Mixing Estimates for Passive Scalar Transport by $BV$ Vector Fields

Abstract: We prove a quantitative mixing estimate for the Cauchy problem for transport along divergence-free vector fields with bounded variation. By developing a framework that quantifies Ambrosio's regularisation scheme, we derive the first explicit bounds on the mixing rate for general $BV$ vector fields. Our analysis reveals that tetration (repeated exponentiation) emerges in the mixing rate from the local nature of Ambrosio's regularisation.