Introduction
The inhomogeneous incompressible Navier–Stokes equations describe a viscous fluid whose density is transported by the flow. For densities that are bounded and bounded away from zero the Cauchy problem is well understood. Weak solutions with finite energy exist [29 , 39 , 33 ] , strong solutions are unique and exist globally under smallness or two-dimensionality assumptions [31 , 20 , 13 , 1 , 14 , 38 , 32 , 15 ] , and Hao, Shao, Wei and Zhang [25 ] recently proved uniqueness of Lions’ weak solutions in the two-dimensional whole space with L 2 L^2 L 2 initial velocity, together with global well-posedness in three dimensions for bounded initial density and small initial velocity in H ˙ 1 / 2 ( R 3 ) \dot{H}^{1/2}(\mathbb{R}^3) H ˙ 1/2 ( R 3 ) . All these results take place in a class of solutions with bounded density and finite energy.
The question addressed here is how much of this uniqueness survives when the density is only integrable to a power close to one and the equations are imposed in the sense of distributions. We show that in this regime uniqueness fails completely. For every 0 < s < 3 / 2 0 < s < 3/2 0 < s < 3/2 there are infinitely many weak solutions with strictly positive density in C t L p C_tL^p C t L p , p > 1 p > 1 p > 1 close to one, and velocity in C t H s C_tH^s C t H s , all emanating from the same smooth initial data. Neither the positivity of the density nor the viscosity obstructs the construction. Moreover, the entire perturbation can be confined to an arbitrary space–time cylinder: outside a compact subset of that cylinder the density, velocity and pressure coincide with a given smooth solution.
The two regimes leave a gap. Uniqueness is known for bounded densities in the energy class, and nonuniqueness is shown here for densities in L p L^p L p with p p p close to one and without an energy inequality. Whether uniqueness persists for densities in L q L^q L q with large q q q , or for weak solutions satisfying the energy inequality, remains open. For the homogeneous equations, nonuniqueness below the energy class is known from [7 , 10 , 11 ] , and within the Leray class it is known in the presence of a forcing term [2 ] ; here the mechanism is the density rather than a force.
We consider the equations on T 3 = R 3 / Z 3 \mathbb{T}^3 = \mathbb{R}^3/\mathbb{Z}^3 T 3 = R 3 / Z 3 ,
{ ∂ t ρ + div ( ρ u ) = 0 , ∂ t ( ρ u ) + div ( ρ u ⊗ u ) + ∇ Π − Δ u = 0 , div u = 0. (1) \begin{cases}
\partial_t \rho+ \operatorname{div}(\rho u) = 0,\\
\partial_t(\rho u) + \operatorname{div}(\rho u \otimes u) + \nabla\Pi- \Delta u = 0,\\
\operatorname{div} u = 0. \tag*{(1)}
\end{cases} ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ ∂ t ρ + div ( ρ u ) = 0 , ∂ t ( ρ u ) + div ( ρ u ⊗ u ) + ∇Π − Δ u = 0 , div u = 0. (1)
Here ρ \rho ρ is a scalar density, u u u an R 3 \mathbb{R}^3 R 3 -valued velocity, and Π \Pi Π a scalar pressure; the viscosity is normalized to one. We use the following notion of weak solution, which does not impose an energy inequality.
Definition 1.1 (Weak solutions). Let 0 < s < 3 / 2 0 < s < 3/2 0 < s < 3/2 and 1 < p < ∞ 1 < p < \infty 1 < p < ∞ . A weak solution of (1.1) consists of a density, velocity and pressure satisfying
ρ ∈ C t L p , u ∈ C t H s , Π ∈ D ′ ( ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 ) , \rho\in C_tL^p,\qquad u \in C_tH^s,\qquad\Pi\in\mathcal{D}'((0,1) \times\mathbb{T}^3), ρ ∈ C t L p , u ∈ C t H s , Π ∈ D ′ (( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 ) , with ρ ≥ ρ ‾ \rho\geq\underline{\rho} ρ ≥ ρ almost everywhere for some constant ρ ‾ > 0 \underline{\rho} > 0 ρ > 0 , and
ρ u ∈ C t L 1 , ρ u ⊗ u ∈ C t L 1 , \rho u \in C_tL^1,\qquad\rho u \otimes u \in C_tL^1, ρ u ∈ C t L 1 , ρ u ⊗ u ∈ C t L 1 , such that (1.1) holds in the sense of distributions on ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 (0,1) \times\mathbb{T}^3 ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 .
Main results
Our first result approximates prescribed smooth density and velocity fields inside an arbitrary cylinder.
