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    A logistic equation with nonlocal interactions
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2016) Caffarelli, Luis; Dipierro, Serena; Outrata, Jir̆í
    We consider here a logistic equation, modeling processes of nonlocal character both in the diffusion and proliferation terms. More precisely, for populations that propagate according to a Levy process and can reach resources in a neighborhood of their position, we compare (and find explicit threshold for survival) the local and nonlocal case. As ambient space, we can consider: bounded domains, periodic environments, transition problems, where the environment consists of a block of infinitesimal diffusion and an adjacent nonlocal one. In each of these cases, we analyze the existence/nonexistence of solutions in terms of the spectral properties of the domain. In particular, we give a detailed description of the fact that nonlocal populations may better adapt to sparse resources and small environments.
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    Graph properties for nonlocal minimal surfaces
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2015) Dipierro, Serena; Savin, Ovidiu; Valdinoci, Enrico
    In this paper we show that a nonlocal minimal surface which is a graph outside a cylinder is in fact a graph in the whole of the space. As a consequence, in dimension 3, we show that the graph is smooth. The proofs rely on convolution techniques and appropriate integral estimates which show the pointwise validity of an Euler-Lagrange equation related to the nonlocal mean curvature.
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    Mehler-Heine asymptotics of a class of generalized hypergeometric polynomials
    (Oberwolfach : Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2013) Bracciali, Cleonice F.; Moreno-Balcázar, Juan José
    We obtain a Mehler–Heine type formula for a class of generalized hypergeometric polynomials. This type of formula describes the asymptotics of polynomials scale conveniently. As a consequence of this formula, we obtain the asymptotic behavior of the corresponding zeros. We illustrate these results with numerical experiments and some figures.
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    Error control for the approximation of Allen-Cahn and Cahn-Hilliard equations with a logarithmic potential
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2010) Bartels, Sören; Müller, Rüdiger
    A fully computable upper bound for the finite element approximation error of Allen-Cahn and Cahn-Hilliard equations with logarithmic potentials is derived. Numerical experiments show that for the sharp interface limit this bound is robust past topological changes. Modifications of the abstract results to derive quasi-optimal error estimates in different norms for lowest order finite element methods are discussed and lead to weaker conditions on the residuals under which the conditional error estimates hold.
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    Strong solutions for the interaction of a rigid body and a viscoelastic fluid
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2011) Götze, Karoline
    We study a coupled system of equations describing the movement of a rigid body which is immersed in a viscoelastic fluid. It is shown that under natural assumptions on the data and for general goemetries of the rigid body, excluding contact scenarios, a unique local-in-time strong solution exists.
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    Diffraction of stochastic point sets : exactly solvable examples
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2008) Baake, Michael; Birkner, Matthias; Moody, Robert V.
    Stochastic point sets are considered that display a diffraction spectrum of mixed type, with special emphasis on explicitly computable cases together with a unified approach of reasonable generality. Several pairs of autocorrelation and diffraction measures are discussed that show a duality structure that may be viewed as analogues of the Poisson summation formula for lattice Dirac combs.
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    Energy consistent discontinuous Galerkin methods for a quasi-incompressible diffuse two phase flow model
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2013) Giesselmann, Jan; Pryer, Tristan
    We design consistent discontinuous Galerkin finite element schemes for the approximation of a quasi-incompressible two phase flow model of AllenCahn/CahnHilliard/NavierStokesKorteweg type which allows for phase transitions.We show that the scheme is mass conservative and monotonically energy dissipative. In this case the dissipation is isolated to discrete equivalents of those effects already causing dissipation on the continuous level, that is, there is no artificial numerical dissipation added into the scheme. In this sense the methods are consistent with the energy dissipation of the continuous PDE system.
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    Discretisation of the Maxwell equations on tetrahedral grids
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2003) Schefter, Jürgen
    The aim of this report is to describe the discretisation of the Maxwell equations on tetrahedral grids with corresponding dual Voronoi cells to explain the resulting program. The symmetry of the coefficients of the matrix is proven. A small example shows an input file and same other details.
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    A new perspective on the electron transfer: Recovering the Butler-Volmer equation in non-equilibrium thermodynamics
    (Berlin : Weierstraß-Institut für Angewandte Analysis und Stochastik, 2015) Dreyer, Wolfgang; Guhlke, Clemens; Müller, Rüdiger
    Understanding and correct mathematical description of electron transfer reaction is a central question in electrochemistry. Typically the electron transfer reactions are described by the Butler-Volmer equation which has its origin in kinetic theories. The Butler-Volmer equation relates interfacial reaction rates to bulk quantities like the electrostatic potential and electrolyte concentrations. Since in the classical form, the validity of the Butler-Volmer equation is limited to some simple electrochemical systems, many attempts have been made to generalize the Butler-Volmer equation. Based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics we have recently derived a reduced model for the electrode-electrolyte interface. This reduced model includes surface reactions and adsorption but does not resolve the charge layer at the interface. Instead it is locally electroneutral and consistently incorporates all features of the double layer into a set of interface conditions. In the context of this reduced model we are able to derive a general Butler-Volmer equation. We discuss the application of the new Butler-Volmer equations to different scenarios like electron transfer reactions at metal electrodes, the intercalation process in lithium-iron-phosphate electrodes and adsorption processes. We illustrate the theory by an example of electroplating.
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    Simple vector bundles on plane degenerations of an elliptic curve
    (Oberwolfach : Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach, 2009) Bodnarchuk, Lesya; Drozd, Yuriy; Greuel, Gert-Martin
    In 1957 Atiyah classifed simple and indecomposable vector bundles on an elliptic curve. In this article we generalize his classifcation by describing the simple vector bundles on all reduced plane cubic curves. Our main result states that a simple vector bundle on such a curve is completely determined by its rank, multidegree and determinant. Our approach, based on the representation theory of boxes, also yields an explicit description of the corresponding universal families of simple vector bundles.