On a new boundary-value problem for the Navier-Stokes system with discontinuity in the type of boundary conditions depending on time

An initial boundary-value problem for the nonlinear system of Navier-Stokes equations with timedependent discontinuity in the type of boundary conditions is proposed to describe the dynamics of a hurricane over solid ground. The tools for the solution of the stated problem are displayed in the case of both smooth and nonsmooth evolution of a hurricane.This paper continues the authors' work [1].     

On the existence of periodic weak solutions of Navier-Stokes equations in regions with periodically moving boundaries

We prove the existence of periodic weak solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations in regions with moving boundaries using the elliptic regularization.     

On strong solutions of the multi-layer quasi-geostrophic equations of the ocean

In this article, we study the multi-layer quasi-geostrophic equations of the ocean. The existence of strong solutions is proved. We also prove the existence of a maximal attractor in L²(Ω)$L^2\left(\Omega \right)$ and we derive estimates of its Hausdorff and fractal dimensions in terms of the data. Our estimates rely on a new formulation that we introduce for the multi-layer quasi-geostrophic equation of the ocean, which replaces the nonhomogeneous boundary conditions (and the nonlocal constraint) on the stream-function by a simple homogeneous Dirichlet boundary condition. This work improves the results given in [C. Bernier, Existence of attractor for the quasi-geostrophic approximation of the Navier–Stokes equations and estimate of its dimension, Adv. Math. Sci. Appl. 4 (2) (1994) 465–489].     

On a Lp-estimate for the linearized compressible Navier-Stokes equations with the Dirichlet boundary conditions

In this paper a special L_p-estimate for the linearized compressible Navier-Stokes in the Lagrangian coordinates for the Dirichlet boundary conditions is obtained. The constant in the estimate does not depend on the length of time interval [0,T]. The result is essential to obtain an existence for regular solutions for the nonlinear problem with the lowest class of regularity in L_p-spaces.     

Global solution to the one-dimensional equations for a self-gravitating viscous radiative and reactive gas

In this paper we consider a system of equations describing a motion of a self-gravitating one-dimensional gaseous medium in the presence of radiation and reacting process. By introducing Lagrangian mass coordinate, this free-boundary problem is reduced to the problem in a fixed domain with an explicit gravitational term. Based on the fundamental local existence result and a priori estimates, we can construct a classical unique global solution.     

On the essential spectrum of the linearized Navier-Stokes operator

We determine the essential spectrum of the linearized Navier-Stokes operator with physical boundary conditions. In contrast to other approaches we do not make use of pseudo-differential operators. We establish a direct proof using only some fundamental results for matrix operators.Supported in part by a grant from the NRF of South Africa and by the John Knopfmacher Centre for Applicable Analysis and Number Theory, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg     

On the Helmholtz decomposition in general unbounded domains

It is well known that the Helmholtz decomposition of L^q-spaces fails to exist for certain unbounded smooth planar domains unless q = 2, see [2], [9]. As recently shown [6], the Helmholtz projection does exist for general unbounded domains of uniform C²-type in if we replace the space L^q, 1 < q < ∞, by L² ∩ L^q for q > 2 and by L^q + L² for 1 < q < 2. In this paper, we generalize this new approach from the three-dimensional case to the n-dimensional case, n ≥ 2. By these means it is possible to define the Stokes operator in arbitrary unbounded domains of uniform C²-type. Received: 15 February 2006     

Steady compressible Navier-Stokes-Fourier system for monoatomic gas and its generalizations

We consider steady compressible Navier-Stokes-Fourier system for a gas with pressure p and internal energy e related by the constitutive law p=(γ−1)?e, γ>1. We show that for any there exists a variational entropy solution (i.e. solution satisfying the weak formulation of balance of mass and momentum, entropy inequality and global balance of total energy). This result includes the model for monoatomic gas (). If , these solutions also fulfill the weak formulation of the pointwise total energy balance.     

Stability for steady states of Navier-Stokes-Poisson equations

In this paper, we study the stationary solution and nonlinear stability of Navier-Stokes-Poisson equations. Using variational method, we construct steady states of the N-S-P system as minimizers of a suitably defined energy functional, then show their dynamical stability against general, i.e. not necessarily spherically symmetric perturbation.     

