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Finite elements for Wasserstein $W_p$ gradient flows

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Wasserstein $\bbW_p$ gradient flows for nonlinear integral functionals of the density yield degenerate parabolic equations involving diffusion operators of $q$-Laplacian type, with $q$ being $p$'s conjugate exponent. We propose a finite element scheme building on conformal $\mathbb{P}_1$ Lagrange elements with mass lumping and a backward Euler time discretization strategy. Our scheme preserves mass and positivity while energy decays in time. Building on the theory of gradient flows in metric spaces, we further prove convergence towards a weak solution of the PDE that satisfies the energy dissipation equality. The analytical results are illustrated by numerical simulations.

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hal-03719189 , version 1 (11-07-2022)
hal-03719189 , version 2 (08-01-2025)
hal-03719189 , version 3 (13-02-2025)

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Clément Cancès, Daniel Matthes, Flore Nabet, Eva-Maria Rott. Finite elements for Wasserstein $W_p$ gradient flows. ESAIM: Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis, 2025, 59 (3), pp.1565-1600. ⟨10.1051/m2an/2025035⟩. ⟨hal-03719189v3⟩
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