Preface |
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Chapter 1 The Cauchy problem for linear nonlocal diffusion |
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1 | (30) |
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1 | (9) |
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1.1.1 Existence and uniqueness |
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5 | (1) |
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1.1.2 Asymptotic behaviour |
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6 | (4) |
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10 | (12) |
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1.2.1 Refined asymptotics |
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10 | (7) |
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1.2.2 Asymptotics for the higher order terms |
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17 | (3) |
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1.2.3 A different approach |
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20 | (2) |
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1.3 Rescaling the kernel. A nonlocal approximation of the heat equation |
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22 | (1) |
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1.4 Higher order problems |
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23 | (8) |
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1.4.1 Existence and uniqueness |
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24 | (1) |
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1.4.2 Asymptotic behaviour |
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25 | (3) |
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1.4.3 Rescaling the kernel in a higher order problem |
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28 | (1) |
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29 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 The Dirichlet problem for linear nonlocal diffusion |
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31 | (10) |
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2.1 The homogeneous Dirichlet problem |
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31 | (5) |
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2.1.1 Asymptotic behaviour |
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32 | (4) |
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2.2 The nonhomogeneous Dirichlet problem |
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36 | (5) |
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2.2.1 Existence, uniqueness and a comparison principle |
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36 | (2) |
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2.2.2 Convergence to the heat equation when rescaling the kernel |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 The Neumann problem for linear nonlocal diffusion |
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41 | (24) |
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3.1 The homogeneous Neumann problem |
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41 | (4) |
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3.1.1 Asymptotic behaviour |
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42 | (3) |
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3.2 The nonhomogeneous Neumann problem |
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45 | (20) |
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3.2.1 Existence and uniqueness |
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46 | (2) |
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3.2.2 Rescaling the kernels. Convergence to the heat equation |
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48 | (6) |
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3.2.3 Uniform convergence in the homogeneous case |
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54 | (2) |
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3.2.4 An L1-convergence result in the nonhomogeneous case |
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56 | (1) |
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3.2.5 A weak convergence result in the nonhomogeneous case |
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57 | (6) |
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63 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 A nonlocal convection diffusion problem |
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65 | (34) |
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4.1 A nonlocal model with a nonsymmetric kernel |
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65 | (4) |
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4.2 The Linear semigroup revisited |
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69 | (7) |
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4.3 Existence and uniqueness of the convection problem |
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76 | (6) |
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4.4 Rescaling the kernels. Convergence to the local convection-diffusion problem |
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82 | (8) |
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4.5 Long time behaviour of the solutions |
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90 | (6) |
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4.6 Weakly nonlinear behaviour |
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96 | (3) |
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98 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 The Neumann problem for a nonlocal nonlinear diffusion equation |
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99 | (24) |
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5.1 Existence and uniqueness of solutions |
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100 | (15) |
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5.1.1 Notation and preliminaries |
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100 | (4) |
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5.1.2 Mild solutions and contraction principle |
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104 | (8) |
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5.1.3 Existence of solutions |
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112 | (3) |
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5.2 Rescaling the kernel. Convergence to the local problem |
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115 | (7) |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Nonlocal p-Laplacian evolution problems |
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123 | (40) |
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124 | (18) |
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6.1.1 Existence and uniqueness |
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125 | (3) |
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6.1.2 A precompactness result |
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128 | (3) |
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6.1.3 Rescaling the kernel. Convergence to the local p-Laplacian |
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131 | (6) |
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6.1.4 A Poincare type inequality |
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137 | (4) |
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6.1.5 Asymptotic behaviour |
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141 | (1) |
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6.2 The Dirichlet problem |
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142 | (12) |
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6.2.1 A Poincare type inequality |
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144 | (2) |
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6.2.2 Existence and uniqueness of solutions |
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146 | (3) |
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6.2.3 Convergence to the local p-Laplacian |
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149 | (4) |
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6.2.4 Asymptotic behaviour |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (6) |
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6.3.1 Existence and uniqueness |
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154 | (3) |
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6.3.2 Convergence to the Cauchy problem for the local p-Laplacian |
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157 | (3) |
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6.4 Nonhomogeneous problems |
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160 | (3) |
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161 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 The nonlocal total variation flow |
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163 | (28) |
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7.1 Notation and preliminaries |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (10) |
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7.2.1 Existence and uniqueness |
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166 | (3) |
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7.2.2 Rescaling the kernel. Convergence to the total variation flow |
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169 | (5) |
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7.2.3 Asymptotic behaviour |
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174 | (1) |
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7.3 The Dirichlet problem |
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175 | (16) |
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7.3.1 Existence and uniqueness |
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176 | (4) |
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7.3.2 Convergence to the total variation flow |
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180 | (8) |
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7.3.3 Asymptotic behaviour |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (2) |
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Chapter 8 Nonlocal models for sandpiles |
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191 | (32) |
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8.1 A nonlocal version of the Aronsson-Evans-Wu model sandpiles |
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191 | (22) |
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8.1.1 The Aronsson-Evans-Wu model for sandpiles |
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191 | (2) |
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8.1.2 Limit as p → ∞ in the nonlocal p-Laplacian Cauchy problem |
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193 | (2) |
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8.1.3 Rescaling the kernel. Convergence to the local problem |
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195 | (2) |
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8.1.4 Collapse of the initial condition |
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197 | (3) |
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200 | (10) |
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8.1.6 A mass transport interpretation |
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210 | (2) |
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8.1.7 Neumann boundary conditions |
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212 | (1) |
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8.2 A nonlocal version of the Prigozhin model for sandpiles |
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213 | (10) |
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8.2.1 The Prigozhin model for sandpiles |
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214 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Limit as → +∞ in the nonlocal p-Laplacian Dirichlet problem |
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214 | (3) |
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8.2.3 Convergence to the Prigozhin model |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (3) |
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222 | (1) |
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Appendix A Nonlinear semigroups |
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223 | (26) |
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223 | (1) |
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A.2 Abstract Cauchy problems |
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224 | (3) |
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227 | (2) |
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229 | (6) |
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A.5 Existence and uniqueness theorem |
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235 | (4) |
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A.6 Regularity of the mild solution |
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239 | (2) |
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A.7 Convergence of operators |
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241 | (1) |
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A.8 Completely accretive operators |
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242 | (7) |
Bibliography |
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249 | (6) |
Index |
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