Two solvable systems of coagulation equations with limited aggregations
Jean Bertoin
Laboratoire de Probabilités, UPMC, 175, rue du Chevaleret, 75013 Paris, France, DMA, ENS, 45, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France
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Abstract
We consider two simple models for the formation of polymers where at the initial time, each monomer has a certain number of potential links (called arms in the text) that are consumed when aggregations occur. Loosely speaking, this imposes restrictions on the number of aggregations. The dynamics of concentrations are governed by modifications of Smoluchowski's coagulation equations. Applying classical techniques based on generating functions, resolution of quasi-linear PDE's, and Lagrange inversion formula, we obtain explicit solutions to these non-linear systems of ODE's. We also discuss the asymptotic behavior of the solutions and point at some connexions with certain known solutions to Smoluchowski's coagulation equations with additive or multiplicative kernels.
Cite this article
Jean Bertoin, Two solvable systems of coagulation equations with limited aggregations. Ann. Inst. H. Poincaré Anal. Non Linéaire 26 (2009), no. 6, pp. 2073–2089
DOI 10.1016/J.ANIHPC.2008.10.007