Throughout, B = B ( x 0 , r B ) ⊂ T 3 B = B(x_0,r_B) \subset\mathbb{T}^3 B = B ( x 0 , r B ) ⊂ T 3 denotes an open ball of radius r B < 1 / 4 r_B < 1/4 r B < 1/4 . We identify B B B with a Euclidean ball, so that moments such as ∫ B ( x − x 0 ) f d x \int_B (x-x_0)f\,\mathrm{d}x ∫ B ( x − x 0 ) f d x of functions supported in B B B are well defined.
Theorem 1.1 (Localized approximation). For every 0 < s < 3 / 2 0 < s < 3/2 0 < s < 3/2 , there is p ∗ ( s ) > 1 p_*(s) > 1 p ∗ ( s ) > 1 such that the following holds for 1 < p < p ∗ ( s ) 1 < p < p_*(s) 1 < p < p ∗ ( s ) . Fix a cylinder Q ⋐ ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 Q \Subset(0,1) \times\mathbb{T}^3 Q ⋐ ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 with spatial base B B B , a ball of radius less than 1 / 4 1/4 1/4 .
Let ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) (\bar{\rho},\bar{u},\bar{\Pi}) ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) be a smooth solution of (1.1) and ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ ) (\rho_*,u_*) ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ ) a smooth pair on [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 [0,1] \times\mathbb{T}^3 [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 , with ρ ˉ , ρ ∗ > 0 \bar{\rho},\rho_* > 0 ρ ˉ , ρ ∗ > 0 and div u ∗ = 0 \operatorname{div}u_* = 0 div u ∗ = 0 . Assume
supp ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ , u ∗ − u ˉ ) ⋐ Q , \operatorname{supp}(\rho_*-\bar{\rho},u_*-\bar{u}) \Subset Q, supp ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ , u ∗ − u ˉ ) ⋐ Q , ∫ B ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ ) ( t , x ) d x = 0 , ∫ B ( x − x 0 ) ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ ) ( t , x ) d x = 0 ( 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 ) . (2) \int_B(\rho_*-\bar{\rho})(t,x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0,\qquad
\int_B(x-x_0)(\rho_*-\bar{\rho})(t,x)\,\mathrm{d}x=0\qquad(0\leq t\leq1). \tag*{(2)} ∫ B ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ ) ( t , x ) d x = 0 , ∫ B ( x − x 0 ) ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ ) ( t , x ) d x = 0 ( 0 ≤ t ≤ 1 ) . (2) Then, for every δ > 0 \delta> 0 δ > 0 , there is a weak solution ( ρ , u , Π ) (\rho,u,\Pi) ( ρ , u , Π ) , with Π ∈ L t , x 1 \Pi\in L^1_{t,x} Π ∈ L t , x 1 , satisfying
∥ ρ − ρ ∗ ∥ C t L p + ∥ u − u ∗ ∥ C t H s < δ , ρ ≥ ρ ∗ − δ almost everywhere . \|\rho-\rho_*\|_{C_tL^p}+\|u-u_*\|_{C_tH^s}<\delta,\qquad
\rho\geq\rho_*-\delta\quad\text{almost everywhere}. ∥ ρ − ρ ∗ ∥ C t L p + ∥ u − u ∗ ∥ C t H s < δ , ρ ≥ ρ ∗ − δ almost everywhere . Moreover, ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) = ( ρ , u , Π ) (\bar{\rho},\bar{u},\bar{\Pi})=(\rho,u,\Pi) ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) = ( ρ , u , Π ) outside a compact subset of Q Q Q .
The exponent p ∗ ( s ) p_*(s) p ∗ ( s ) is explicit; see Section 2. It tends to one as s ↑ 3 / 2 s \uparrow3/2 s ↑ 3/2 , because the concentration needed to make the velocity perturbation small in H s H^s H s grows as s s s approaches $3/2, and we have made no attempt to optimize it. The restriction r B < 1 / 4 r_B < 1/4 r B < 1/4 is only used to identify B B B with a Euclidean ball.
The prescribed fields need not satisfy either evolution equation inside Q Q Q . Applying the theorem to distinct smooth perturbations gives the following consequence.
Corollary 1.1 (Compactly supported nonuniqueness). Let s , p , ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) s,p,(\bar{\rho},\bar{u},\bar{\Pi}) s , p , ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) and Q Q Q be as in Theorem 1.1. There are infinitely many distinct weak solutions which coincide with ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) (\bar{\rho},\bar{u},\bar{\Pi}) ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) outside compact subsets of Q Q Q , converge to ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ ) (\bar{\rho},\bar{u}) ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ ) in C t L p × C t H s C_tL^p \times C_tH^s C t L p × C t H s , and satisfy ρ ≥ 1 2 min ρ ˉ \rho\geq\frac{1}{2}\min\bar{\rho} ρ ≥ 2 1 min ρ ˉ . In particular, there are infinitely many weak solutions with nonconstant density such that ρ − 1 \rho-1 ρ − 1 , u u u and Π \Pi Π vanish outside a compact subset of Q Q Q .
