Metastability in a class of parabolic SPDEs

Metastability in a class of parabolic SPDEs Nils Berglund MAPMO, Université d Orléans CNRS, UMR 6628 et Fédération Denis Poisson www.univ-orleans.fr/mapmo/membres/berglund Collaborators: Florent Barret, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau Bastien Fernandez, CPT, CNRS, Marseille Barbara Gentz, University of Bielefeld EPF-Lausanne, 12 novembre 2010

Metastability in physics Examples: Supercooled liquid Supersaturated gas Wrongly magnetised ferromagnet 1

Metastability in physics Examples: Supercooled liquid Supersaturated gas Wrongly magnetised ferromagnet Near first-order phase transition Nucleation implies crossing energy barrier Free energy Order parameter 1-a

Metastability in stochastic lattice models Lattice: Λ Z d Configuration space: X = S Λ, S finite set (e.g. { 1, 1}) Hamiltonian: H : X R (e.g. Ising or lattice gas) Gibbs measure: µ β (x) = e βh(x) /Z β Dynamics: Markov chain with invariant measure µ β (e.g. Metropolis: Glauber or Kawasaki) Results (for β 1) on Transition time between + and or empty and full configuration Transition path Shape of critical droplet Frank den Hollander, Metastability under stochastic dynamics, Stochastic Process. Appl. 114 (2004), 1 26. Enzo Olivieri and Maria Eulália Vares, Large deviations and metastability, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2005. 2-a

Reversible diffusion dx t = V (x t ) dt + 2ε dw t V : R d R : potential, growing at infinity W t : d-dim Brownian motion on (Ω, F, P) Reversible w.r.t. invariant measure: µ ε (dx) = e V (x)/ε Z ε dx (detailed balance) 3

Reversible diffusion dx t = V (x t ) dt + 2ε dw t V : R d R : potential, growing at infinity W t : d-dim Brownian motion on (Ω, F, P) Reversible w.r.t. invariant measure: Mont Puget µ ε (dx) = e V (x)/ε Z ε dx Col de Sugiton z (detailed balance) Luminy x Calanque de Sugiton y τ x y : first-hitting time of small ball B ε (y), starting in x Eyring Kramers law (Eyring 1935, Kramers 1940) Dim 1: E[τ x y ] 2π V (x) V e[v (z) V (x)]/ε (z) Dim 2: E[τ x y ] 2π λ 1 (z) det( 2 V (z)) det( 2 V (x)) e[v (z) V (x)]/ε 3-a

Towards a proof of Kramers law Large deviations (Wentzell & Freidlin 1969): lim ε log(e[τ y x ]) = V (z) V (x) ε 0 Analytic (Helffer, Sjöstrand 85, Miclo 95, Mathieu 95, Kolokoltsov 96,... ): low-lying spectrum of generator Potential theory/variational (Bovier, Eckhoff, Gayrard, Klein 2004): E[τy x ] = 2π det( 2 V (z)) λ 1 (z) det( 2 V (x)) e[v (z) V (x)]/ε[ 1 + O(ε 1/2 log ε 1/2 ) ] and similar asymptotics for eigenvalues of generator Witten complex (Helffer, Klein, Nier 2004): full asymptotic expansion of prefactor Distribution of τy x (Day 1983, Bovier et al 2005): lim ε 0 P{ τy x > te[τy x ] } = e t 4

Allen-Cahn equation t u(x, t) = xx u(x, t) + f(u(x, t)) + noise where e.g. f(u) = u u 3 x [0, L], u(x, t) R represents e.g. magnetisation Periodic b.c. Neumann b.c. x u(0, t) = x u(l, t) = 0 Noise: weak, white in space and time Deterministic system is gradient xx u + u u 3 = δv δu L [ 1 V [u] = 0 2 u (x) 2 1 2 u(x)2 + 1 4 u(x)4 ] dx min 5-a

