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9/2015

Algebraic contraction rate for distance between entropy solutions of scalar conservation laws

Elias Esselborn, Nicola Gigli and Felix Otto

Abstract

We establish an algebraic contraction rate in a modified Wasserstein distance for solutions of scalar conservation laws with uniformly convex flux. We also show that our estimate is optimal w.r.t. scaling in time and discuss why it gives non-trivial information in relation to the stability of the rarefaction wave.

Received:
Feb 11, 2015
Published:
Feb 25, 2015
MSC Codes:
35L65
Keywords:
Burgers' equation, entropy solution, gradient flow, Wasserstein distance

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2015 Repository Open Access
Elias Esselborn, Nicola Gigli and Felix Otto

Algebraic contraction rate for distance between entropy solutions of scalar conservation laws

In: Journal of mathematical analysis and applications, 435 (2015) 2, pp. 1525-1551