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- ItemHomogenization of Cahn-Hilliard-type equations via evolutionary Gamma-convergence(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2015) Liero, Matthias; Reichelt, SinaIn this paper we discuss two approaches to evolutionary Gamma-convergence of gradient systems in Hilbert spaces. The formulation of the gradient system is based on two functionals, namely the energy functional and the dissipation potential, which allows us to employ Gamma-convergence methods. In the first approach we consider families of uniformly convex energy functionals such that the limit passage of the time-dependent problems can be based on the theory of evolutionary variational inequalities as developed by Daneri and Savare 2010. The second approach uses the equivalent formulation of the gradient system via the energy-dissipation principle and follows the ideas of Sandier and Serfaty 2004. We apply both approaches to rigorously derive homogenization limits for Cahn-Hilliard-type equations. Using the method of weak and strong two-scale convergence via periodic unfolding, we show that the energy and dissipation functionals Gamma-converge. In conclusion, we will give specific examples for the applicability of each of the two approaches.
- ItemTwo-scale homogenization of nonlinear reaction-diffusion systems with slow diffusion(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2013) Mielke, Alexander; Reichelt, Sina; Thomas, MaritaWe derive a two-scale homogenization limit for reaction-diffusion systems where for some species the diffusion length is of order 1 whereas for the other species the diffusion length is of the order of the periodic microstructure. Thus, in the limit the latter species will display diffusion only on the microscale but not on the macroscale. Because of this missing compactness, the nonlinear coupling through the reaction terms cannot be homogenized but needs to be treated on the two-scale level. In particular, we have to develop new error estimates to derive strong convergence results for passing to the limit.
- ItemError estimates for nonlinear reaction-diffusion systems involving different diffusion length scales(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2014) Reichelt, SinaWe derive quantitative error estimates for coupled reaction-diffusion systems, whose coefficient functions are quasi-periodically oscillating modeling microstructure of the underlying macroscopic domain. The coupling arises via nonlinear reaction terms, and we allow for different diffusion length scales, i.e. whereas some species have characteristic diffusion length of order 1, other species may diffuse much slower, namely, with order of the characteristic microstructure-length scale. We consider an effective system, which is rigorously obtained via two-scale convergence, and we prove that the error of its solution to the original solution is of order 1/2.
- ItemPulses in FitzHugh-Nagumo systems with rapidly oscillating coefficients(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2017) Gurevich, Pavel; Reichelt, SinaThis paper is devoted to pulse solutions in FitzHughNagumo systems that are coupled parabolic equations with rapidly periodically oscillating coefficients. In the limit of vanishing periods, there arises a two-scale FitzHughNagumo system, which qualitatively and quantitatively captures the dynamics of the original system. We prove existence and stability of pulses in the limit system and show their proximity on any finite time interval to pulse-like solutions of the original system.
- ItemLocal control of globally competing patterns in coupled Swift-Hohenberg equations(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2017) Becker, Maximilian; Frenzel, Thomas; Niedermayer, Thomas; Reichelt, Sina; Mielke, Alexander; Bär, MarkusWe present analytical and numerical investigations of two anti-symmetrically coupled 1D Swift-Hohenberg equations (SHEs) with cubic nonlinearities. The SHE provides a generic formulation for pattern formation at a characteristic length scale. A linear stability analysis of the homogeneous state reveals a wave instability in addition to the usual Turing instability of uncoupled SHEs. We performed weakly nonlinear analysis in the vicinity of the codimension-two point of the Turingwave instability, resulting in a set of coupled amplitude equations for the Turing pattern as well as left and right traveling waves. In particular, these complex Ginzburg-Landau-type equations predict two major things: there exists a parameter regime where multiple different patterns are stable with respect to each other; and that the amplitudes of different patterns interact by local mutual suppression. In consequence, different patterns can coexist in distinct spatial regions, separated by localized interfaces. We identified specific mechanisms for controlling the position of these interfaces, which distinguish what kinds of patterns the interface connects and thus allow for global pattern selection. Extensive simulations of the original SHEs confirm our results.
- ItemGlobal higher integrability of minimizers of variational problems with mixed boundary conditions(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2011) Fiaschi, Alice; Knees, Dorothee; Reichelt, SinaWe consider integral functionals with densities of p-growth, with respect to gradients, on a Lipschitz domain with mixed boundary conditions. The aim of this paper is to prove that, under uniform estimates within certain classes of p-growth and coercivity assumptions on the density, the minimizers are of higher integrability order, meaning that they belong to the space of first order Sobolev functions with an integrability of order p+e for a uniform e >0. The results are applied to a model describing damage evolution in a nonlinear elastic body and to a model for shape memory alloys.
- ItemCorrector estimates for a thermo-diffusion model with weak thermal coupling(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2016) Muntean, Adrian; Reichelt, SinaThe present work deals with the derivation of corrector estimates for the two-scale homogenization of a thermo-diffusion model with weak thermal coupling posed in a heterogeneous medium endowed with periodically arranged high-contrast microstructures. The terminology weak thermal coupling refers here to the variable scaling in terms of the small homogenization parameter " of the heat conduction diffusion interaction terms, while the high-contrast is thought particularly in terms of the heat conduction properties of the composite material. As main target, we justify the first-order terms of the multiscale asymptotic expansions in the presence of coupled fluxes, induced by the joint contribution of Sorret and Dufour-like effects. The contrasting heat conduction combined with cross coupling lead to the main mathematical difficulty in the system. Our approach relies on the method of periodic unfolding combined with -independent estimates for the thermal and concentration fields and for their coupled fluxes.
- ItemError estimates for elliptic equations with not exactly periodic coefficients(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2016) Reichelt, SinaThis note is devoted to the derivation of quantitative estimates for linear elliptic equations with coefficients that are not exactly ε-periodic and the ellipticity constant may degenerate for vanishing ε. Here ε>0 denotes the ratio between the microscopic and the macroscopic length scale. It is shown that for degenerating and non-degenerating coefficients the error between the original solution and the effective solution is of order √ε. Therefore suitable test functions are constructed via the periodic unfolding method and a gradient folding operator making only minimal additional assumptions on the given data and the effective solution with respect to the macroscopic scale.
- ItemCorrector estimates for a class of imperfect transmission problems(Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2016) Reichelt, SinaBased on previous homogenization results for imperfect transmission problems in two-component domains with periodic microstructure, we derive quantitative estimates for the difference between the microscopic and macroscopic solution. This difference is of order , where > 0 describes the periodicity of the microstructure and 2 (0; 1/2 ] depends on the transmission condition at the interface between the two components. The corrector estimates are proved without assuming additional regularity for the local correctors using the periodic unfolding method.