Stationary solutions u (x) = u(x) + u(x) 3 = d dx [ ] 6

Stationary solutions u (x) = u(x) + u(x) 3 = d dx [ ] u ± (x) ±1: global minima of V, stable u 0 (x) 0: unstable Neumann b.c: for k = 1, 2,..., if L > πk, u k,± (x) = ± 2m + K(m), m ) m+1 m+1 sn( kx 2k m + 1 K(m) = L 6-a

Stability of stationary solutions Linearisation at u(x): t ϕ = A[u]ϕ, A[u] = d2 dx 2 + 1 3u(x)2 7

Stability of stationary solutions Linearisation at u(x): t ϕ = A[u]ϕ, A[u] = d2 dx 2 + 1 3u(x)2 u ± (x) ±1: eigenvalues (2 + (πk/l) 2 ), k N u 0 (x) 0: eigenvalues 1 (πk/l) 2, k N Number of positive eigenvalues: 0 u + 1 u 1,+ u 2,+ 1 2 3 u 3,+ u 4,+ 0 π 2π 3π L u0 0 1 2 3 4 u 4, 1 2 3 u 3, 0 u 2, u 1, u 1 7-a

Allen-Cahn equation with noise u t (x) = u t (x) + f(u t (x)) + 2ε Ẅ tx ( xx, f(u) = u u 3 ) Ẅ tx : space time white noise (formal derivative of Brownian sheet) 8

Allen-Cahn equation with noise u t (x) = u t (x) + f(u t (x)) + 2ε Ẅ tx ( xx, f(u) = u u 3 ) Ẅ tx : space time white noise (formal derivative of Brownian sheet) Construction of mild solution: 1. u t = u t u t = e t u 0 where e t cos(kπx/l) = e (kπ/l)2t cos(kπx/l) 2. u t = u t + 2ε Ẅ tx w t (x) = k u t = e t u 0 + 2ε t t 0 e (kπ/l)2 (t s) dw s (k) 0 e (t s) Ẇ x (ds) }{{} =: w t (x) cos(kπx/l) 8-b

Allen-Cahn equation with noise u t (x) = u t (x) + f(u t (x)) + 2ε Ẅ tx ( xx, f(u) = u u 3 ) Ẅ tx : space time white noise (formal derivative of Brownian sheet) Construction of mild solution: 1. u t = u t u t = e t u 0 where e t cos(kπx/l) = e (kπ/l)2t cos(kπx/l) 2. u t = u t + 2ε Ẅ tx w t (x) = k u t = e t u 0 + 2ε t t 0 e (kπ/l)2 (t s) dw s (k) 3. u t = u t + 2ε Ẅ tx + f(u t ) 0 e (t s) Ẇ x (ds) }{{} =: w t (x) t cos(kπx/l) u t = e t u 0 + 2ε w t + 0 e (t s) f(u s ) ds =: F t [u] Existence and a.s. uniqueness (Faris & Jona-Lasinio 1982) 8-c

Allen-Cahn equation with noise u t (x) = u t (x) + f(u t (x)) + 2ε Ẅ tx ( xx, f(u) = u u 3 ) Fourier variables: u t (x) = dz k = λ k z k dt where λ k = 1 + (πk/l) 2 k= k 1 +k 2 +k 3 =k z k (t) e i πkx/l z k1 z k2 z k3 dt + 2ε dw (k) t 9

The question How long does the system take to get from u (x) 1 to (a neighbourhood of) u + (x) 1? Metastability: Time of order econst /ε (rate of order e const /ε ) 10

The question How long does the system take to get from u (x) 1 to (a neighbourhood of) u + (x) 1? Metastability: Time of order econst /ε (rate of order e const /ε ) We seek constants W (activation energy), Γ 0 and α such that the random transition time τ satisfies E[τ] = Γ 1 0 e W/ε[ 1 + O(ε α ) ] Large deviations (Faris & Jona-Lasinio 1982) L π : W = V [u 0 ] V [u ] = L 4 L > π : W = V [u 1,± ] V [u ] = 1 [ 3 8 E(m) (1 m)(3m+5) 1+m 1+m K(m) ] 10-b

