Parametric Method of Moments for Solving the Smoluchowski Coagulation Equation in the Theory of Accumulation of Dust Bodies in a Protoplanetary Disk

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 187-202
Author(s):  
A. V. Kolesnichenko
Author(s):  
Mingliang Xie

In this paper, the definition of information entropy of Smoluchowski coagulation equation for Brownian motion is introduced based on coagulation probability. The expression of entropy is the function of geometric average particle volume and standard deviation with lognormal distribution assumption. The asymptotic solution with moment method shows that the entropy is a monotone increasing function of time, which is equivalence to the entropy based on particle size distribution. the result reveals that the present definition of entropy of Smoluchowski coagulation equation are inadequate because the particle average volume at equilibrium cannot be determined from the principle of maximum entropy. This provides a basis for further exploring the global properties of Smoluchowski coagulation equation.


2016 ◽  
Vol 316 ◽  
pp. 164-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey A. Matveev ◽  
Dmitry A. Zheltkov ◽  
Eugene E. Tyrtyshnikov ◽  
Alexander P. Smirnov

Author(s):  
Dustin D. Keck ◽  
David M. Bortz

AbstractSize-structured population models provide a popular means to mathematically describe phenomena such as bacterial aggregation, schooling fish, and planetesimal evolution. For parameter estimation, a generalized sensitivity function (GSF) provides a tool that quantifies the impact of data from specific regions of the experimental domain. This function helps to identify the most relevant data subdomains, which enhances the optimization of experimental design. To our knowledge, GSFs have not been used in the partial differential equation (PDE) realm, so we provide a novel PDE extension of the discrete and continuous ordinary differential equation (ODE) concepts of Thomaseth and Cobelli and Banks et al. respectively. We analyze a GSF in the context of size-structured population models, and specifically analyze the Smoluchowski coagulation equation to determine the most relevant time and volume domains for three, distinct aggregation kernels. Finally, we provide evidence that parameter estimation for the Smoluchowski coagulation equation does not require post-gelation data.


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