Large time asymptotics for evolution equations with mean field couplings
This lecture is devoted to the characterization of convergence rates in some simple equations with mean field nonlinear couplings, like the Keller-Segel and Nernst-Planck systems, Cucker-Smale type models, and the Vlasov-Poisson-Fokker-Planck equation. The key point is the use of Lyapunov functionals adapted to the nonlinear version of the model to produce a functional framework adapted to the asymptotic regime and the corresponding spectral analysis.