Existence and Uniqueness Proof for the Transport Equation and the Orthogonal Dynamics Equation for Zwanzig's Projection on Gaussian Spaces: A Vanishing Viscosity Method
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: We prove the existence of unique solutions ${u\in H^1(0,T;L^2_γ(\mathbb{R}^n))\cap L^2(0,T;H^1_γ(\mathbb{R}^n))}$ of the transport equation $u_t=F\cdot\nabla u+f$ and the orthogonal dynamics equation ${u_t= Q_\text{Z} (F\cdot\nabla) Q_\text{Z} u+f}$, where $F$ is a time-independent vector field, $f$ is a forcing term, $P_\text{Z}=1-Q_\text{Z}$ is a Zwanzig projection (conditional expectation) on $L^2_γ(\mathbb{R}^n)$ defined by $P_\text{Z}h \propto \int h(\cdot ,y) ρ(\cdot,y)\rm{d}y$, and $γ$ is the standard Gaussian measure with density $ρ$. To this end, we develop a vanishing viscosity method based on the maximal regularity theory for the Ornstein-Uhlenbeck operator on $L^2_γ(\mathbb{R}^n)$. The following assumptions guarantee the existence and uniqueness of strong solutions: ${f\in H^1(0,T;L^2_γ(\mathbb{R}^n))\cap L^2(0,T;H^1_γ(\mathbb{R}^n))}$, ${g\in H^1_γ(\mathbb{R}^n)}$, $F\in W^{1,\infty}(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{R}^n)$ and $\rm{ess\,sup}_{\mathbb{R}^n}\left(x\cdot F-\rm{div}F\right) < \infty$, where $g$ denotes the initial value function.
Source: arXiv (Cornell University)
Author: Widder, Christoph
Institution: University of Freiburg
Language: English
Subfield: Applied Mathematics
Field: Mathematics
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
OpenAlex ID: W7221753690