Formal computation for Allen-Cahn (R.S. Maier, D. Stein, 01) Case L < π: Kramers: Γ 0 λ 1(u 0 ) 2π det( 2 V [u ]) det( 2 V [u 0 ]) Eigenvalues at V [u ] 1: µ k = 2 + (πk/l) 2 Eigenvalues at V [u 0 ] 0: λ k = 1 + (πk/l) 2 Thus formally Γ 0 λ 0 2π Case L > π: k=0 µ k λ k = 1 sinh( 2L) 2 3/4 π sin L Spectral determinant computed by Gelfand s method 11-a

Theorem: [Barret, B., Gentz 2010] E[τ] = Γ 1 0 e W/ε[ 1 + O(ε 1/4 log ε 5/4 ) ] 12

Theorem: [Barret, B., Gentz 2010] E[τ] = Γ 1 0 e W/ε[ 1 + O(ε 1/4 log ε 5/4 ) ] L < π: Γ 0 = 1 2 3/4 π sinh( 2L) sin L λ 1 λ 1 + 3ε/4L Ψ + where λ 1 = 1 + (π/l) 2 and α(1+α) Ψ + (α) = 8π e α2 /16 ( K α 2) 1/4 16 In particular, lim Γ 0 = L π Γ(1/4) 2(3π 7 ) 1/4 sinh( 2π)ε 1/4 ( ) λ1 3ε/4L 12-b

Theorem: [Barret, B., Gentz 2010] E[τ] = Γ 1 0 e W/ε[ 1 + O(ε 1/4 log ε 5/4 ) ] L < π: Γ 0 = 1 2 3/4 π sinh( 2L) sin L λ 1 λ 1 + 3ε/4L Ψ + where λ 1 = 1 + (π/l) 2 and α(1+α) Ψ + (α) = 8π e α2 /16 ( K α 2) 1/4 16 ( ) λ1 3ε/4L In particular, lim Γ 0 = L π Γ(1/4) 2(3π 7 ) 1/4 sinh( 2π)ε 1/4 Similar expression for L > π (product of eigenvalues computed using path-integral techniques, cf. Maier and Stein) 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Γ 0 ε = 0.0003 ε = 0.001 ε = 0.003 ε = 0.01 0 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 L π 12-c

Spectral Galerkin approximation u d t (x) = d k= d z k (t) e i πkx/l z k (t) solution of finite-dimensional SDE dz k (t) = V (z(t)) dt + 2ε dw k (t) 13

Spectral Galerkin approximation u d t (x) = d k= d z k (t) e i πkx/l z k (t) solution of finite-dimensional SDE dz k (t) = V (z(t)) dt + 2ε dw k (t) Theorem: [D. Blömker, A. Jentzen 2009] Assume Then sup d N sup u d t (ω) L < 0 t T sup u t (ω) u d t (ω) L < Z(ω)d γ 0 t T for all 0 < γ < 1/2, with Z a.s. finite r.v. ω Ω ω Ω 13-a

Potential theory SDE: dz t = V (z t ) dt + 2ε dw t Equilibrium potential : h A,B (x) = P x {τ A < τ B } Then where cap A (B) = ε E[τ x B ] inf h H A,B B c h B ε (x),b (y) e V (y)/ε dy cap Bε (x) (B) (A B) c h(x) 2 e V (x)/ε dx Rough a priori bounds on h show that if x potential minimum, Ac h B ε (x),b (y) e V (y)/ε dy (2πε)d/2 e V (x)/ε det( 2 V (x)) 14-a

Estimation of capacity Truncated energy functional: retain only modes with k d 1 L V [u] = 1 2 z2 0 + u 1(z 1 ) + 1 2 u 1 (z 1 ) = 1 2 λ 1z 2 1 + 3 8 z4 1 d k=2 λ k z k 2 +... 15

