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Hypocoercivity

Author(s): Cédric Villani
Journal: Memoirs of the AMS 202 (2009), no. 950.
MSC (2000): Primary 35B40, 35K65, 76P05
Posted: July 22, 2009
MathSciNet review: 2562709
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Abstract: This memoir attempts at a systematic study of convergence to stationary state for certain classes of degenerate diffusive equations, taking the general form ${\frac{\partial f}{\partial t}}+ L f =0$ . The question is whether and how one can overcome the degeneracy by exploiting commutators.

In Part I, the focus is on a class of operators taking the abstract form in a Hilbert space. A general Hilbertian result is proven, which can be considered as a ``spectral'' counterpart of Hörmander's regularity theorem. Then I discuss an ``entropic'' version of this result, which leads to more general statements but needs more structure. The main example of application is the linear Fokker-Planck equation; other examples are discussed.

In Part II, a different method is discussed, based on the introduction of an auxiliary operator which has good commutation and non-commutation properties with . Some recent results are reinterpreted in this formalism.

In Part III, a third method is discussed, applying to nonlinear equations with very little structure. This one is the most general but needs a lot of smoothness, and does not in general achieve the exponential convergence. Applications to various models of fluid mechanics, in particular the Boltzmann equation, are discussed. My recent results with Desvillettes about the convergence to equilibrium for the Boltzmann equation are extended and simplified in this way.

The unity of the three parts comes from the method: in all cases, the convergence to equilibrium is obtained by a carefully designed Lyapunov functional, or family of Lyapunov functionals. Many open problems and possible directions for future research are discussed throughout the text.

In a long Appendix, I introduce some methods for the study of global hypoellipticity, focusing on the kinetic Fokker-Planck equation once again.

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