Remark 1.1 (Initial data and other domains). The solutions of Corollary 1.1 coincide with ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) (\bar{\rho},\bar{u},\bar{\Pi}) ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) for all times before the time interval of Q Q Q . They are therefore infinitely many distinct weak solutions of the Cauchy problem with the same smooth initial data ( ρ ˉ ( 0 ) , u ˉ ( 0 ) ) (\bar{\rho}(0),\bar{u}(0)) ( ρ ˉ ( 0 ) , u ˉ ( 0 )) ; for the rest state these are ρ 0 = 1 \rho_0=1 ρ 0 = 1 and u 0 = 0 u_0=0 u 0 = 0 . Moreover, the equations are local and the perturbation is supported in a compact subset of Q Q Q . Hence the same fields are weak solutions on any domain Ω ⊃ B \Omega\supset B Ω ⊃ B , in particular on R 3 \mathbb{R}^3 R 3 and on bounded domains with whatever boundary condition the reference solution satisfies, and the nonuniqueness statement holds there verbatim.
Remark 1.2 (Failure of renormalization). Let ( ρ , u , Π ) (\rho,u,\Pi) ( ρ , u , Π ) be one of the solutions in the last assertion of Corollary 1.1, and let Φ ( z ) = 1 + ( z − 1 ) 2 − 1 \Phi(z)=\sqrt{1+(z-1)^2}-1 Φ ( z ) = 1 + ( z − 1 ) 2 − 1 . Then Φ ≥ 0 \Phi\geq0 Φ ≥ 0 , Φ ( z ) = 0 \Phi(z)=0 Φ ( z ) = 0 only for z = 1 z=1 z = 1 , ∣ Φ ′ ∣ ≤ 1 |\Phi'|\leq1 ∣ Φ ′ ∣ ≤ 1 and Φ ( z ) ≤ ∣ z − 1 ∣ \Phi(z)\leq|z-1| Φ ( z ) ≤ ∣ z − 1∣ . Hence Φ ( ρ ) ∈ C t L 1 \Phi(\rho)\in C_tL^1 Φ ( ρ ) ∈ C t L 1 and ∣ Φ ( ρ ) u ∣ ≤ ( ρ + 1 ) ∣ u ∣ ∈ L t , x 1 |\Phi(\rho)u|\leq(\rho+1)|u|\in L^1_{t,x} ∣Φ ( ρ ) u ∣ ≤ ( ρ + 1 ) ∣ u ∣ ∈ L t , x 1 , since ρ ∈ C t L 1 \rho\in C_tL^1 ρ ∈ C t L 1 and u ∈ C t L 2 u\in C_tL^2 u ∈ C t L 2 . If the renormalized equation ∂ t Φ ( ρ ) + div ( Φ ( ρ ) u ) = 0 \partial_t\Phi(\rho)+\operatorname{div}(\Phi(\rho)u)=0 ∂ t Φ ( ρ ) + div ( Φ ( ρ ) u ) = 0 held in D ′ ( ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 ) \mathcal{D}'((0,1)\times\mathbb{T}^3) D ′ (( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 ) , testing with functions of time only would show that t ↦ ∫ Φ ( ρ ( t ) ) d x t\mapsto\int\Phi(\rho(t))\,\mathrm{d}x t ↦ ∫ Φ ( ρ ( t )) d x is constant. It agrees with zero for the rest time interval of Q Q Q , where ρ = 1 \rho=1 ρ = 1 . Hence Φ ( ρ ( t ) ) = 0 \Phi(\rho(t))=0 Φ ( ρ ( t )) = 0 and ρ ( t ) = 1 \rho(t)=1 ρ ( t ) = 1 for every t t t , contradicting the nonconstancy of ρ \rho ρ . This is consistent with the DiPerna–Lions theory [21 , 3 ] , which guarantees renormalization for ρ ∈ L p \rho\in L^p ρ ∈ L p and u ∈ W 1 , p ′ u\in W^{1,p'} u ∈ W 1 , p ′ with 1 / p + 1 / p ′ = 1 1/p+1/p'=1 1/ p + 1/ p ′ = 1 . Here u u u has at most one derivative in L 2 L^2 L 2 , far from the dual exponent p ′ p' p ′ required when p p p is close to one, and the pair of exponents lies in the nonuniqueness range for the transport equation found by Modena and Székelyhidi [35 , 36 ] . The point of the present result is that positive density, the momentum equation and viscosity are compatible with this phenomenon.
