Let $u$ be the first Dirichlet Laplacian eigenfunction of a bounded convex set $Ω$ in $\mathbb{R}^n$. We strengthen the classical result by Brascamp-Lieb which asserts that $u$ is logconcave in $Ω$: we prove that, if $u$ is normalized so that its $L^\infty$-norm does not exceed a threshold $\overlineκ (Ω)<1$ depending explicitly on the diameter of the domain and on its principal frequency, the function $- ( - \log u ) ^{1/2}$ is concave in $Ω$.
We discuss some features of a boundary value problem for a system of PDEs that describes the growth of a sandpile in a container under the action of a vertical source. In particular, we characterize the long-term behavior of the profiles, and we provide a sufficient condition on the vertical source that guarantees the convergence to the equilibrium in a finite time. We show by counterexamples that a stable configuration may not be reached in a finite time, in general, even if the source is time-independent. Finally, we provide a complete characterization of the equilibrium profiles.
We prove that for impulsive exposure patterns there is no uniform exponential energy law in wall-clock time t, which explains why past t-based unifications of continuous damping with impulses fail. We therefore replace t by a measure-valued clock, sigma, that aggregates absolutely continuous exposure and atomic doses within a single Lyapunov ledger. On this ledger we prove an observability-dissipation principle in the sense of the Hilbert Uniqueness Method (HUM): there exists a structural constant c_sigma > 0 such that the energy decays at least at a product-exponential rate with respect to sigma. When sigma = t, the statement reduces to classical exponential stabilization with the same constant. For the damped wave under the Geometric Control Condition (GCC), the constant is calibrated by the usual observability and geometric factors. The framework yields a monotonicity principle ("more sigma-mass implies faster decay") and unifies intermittent regimes where quiescent intervals are punctuated by impulses. As robustness, secondary to the main contribution, the same decay law persists under structure-compatible discretizations and along compact variational limits; a stochastic extension supplies expectation and pathwise envelopes via the compensator. The contribution is a qualitative dynamics backbone: observability implies sigma-exponential decay with sharp constants.
We introduce an evolution model à la Firey for a convex stone which tumbles on a beach and undertakes an erosion process depending on some variational energy, such as torsional rigidity, principal Dirichlet Laplacian eigenvalue, or Newtonian capacity. Relying on the assumption of existence of a solution to the corresponding parabolic flow, we prove that the stone tends to become asymptotically spherical. Indeed, we identify an ultimate shape of these flows with a smooth convex body whose ground state satisfies an additional boundary condition, and we prove symmetry results for the corresponding overdetermined elliptic problems. Moreover, we extend the analysis to arbitrary convex bodies: we introduce new notions of cone variational measures and we prove that, if such a measure is absolutely continuous with constant density, the underlying body is a ball.
Residual deep neural networks (ResNets) are mathematically described as interacting particle systems. In the case of infinitely many layers the ResNet leads to a system of coupled system of ordinary differential equations known as neural differential equations. For large scale input data we derive a mean--field limit and show well--posedness of the resulting description. Further, we analyze the existence of solutions to the training process by using both a controllability and an optimal control point of view. Numerical investigations based on the solution of a formal optimality system illustrate the theoretical findings.
Xiaoqian Gong, Benedetto Piccoli, Giuseppe Visconti
This article aims to study coupled mean-field equation and ODEs with discrete events motivated by vehicular traffic flow. Precisely, multi-lane traffic flow in presence of human-driven and autonomous vehicles is considered, with the autonomous vehicles possibly influenced by external policy makers. First a finite-dimensional hybrid system is developed based on the continuous Bando-Follow-the-Leader dynamics coupled with discrete events due to lane-change maneuvers. Then the mean-field limit of the finite-dimensional hybrid system is rigorously derived for the dynamics of the human-driven vehicles. The microscopic lane-change maneuvers of the human-driven vehicles generates a source term to the mean-field PDE. This leads to an infinite-dimensional hybrid system, which is described by coupled Vlasov-type PDE, ODEs and discrete events.
