Discrete $H$-theorem for a finite volume discretization of a nonlinear kinetic system: application to hypocoercivity

Fuente: arXiv
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bessemoulin-Chatard, Marianne, Laidin, Tino, Rey, Thomas
Format: Preprint
Published: 2025
Subjects:
Online Access:
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1866909908477149184
author Bessemoulin-Chatard, Marianne
Laidin, Tino
Rey, Thomas
author_facet Bessemoulin-Chatard, Marianne
Laidin, Tino
Rey, Thomas
contents In this article, we study the long-time behavior of a finite-volume discretization for a nonlinear kinetic reaction model involving two interacting species. Building upon the seminal work of [Favre, Pirner, Schmeiser, ARMA, 2023], we extend the discrete exponential convergence to equilibrium result established in [Bessemoulin-Chatard, Laidin, Rey, IMAJNA, 2025], which was obtained in a perturbative framework using weighted $L^2$ estimates. The analysis applies to a broader class of exponentially decaying initial data, without requiring proximity to equilibrium, by exploiting the properties of the Boltzmann entropy. The proof relies on the propagation of the initial $L^\infty$ bounds, derived from monotonicity properties of the scheme, allowing controlled linearizations within the nonlinear entropy estimates. Moreover, we show that the time-discrete dissipation inherent to the numerical scheme plays a crucial stabilizing role, providing control over the nonlinear terms.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2511_13323
institution arXiv
publishDate 2025
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Discrete $H$-theorem for a finite volume discretization of a nonlinear kinetic system: application to hypocoercivity
Bessemoulin-Chatard, Marianne
Laidin, Tino
Rey, Thomas
Numerical Analysis
82B40, 65M08, 65M12
In this article, we study the long-time behavior of a finite-volume discretization for a nonlinear kinetic reaction model involving two interacting species. Building upon the seminal work of [Favre, Pirner, Schmeiser, ARMA, 2023], we extend the discrete exponential convergence to equilibrium result established in [Bessemoulin-Chatard, Laidin, Rey, IMAJNA, 2025], which was obtained in a perturbative framework using weighted $L^2$ estimates. The analysis applies to a broader class of exponentially decaying initial data, without requiring proximity to equilibrium, by exploiting the properties of the Boltzmann entropy. The proof relies on the propagation of the initial $L^\infty$ bounds, derived from monotonicity properties of the scheme, allowing controlled linearizations within the nonlinear entropy estimates. Moreover, we show that the time-discrete dissipation inherent to the numerical scheme plays a crucial stabilizing role, providing control over the nonlinear terms.
title Discrete $H$-theorem for a finite volume discretization of a nonlinear kinetic system: application to hypocoercivity
topic Numerical Analysis
82B40, 65M08, 65M12
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.13323