Renormalization Group Analysis of Nonlinear Diffusion Equations with Time Dependent Coefficients and Marginal Perturbations

Abstract

In this paper we use a Renormalization Group (RG) method to study the long-time asymptotics of nonlinear diffusion equations with time-dependent diffusion coefficients and nonlinearities which are marginal (or critical) with respect to the RG operator. These equations describe the time evolution of the average concentration of a passive scalar being advected by a random velocity field. We prove that, besides the expected diffusive behavior, there is an extra logarithmic correction which is the imprint of the critical nonlinearity.