Integral formulation of 3-D Navier-Stokes and longer time existence of smooth solutions

dc.creatorCostin, O.
dc.creatorLuo, G.
dc.creatorTanveer, S.
dc.date2008-08-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:58:42Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:58:42Z
dc.descriptionWe consider the 3-D Navier-Stokes initial value problem, $$ v_t - νΔv = -\mathcal{P} [ v \cdot \nabla v ] + f , v(x, 0) = v_0 (x), x \in \mathbb{T}^3 (*) $$ where $\mathcal{P}$ is the Hodge projection. We assume that the Fourier transform norms $ \| {\hat f} \|_{l^1 (\mathbb{Z}^3)}$ and $\| {\hat v}_0 \|_{l^{1} (\mathbb{Z}^3)}$ are finite. Using an inverse Laplace transform approach, we prove that an integral equation equivalent to (*) has a unique solution ${\hat U} (k, q)$, exponentially bounded for $q$ in a sector centered on $\RR^+$, where $q$ is the inverse Laplace dual to $1/t^n$ for $n \ge 1$. This implies in particular local existence of a classical solution to (*) for $t \in (0, T)$, where $T$ depends on $\| {\hat v}_0 \|_{l^{1}}$ and $\| {\hat f} \|_{l^1}$. Global existence of the solution to NS follows if $\| {\hat U} (\cdot, q) \|_{l^1}$ has subexponential bounds as $q\to\infty$. If $f=0$, then the converse is also true: if NS has global solution, then there exists $n \ge 1 $ for which $\| {\hat U} (\cdot, q) \|$ necessarily decays. We show the exponential growth rate bound of U, α, can be better estimated based on the values of ${\hat U}$ on a finite interval $[0,q_0]$. We also show how the integral equation can be solved numerically with controlled errors. Preliminary numerical calculations suggest that this approach gives an existence time that substantially exceeds classical estimate.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3721
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0808.3721
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167814
dc.subjectAnalysis of PDEs
dc.subjectMathematical Physics
dc.subject76D03, 76D05, 35Q3
dc.titleIntegral formulation of 3-D Navier-Stokes and longer time existence of smooth solutions
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