On the Cauchy problem for the generalized shallow water wave equation

In this paper we mainly study the Cauchy problem for the generalized shallow water wave equation in the Sobolev space Hs of lower order s. Using the crucial bilinear estimates in the Fourier transform restriction spaces related to the shallow water wave equation, we establish local well-posedness in Hs with any .     

Local nonintegrability of long-short wave interaction equations

The algebra of higher symmetries and the space of conservation laws for Zakharov's nonlinear equations of the interaction between long and short waves are completely described. The scheme of computations due to Vinogradov is used. As a result, the local nonintegrability of these equations is proved.     

On the regularity of the Navier-Stokes equation in a thin periodic domain

We address the global regularity of solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations in a thin domain Ω=[0,L₁]×[0,L₂]×[0,?] with periodic boundary conditions, where L₁,L₂>0 and ?∈(0,1/2). We prove that if

     

Finite-dimensional attractors for the quasi-linear strongly-damped wave equation

We present a new method of investigating the so-called quasi-linear strongly-damped wave equations

     

Large time behavior for the non‐isentropic Navier–Stokes–Maxwell system

In this paper, we are concerned with the system of the non‐isentropic compressible Navier–Stokes equations coupled with the Maxwell equations through the Lorentz force in three space dimensions. The global existence of solutions near constant steady states is established, and the time‐decay rates of perturbed solutions are obtained. The proof for existence is due to the classical energy method, and the investigation of large‐time behavior is based on the linearized analysis of the non‐isentropic Navier–Stokes–Poisson equations and the electromagnetic part for the linearized isentropic Navier–Stokes–Maxwell equations. In the meantime, the time‐decay rates obtained by Zhang, Li, and Zhu [J. Differential Equations, 250(2011), 866‐891] for the linearized non‐isentropic Navier–Stokes–Poisson equations are improved. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Instability of solitary wave solutions for the generalized BO-ZK equation

In this paper we study the generalized BO-ZK equation in two space dimensions

ut+upux+αHuxx+εuxyy=0.     

On partial regularity for weak solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations

In this paper, we study the partial regularity of the general weak solution u∈L∞(0,T;L2(Ω))∩L2(0,T;H1(Ω)) to the Navier-Stokes equations, which include the well-known Leray-Hopf weak solutions. It is shown that there is a absolute constant ε such that for the weak solution u, if either the scaled local L^q(1?q?2) norm of the gradient of the solution, or the scaled local ) norm of u is less than ε, then u is locally bounded. This implies that the one-dimensional Hausdorff measure is zero for the possible singular point set, which extends the corresponding result due to Caffarelli et al. (Comm. Pure Appl. Math. 35 (1982) 717) to more general weak solution.     

On dispersive effect of the Coriolis force for the stationary Navier-Stokes equations

The dispersive effect of the Coriolis force for the stationary and non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations is investigated. Existence of a unique solution is shown for arbitrary large external force provided the Coriolis force is large enough. In addition to the stationary case, counterparts of several classical results for the non-stationary Navier-Stokes problem have been proven. The analysis is carried out in a new framework of the Fourier-Besov spaces.     

Blow-up criterion of strong solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations in Besov spaces with negative indices

A Hölder type inequality in Besov spaces is established and applied to show that every strong solution u(t,x) on (0,T) of the Navier-Stokes equations can be continued beyond t>T provided that the vorticity for 0<α<1.     

On classical solutions of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations with nonnegative initial densities

We study the Navier-Stokes equations for compressible barotropic fluids in a bounded or unbounded domain Ω of R³. We first prove the local existence of solutions (ρ,u) in C([0,T_*]; (ρ^∞ +H³(Ω)) × under the assumption that the data satisfies a natural compatibility condition. Then deriving the smoothing effect of the velocity u in t>0, we conclude that (ρ,u) is a classical solution in (0,T_**)×Ω for some T_** ∈ (0,T_*]. For these results, the initial density needs not be bounded below away from zero and may vanish in an open subset (vacuum) of Ω.     

Pullback attractors for closed cocycles

In this article, using a result of Pata and Zelik (2007) [45], we derive a general result on the existence of pullback attractors for closed cocycles acting on a Banach space, where the strong continuity is replaced by a much weaker requirement that the cocycle be a closed map. As application, we prove the existence of the pullback attractor of a cocycle associated with the z-weak solutions of a non-autonomous two-dimensional primitive equations of the ocean.