Mean field limits for interacting diffusions in a two-scale potential
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Author(s)
Noronha Moreira Antunes Gomes, ST
Pavliotis, GA
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
In this paper we study the combined mean field and homogenization limits for a system of weakly interacting diffusions moving in a two-scale, locally periodic confining potential, of the form considered in [13]. We show that, although the mean field and homogenization limits commute for finite times, they do not, in general, commute in the long time limit. In particular, the bifurcation diagrams for the stationary states can be different depending on the order with which we take the two limits. Furthermore, we construct the bifurcation diagram for the stationary McKean-Vlasov equation in a two-scale potential, before passing to the homogenization limit, and we analyze the effect of the multiple local minima in the confining potential on the number and the stability of stationary solutions.
Date Issued
2018-06-01
Date Acceptance
2017-12-06
Citation
Journal of Nonlinear Science, 2018, 28 (3), pp.905-941
ISSN
0938-8974
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Start Page
905
End Page
941
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Nonlinear Science
Volume
28
Issue
3
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© The Author(s) 2017.
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This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
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Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/L025159/1
EP/L020564/1
EP/L024926/1
EP/P031587/1
Subjects
Bifurcation diagram
Curie–Weiss model
Desai–Zwanzig model
Interacting particles
McKean–Vlasov equation
Multiscale diffusions
Phase transitions
0102 Applied Mathematics
Fluids & Plasmas
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2017-12-19