Remark 1.3 (The spatial moment conditions). Conditions (1.2) from Theorem 1.1 cannot be dropped. Let ( ρ , u , Π ) (\rho,u,\Pi) ( ρ , u , Π ) be any weak solution with ( ρ , u , Π ) = ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) (\rho,u,\Pi)=(\bar{\rho},\bar{u},\bar{\Pi}) ( ρ , u , Π ) = ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) outside a compact set K ⋐ Q K\Subset Q K ⋐ Q , and let χ B ∈ C c ∞ ( B ) \chi_B\in C^\infty_c(B) χ B ∈ C c ∞ ( B ) equal one on the spatial projection of K K K . Test the continuity equations of both solutions with ψ ( t ) χ B \psi(t)\chi_B ψ ( t ) χ B and with ψ ( t ) ( x − x 0 ) χ B \psi(t)(x-x_0)\chi_B ψ ( t ) ( x − x 0 ) χ B , and the momentum equations with ψ ( t ) e i χ B \psi(t)e_i\chi_B ψ ( t ) e i χ B , where ψ ∈ C c ∞ ( ( 0 , 1 ) ) \psi\in C^\infty_c((0,1)) ψ ∈ C c ∞ (( 0 , 1 )) . All terms containing ∇ χ B \nabla\chi_B ∇ χ B cancel, because the two solutions agree there. In D ′ ( ( 0 , 1 ) ) \mathcal{D}'((0,1)) D ′ (( 0 , 1 )) this gives
d d t ∫ ( ρ − ρ ˉ ) χ B = 0 , \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}\int(\rho-\bar{\rho})\chi_B=0, d t d ∫ ( ρ − ρ ˉ ) χ B = 0 , d d t ∫ ( x − x 0 ) ( ρ − ρ ˉ ) χ B = ∫ ( ρ u − ρ ˉ u ˉ ) χ B , \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}\int(x-x_0)(\rho-\bar{\rho})\chi_B
=\int(\rho u-\bar{\rho}\bar{u})\chi_B, d t d ∫ ( x − x 0 ) ( ρ − ρ ˉ ) χ B = ∫ ( ρ u − ρ ˉ u ˉ ) χ B , d d t ∫ ( ρ u − ρ ˉ u ˉ ) χ B = 0. \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}\int(\rho u-\bar{\rho}\bar{u})\chi_B=0. d t d ∫ ( ρ u − ρ ˉ u ˉ ) χ B = 0.
The three quantities are continuous in time and vanish for t t t before the time interval of Q Q Q . Hence the mass and the first moment of ρ − ρ ˉ \rho-\bar{\rho} ρ − ρ ˉ in B B B vanish for every t t t . These two quantities are continuous with respect to C t L 1 C_tL^1 C t L 1 convergence of ρ \rho ρ . A smooth pair ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ ) (\rho_*,u_*) ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ ) violating (1.2) at some time is therefore at positive C t L 1 C_tL^1 C t L 1 distance from the densities of all such solutions, and cannot be approximated as in Theorem 1.1.
Remark 1.4 (Localization in time). If B B B is replaced by T 3 \mathbb{T}^3 T 3 , the same scheme works with the periodic operators R 0 \mathcal{R}_0 R 0 , R \mathcal{R} R in place of the compactly supported ones of § 5.4 . The correction θ c \theta_c θ c then only removes the spatial mean of the density increment, and no angular momentum correction is needed. This gives approximation of prescribed fields which coincide with different exact solutions before and after the time interval, provided these solutions have the same mass and the same momentum; in particular, two smooth solutions with equal total mass and momentum can be glued across a prescribed time interval. Since the argument is a simplification of the one given here, we do not repeat it.
Main ideas of the proof
We construct smooth approximate solutions with a continuity defect R R R and a symmetric stress T T T :
{ ∂ t ρ + div ( ρ u ) = div R , ∂ t ( ρ u − R ) + div ( ρ u ⊗ u ) + ∇ Π − Δ u = div T , div u = 0. \begin{cases}
\partial_t\rho+\operatorname{div}(\rho u)=\operatorname{div}R,\\
\partial_t(\rho u-R)+\operatorname{div}(\rho u\otimes u)+\nabla\Pi-\Delta u=\operatorname{div}T,\\
\operatorname{div}u=0.
