The fractional Porous Medium Equation on graphs

Abstract

We study the fractional porous medium equation on connected infinite graphs with no local finiteness assumption. We introduce a notion of weak dual solution adapted to the discrete setting, and establish existence results for nonnegative initial data belonging to a weighted space defined through the fractional Green function, extending beyond the classical ${\ell }^1$ framework. Our approach relies on weighted estimates and on a detailed analysis of the associated fractional Green function. In the particular case of infinite trees with standard weights, we establish comparison principles and derive estimates for the fractional Green function, which lead to quantitative smoothing effects for solutions.