Vlasov limit for a chain of oscillators with Kac potentials

Abstract

We consider a chain of anharmonic oscillators with local mean field interaction and long-range stochastic exchanges of velocity. Even if the particles are not exchangeable, we prove the convergence of the empirical measure associated with this chain to a solution of a Vlasov-type equation. We then use this convergence to prove energy diffusion for a restricted class of anharmonic potentials.