Convergence of a discrete-in-time Approximation to a Degenerate Parabolic-Hyperbolic System

Abstract

In this paper we consider an implicit semi-discrete approximation of a degenerate reaction-cross-diffusion system. Due to the symmetry in the parabolic part, this system is known to preserve segregation of densities -- initially non-overlapping densities belonging to different species remain segregated for all times, which leads to internal layers between different species. We show that time-discrete approximations exist and converge to a weak solution, as the timestep goes to zero.