Local precised approximation in multiscale problems with local defects

Abstract: We proceed here with our systematic study, initiated in [3], of multiscale problems with defects, within the context of homogenization theory. The case under consideration here is that of a diffusion equation with a diffusion coefficient of the form of a periodic function perturbed by an $L^r (R^d ) , 1 < r < +$\infty$$, function modeling a localized defect. We outline the proof of the following approximation result: the corrector function, the existence of which has been established in [3,4], allows to approximate the solution of the original multiscale equation with essentially the same accuracy as in the purely periodic case. The rates of convergence may however vary, and are made precise, depending upon the$$L^r$ integrability of the defect. The generalization to an abstract setting is mentioned. Our proof exactly follows, step by step, the pattern of the original proof of Avellaneda and Lin in [1] in the periodic case, extended in the works of Kenig and collaborators [13], and borrows a lot from it. The details of the results announced in this Note are given in our forthcoming publications [2,12].