On the uniqueness of the solution of the two‐dimensional Navier–Stokes equation with a Dirac mass as initial vorticity

We propose two different proofs of the fact that Oseen's vortex is the unique solution of the two‐dimensional Navier–Stokes equation with a Dirac mass as initial vorticity. The first argument, due to C. E. Wayne and the second named author, is based on an entropy estimate for the vorticity equation in self‐similar variables. The second proof is new and relies on symmetrization techniques for parabolic equations. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)