Non-uniqueness of Leray solutions of the forced Navier-Stokes equations

Seminar: 
Analysis
Event time: 
Thursday, March 17, 2022 - 4:15pm
Speaker: 
Dallas Albritton
Speaker affiliation: 
Institute for Advanced Study
Event description: 

Abstract:

In a seminal work, Leray demonstrated the existence of global weak solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations in three dimensions. Are Leray’s solutions unique? This is a fundamental question in mathematical hydrodynamics, which we answer in the negative, within the `forced’ category, by exhibiting two distinct Leray solutions with zero initial velocity and identical body force. This is joint work with Elia BruĂ© and Maria Colombo.