Asymptotic stability of the phase-homogeneous solution to the Kuramoto-Sakaguchi equation with inertia

TL;DR

This paper proves the global existence, uniqueness, and exponential convergence to equilibrium of strong solutions for the Kuramoto-Sakaguchi equation with inertia, considering stochastic noise and a Maxwellian-type equilibrium.

Contribution

It establishes the first comprehensive analysis of global-in-time strong solutions and their large-time behavior for the Kuramoto-Sakaguchi equation with inertia.

Findings

Global existence and uniqueness of strong solutions.

Exponential decay towards equilibrium.

Results hold for sufficiently regular initial data and large noise strength.

Abstract

We present the global-in-time existence of strong solutions and its large-time behavior for the Kuramoto-Sakaguchi equation with inertia. The equation describes the evolution of the probability density function for a large ensemble of Kuramoto oscillators under the effects of inertia and stochastic noises. We consider a perturbative framework around the equilibrium, which is a Maxwellian type, and use the classical energy method together with our careful analysis on the macro-micro decomposition. We establish the global-in-time existence and uniqueness of strong solutions when the initial data are sufficiently regular, not necessarily close to the equilibrium, and the noise strength is also large enough. For the large-time behavior, we show the exponential decay of solutions towards the equilibrium under the same assumptions as those for the global regularity of solutions.