, as the nonlocal parameter $ \varepsilon $ and mesh size $ h $ tend to zero simultaneously, the discrete approximation $ W_{\varepsilon,h} $ of $ W_\varepsilon := ρ_\varepsilon \ast γ_\varepsilon $ converges to the entropy solution of the (local) scalar conservation law $ \partial_t ρ+ \partial_x(V(ρ) ρ) = 0 $, with an explicit convergence rate estimate of order $ \varepsilon+h+\sqrt{\varepsilon\, t}+\sqrt{h\,t} $. In particular, with an exponential kernel, we establish the same convergence result for the discrete approximation $ ρ_{\varepsilon,h} $ of $ ρ_\varepsilon $, along with an $ \mathrm{L}^1 $-contraction property for $ W_\varepsilon $. The key ingredients in proving these results are uniform $ \mathrm{L}^\infty $- and $\mathrm{TV}$-estimates that ensure compactness of approximate solutions, and discrete entropy inequalities that ensure the entropy admissibility of the limit solution.
title Asymptotically compatible entropy-consistent discretization for a class of nonlocal conservation laws
topic Numerical Analysis
Analysis of PDEs
35L65
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.00221