\end{cases} ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ ∂ t ρ + div ( ρ u ) = div R , ∂ t ( ρ u − R ) + div ( ρ u ⊗ u ) + ∇Π − Δ u = div T , div u = 0.
At each step we reduce R , T R,T R , T , keeping the perturbation compactly supported and the density bounded below. The term − R -R − R in the momentum variable is important: it lets the same density perturbation correct both equations.
The principal perturbations
Let Θ k ≥ 0 \Theta_k\geq0 Θ k ≥ 0 have unit spatial mean and move with velocity V k = ω k V_k=\omega k V k = ω k . We choose their supports disjoint and construct a divergence-free perturbation w w w satisfying
∂ t Θ k + V k ⋅ ∇ Θ k = 0 , u + w = V k on supp ( a k Θ k ) . \partial_t\Theta_k+V_k\cdot\nabla\Theta_k=0,\qquad u+w=V_k\quad\text{on }\operatorname{supp}(a_k\Theta_k). ∂ t Θ k + V k ⋅ ∇ Θ k = 0 , u + w = V k on supp ( a k Θ k ) .
The principal density perturbation is
θ p = ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) , a k ≥ 0. \theta_p=\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1),\qquad a_k\geq0. θ p = k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) , a k ≥ 0.
The transport of each profile is exact, so its remaining error contains only derivatives of the coefficient:
∂ t [ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) ] + div [ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ] = ( Θ k − 1 ) ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) a k . \partial_t[a_k(\Theta_k-1)]+\operatorname{div}[a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k]
=(\Theta_k-1)(\partial_t+V_k\cdot\nabla)a_k. ∂ t [ a k ( Θ k − 1 )] + div [ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ] = ( Θ k − 1 ) ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) a k .
This is the reason for moving the profiles. A stationary bump would leave the full time derivative of a k Θ k a_k\Theta_k a k Θ k as an error, whereas a bump moving with the constant velocity V k V_k V k is transported exactly once u + w = V k u+w=V_k u + w = V k on its support.
We choose the coefficients to satisfy
∑ k a k ( V k − u ) = − R , \sum_k a_k(V_k-u)=-R, k ∑ a k ( V k − u ) = − R ,
∑ k a k ( V k ⊗ V k − u ⊗ u ) = π Id − T . (3) \sum_k a_k(V_k\otimes V_k-u\otimes u)=\pi\operatorname{Id}-T. \tag*{(3)} k ∑ a k ( V k ⊗ V k − u ⊗ u ) = π Id − T . (3)
The first identity cancels the continuity defect; the second cancels the stress after a pressure correction. Opposite coordinate directions give the first identity, while the geometric lemma supplies the second. Taking ω \omega ω large makes the nonnegative coefficients small.
Concentration and the regularity range
At frequency λ \lambda λ and concentration μ \mu μ , the profiles and velocity perturbation satisfy
∥ Θ k ∥ L p ≲ μ 3 − 3 / p , ∥ w ∥ H s ≲ ω λ s μ − 3 / 2 . \|\Theta_k\|_{L^p}\lesssim\mu^{3-3/p},\qquad\|w\|_{H^s}\lesssim\omega\lambda^s\mu^{-3/2}. ∥ Θ k ∥ L p ≲ μ 3 − 3/ p , ∥ w ∥ H s ≲ ω λ s μ − 3/2 .
Choosing μ = λ N \mu=\lambda^N μ = λ N , with N ( 3 / 2 − s ) > s + 2 N(3/2-s)>s+2 N ( 3/2 − s ) > s + 2 , makes the velocity perturbation small for s < 3 / 2 s<3/2 s < 3/2 . Concentration increases the density norm, but 3 − 3 / p → 0 3-3/p\to0 3 − 3/ p → 0 as p ↓ 1 p\downarrow1 p ↓ 1 . Thus p p p can be chosen so that the small coefficients in θ p \theta_p θ p compensate for this increase. This explains why the admissible range of p p p depends on s s s .
The density lower bound
Proposition 2.1 requires a positive density lower bound throughout the iteration. The principal perturbation can decrease the density wherever its positive bumps vanish. With ω = δ n − 4 \omega= \delta_n^{-4} ω = δ n − 4 , the coefficient bound gives
θ p ≥ − ∑ k a k , ∑ k a k ≤ δ n 2 ∣ R ∣ + δ n 4 ∣ T ∣ + C δ n 12 . \theta_p \ge-\sum_k a_k,\qquad\sum_k a_k \le\delta_n^2|R|+\delta_n^4|T|+C\delta_n^{12}. θ p ≥ − k ∑ a k , k ∑ a k ≤ δ n 2 ∣ R ∣ + δ n 4 ∣ T ