Remarks on a paper by J. T. Beale,T. Kato,and A. Majda

We prove that the maximum norm of the deformation tensor controls the possible breakdown of smooth solutions for the 3-dimensional Euler equations. More precisely, the loss of regularity in a local smooth solution of the Euler equations implies the growth without bound of the deformation tensor as the critical time approaches; equivalently, if the deformation tensor remains bounded the existence of a smooth solution is guaranteed.