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Fractional diffusion limit for a fractional Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation

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Abstract

This paper is devoted to the rigorous derivation of the macroscopic limit of a Vlasov- Fokker-Planck equation in which the Laplacian is replaced by a fractional Laplacian. The evolution of the density is governed by a fractional heat equation with the addition of a convective term coming from the external force. The analysis is performed by a modified test function method and by obtaining a priori estimates from quadratic entropy bounds. In addition, we give the proof of existence and uniqueness of solutions to the fractional Vlasov-Fokker-Planck equation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)469-488
Number of pages20
JournalSIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis
Volume51
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Anomalous diffusion limit
  • Fractional fokker-planck operator
  • Fractional laplacian
  • Kinetic equations
  • Superdiffusion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analysis
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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