Estimation of capacity Truncated energy functional: retain only modes with k d 1 L V [u] = 1 2 z2 0 + u 1(z 1 ) + 1 2 u 1 (z 1 ) = 1 2 λ 1z 2 1 + 3 8 z4 1 d k=2 λ k z k 2 +... Theorem: For all L < π, cap Bε (u ) (B ε(u + )) = ε e u 1(z 1 )/ε dz 1 2πε d j=2 2πε [ ] 1 + R(ε) λ j where R(ε) = O(ε 1/4 log ε 5/4 ) is uniform in d. 15-a

Proposition: Let B = B ε (u + ). Assume sup d N E[(τ d B )2 ], E[τ 2 B ] < Then E[τ B ] = Γ 1 0 (, ε) e W ( )/ε [1 + O(R(ε))] 16

Proposition: Let B = B ε (u + ). Assume sup d N E[(τ d B )2 ], E[τ 2 B ] < Then E[τ B ] = Γ 1 0 (, ε) e W ( )/ε [1 + O(R(ε))] Proof: Set T Kr = Γ 1 0 (, ε) e W ( )/ε Fix sets B B B with boundaries at distance δ { } Let Ω K,d = sup u t u d t L δ, τb d t [0,KT Kr ] KT Kr P(Ω c K,d ) P{Z > δdγ } + E[τ d B ] KT Kr lim d P(Ω c K,d ) 2 K On Ω K,d one has τ d B τ B τ d B E[τ d B ] E[τ d B 1 Ω c K,d ] E[τ B ] E[τ d B ] + E[τ B 1 Ω c K,d ] Use E[τ B 1 Ω c K,d ] E[τB 2] P(Ω c K,d ), take d and K large enough 16-b

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Potential theory Consider first Brownian motion Wt x = x + W t Let τa x = inf{t > 0: W t x A}, A R d 18

Potential theory Consider first Brownian motion Wt x = x + W t Let τa x = inf{t > 0: W t x A}, A R d Fact 1: w A (x) = E[τA x] satisfies w A (x) = 1 w A (x) = 0 G A c(x, y) Green s function w A (x) = x A c x A A c G A c(x, y) dy 18-a

Potential theory Fact 2: h A,B (x) = P[τ x A < τ x B ] satisfies h A,B (x) = h A,B (x) = 0 h A,B (x) = 1 h A,B (x) = 0 A G B c(x, y) ρ A,B(dy) x (A B) c x A x B 19

Potential theory Fact 2: h A,B (x) = P[τ x A < τ x B ] satisfies h A,B (x) = 0 h A,B (x) = 1 h A,B (x) = 0 h A,B (x) = G B c(x, y) ρ A,B(dy) A ρ A,B : surface charge density on A x (A B) c x A x B + + + + + + B + A + + ++ + + 1V 19-a

Potential theory Capacity: cap A (B) = A ρ A,B(dy) 20

Potential theory Capacity: cap A (B) = A ρ A,B(dy) Key observation: let C = B ε (x), then (using G(y, z) = G(z, y)) A c h C,A(y) dy = A c C G A c(y, z)ρ C,A(dz) dy h C,A(y) dy = w A(z)ρ C,A (dz) w A (x) cap C (A) A c C E[τA x ] = w A(x) A c h B ε (x),a (y) dy cap Bε (x) (A) Variational representation: Dirichlet form cap A (B) = (A B) c h A,B(x) 2 dx = inf h H A,B (H A,B : set of sufficiently smooth functions satisfying b.c.) (A B) c h(x) 2 dx 20-c

Sketch of proof Upper bound: cap = inf h Φ(h) Φ(h +) Let δ = cε log ε, choose h + (z) = Φ(h) = ε 1 for z 0 < δ f(z 0 ) h(z) 2 e V (z)/ε dz for δ < z 0 < δ 0 for z 0 > δ where εf (z 0 ) + z0 V (z 0, 0)f (z 0 ) = 0 with b.c. f(±δ) = 0, 1 Lower bound: Bound Dirichlet Φ form below by restricting domain, taking only 1st component of gradient and use for b.c. a priori bound on h 21-a