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Entropic solutions to the 1D pressureless Euler system with nonlocal interactions

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Pith's one-line read An entropy condition on a scalar balance law selects a unique weak solution to the one-dimensional pressureless Euler-Poisson-alignment system.

desk verdict The paper introduces an entropy selection via a scalar balance law with time-dependent flux to pick unique weak solutions for the 1D pressureless Euler-Poisson-alignment system, with sticky behavior in the attractive case and possible dispersion in the repulsive case. read the letter →

arxiv 2606.04785 v1 pith:C4XJ77Y2 submitted 2026-06-03 math.AP

Trevor M. Leslie , Changhui Tan This is my paper · ORCID
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The paper studies weak solutions to the 1D pressureless Euler-Poisson-alignment system, where singularities lead to non-uniqueness of distributional solutions. It introduces an entropy-based selection principle through an associated scalar balance law with time-dependent flux and proves global well-posedness for the entropy solutions of this law. The entropic solutions then determine a unique weak solution for the original system. This selection is compatible with sticky particle dynamics in the attractive regime but permits dispersion of atomic states in the repulsive regime.

What carries the argument

Entropy condition on the associated scalar balance law with time-dependent flux, which selects the preferred weak solution among distributional solutions.

What would settle it

Constructing two different weak solutions for the same initial data and checking which one satisfies the entropy inequality derived from the scalar balance law.

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Core claim

The resulting entropic solution yields a uniquely selected weak solution of the Euler-Poisson-alignment system. In the attractive regime, it is compatible with sticky particle dynamics, while in the repulsive regime atomic states may disperse.

Load-bearing premise

The entropy condition on the scalar balance law with time-dependent flux selects the physically or mathematically preferred weak solution among all possible distributional solutions of the Euler-Poisson-alignment system.

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  • The selected weak solution is compatible with sticky particle dynamics in the attractive regime.
  • Atomic states may disperse in the repulsive regime, revealing a qualitative difference.
  • Global well-posedness is established for the entropy solutions of the scalar balance law.

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  • This selection principle could be tested in numerical simulations of particle systems to see if it matches observed behaviors.
  • The approach might extend to other nonlocal interaction models where weak solutions lack uniqueness.
  • The distinction between regimes suggests different aggregation patterns in physical applications like swarming or sedimentation.
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Summary. The paper studies weak solutions of the 1D pressureless Euler-Poisson-alignment system, where distributional solutions are non-unique after singularity formation. It associates the system with a scalar balance law whose flux incorporates the nonlocal interaction terms, introduces an entropy condition on this scalar equation, proves global existence and uniqueness of entropy solutions, and shows that the resulting solutions are weak solutions to the original system that are unique within the entropy-selected class. In the attractive regime the solutions are compatible with sticky-particle dynamics; in the repulsive regime atomic concentrations may disperse.

Significance. If the correspondence and well-posedness arguments hold, the work supplies a mathematically consistent selection principle for a class of nonlocal pressureless systems in which uniqueness fails. The explicit distinction between attractive and repulsive regimes, obtained from the form of the entropy solutions, is a concrete qualitative contribution. The reduction to a scalar balance law with time-dependent flux is a technically clean device that may extend to other nonlocal Euler-type models.

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  1. §2.2, Definition 2.4: the entropy inequality is stated for test functions with compact support in time; clarify whether the initial datum is included in the inequality or handled separately via a trace condition, as this affects the verification that the constructed solution satisfies the original system at t=0.
  2. §4, Theorem 4.3: the statement that the entropy solution yields a weak solution of the Euler-Poisson-alignment system is given without an explicit verification that the momentum equation holds in the distributional sense; a short appendix or remark listing the integration-by-parts steps would strengthen the claim.
  3. Notation: the symbol for the nonlocal interaction kernel is reused for both the attractive and repulsive cases; a subscript or explicit sign convention would prevent confusion when comparing the two regimes.

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We thank the referee for their positive summary and significance assessment of the manuscript, as well as the recommendation for minor revision. No specific major comments were raised in the report.

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full rationale

The derivation introduces an entropy condition on a separately constructed scalar balance law whose flux incorporates the nonlocal terms, then proves well-posedness for that scalar problem and verifies that its solutions satisfy the original system in the weak sense while selecting a unique representative. This selection principle is defined externally to the Euler-Poisson-alignment equations rather than recovered from them by algebraic rearrangement or fitting; the attractive/repulsive distinctions follow directly from the explicit form of the constructed entropy solutions. No step reduces by the paper's own equations to a tautology, fitted input, or self-citation chain.

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  • domain assumption Existence of distributional weak solutions to the Euler-Poisson-alignment system after singularity formation
    Invoked implicitly when discussing non-uniqueness of distributional weak solutions (abstract, sentence 2).
  • domain assumption The scalar balance law with time-dependent flux admits global entropy solutions
    Central to the selection principle (abstract, sentence 3).

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We study weak solutions of the one-dimensional pressureless Euler-Poisson-alignment system. When smooth solutions develop singularities, distributional weak solutions are not unique. We introduce an entropy-based selection principle via an associated scalar balance law with time-dependent flux and establish global well-posedness for its entropy solutions. The resulting entropic solution yields a uniquely selected weak solution of the Euler-Poisson-alignment system. In the attractive regime, it is compatible with sticky particle dynamics, while in the repulsive regime atomic states may disperse, revealing a fundamental qualitative difference between the two cases.

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