Michiel Bertsch, Flavia Smarrazzo, Andrea Terracina
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We study nonnegative solutions of the Cauchy problem $$ \begin{cases} u_t+[\varphi(u)]_x=0 & \text{in } \mathbb{R}\times (0,T) \\ u=u_0\ge 0&\text{in } \mathbb{R}\times \{0\}, \end{cases} $$ where $u_0$ is a Radon measure and $\varphi:[0,\infty)\mapsto \mathbb{R}$ is a globally Lipschitz continuous function. We construct suitably defined entropy solutions in the space of Radon measures. Under some additional conditions on $\varphi$, we prove their uniqueness if the singular part of $u_0$ is a finite superposition of Dirac masses. In terms of the behaviour of $\varphi$ at infinity we give criteria to distinguish two cases: either all solutions are function-valued for positive times (an instantaneous regularizing effect), or the singular parts of certain solutions persist until some positive {\em waiting time} (in the linear case $\varphi(u)=u$ this happens for all times). In the latter case we describe the evolution of the singular parts.
In this paper we introduce a nonlinear version of the notion of Anzellotti's pairing between divergence--measure vector fields and functions of bounded variation, motivated by possible applications to evolutionary quasilinear problems. As a consequence of our analysis, we prove a generalized Gauss--Green formula.
We consider the evolution by crystalline curvature of a planar set in a stratified medium, modeled by a periodic forcing term. We characterize the limit evolution law as the period of the oscillations tends to zero. Even if the model is very simple, the limit evolution problem is quite rich, and we discuss some properties such as uniqueness, comparison principle and pinning/depinning phenomena.
We introduce a class of stochastic Allen-Cahn equations with a mobility coefficient and colored noise. For initial data with finite free energy, we analyze the corresponding Cauchy problem on the $d$-dimensional torus in the time interval $[0,T]$. Assuming that $d\le 3$ and that the potential has quartic growth, we prove existence and uniqueness of the solution as a process $u$ in $L^2$ with continuous paths, satisfying almost surely the regularity properties $u\in C([0,T]; H^1)$ and $u\in L^2([0,T];H^2)$.
We give a complete characterization, as "stadium-like domains", of convex subsets $Ω$ of $\mathbb{R}^n$ where a solution exists to Serrin-type overdetermined boundary value problems in which the operator is either the infinity Laplacian or its normalized version. In case of the not-normalized operator, our results extend those obtained in a previous work, where the problem was solved under some geometrical restrictions on $Ω$. In case of the normalized operator, we also show that stadium-like domains are precisely the unique convex sets in $\mathbb{R}^n$ where the solution to a Dirichlet problem is of class $C^{1,1} (Ω)$.
Generalizing older works of Domar and Armitage and Gardiner, we give an inequality for quasinearly subharmonic functions. As an application of this inequality, we improve Domar's, Rippon's and our previous results concerning the existence of the largest subharmonic minorant of a given function. Moreover, and as an another application, we give a sufficient condition for a separately quasinearly subharmonic function to be quasinearly subharmonic. Our result contains the previous results of Lelong, of Avanissian, of Arsove, of Armitage and Gardiner, and of ours.
Aim of this paper is to prove necessary and sufficient conditions on the geometry of a domain $Ω\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ in order that the homogeneous Dirichlet problem for the infinity-Laplace equation in $Ω$ with constant source term admits a viscosity solution depending only on the distance from $\partial Ω$. This problem was previously addressed and studied by Buttazzo and Kawohl. In the light of some geometrical achievements reached in our recent paper "On the characterization of some classes of proximally smooth sets", we revisit the results obtained by Buttazzo and Kawohl and we prove strengthened versions of them, where any regularity assumption on the domain and on the solution is removed. Our results require a delicate analysis based on viscosity methods. In particular, we need to build suitable viscosity test functions, whose construction involves a new estimate of the distance function near singular points.