Abstract.We give a new PDE proof of the Wentzell-Freidlin theorem concerning small perturbations of a dynamical system ue = tp on dSl.We prove that, if b has a single attractive singular point, ue converges uniformly on compact subsets of Í2 , and with an exponential decay, to a constant p., and we determine p . We also treat the case of Neumann boundary condition. In order to do so, we perform the asymptotic analysis for some ergodic measure which leads to a study of the viscosity limit of a Hamilton-Jacobi equation. This is achieved under very general assumptions by using a weak formulation of the viscosity limits of these equations.
Résumé.Nous donnons une nouvelle preuve, par des méthodes EDP, du théorème de Wentzell-Freidlin concernant les petites perturbations d'un système dynamique: Leue = - §Awe -b-Vue = 0 dans Q, ue = tp sur dSï.