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Scott Armstrong
Louisiana State University
Self-similar solution and long-time asymptotics for fully
nonlinear parabolic equations
Friday, October 30, 2009
2-3 PM, 646 PGH
Abstract
I will present results on the existence and uniqueness of a
self-similar solution of a fully nonlinear, uniformly parabolic
equation (an example of which include the Bellman-Isaacs equation
arising in the theory of stochastic optimal control and stochastic
differential game theory). Using the self-similar solution, we
describe the long-time behavior of solutions to the Cauchy problem
with nonnegative initial data, and derive a conservation law which
generalizes the conservation of mass in the case of the heat equation.
The scaling invariance property of the self-similar solution depends
on the nonlinear operator, and is in general different from that of
the heat kernel. We will see that this difference has a stochastic
interpretation. This work is joint with M. Trokhimtchouk
David H. Wagner University of Houston
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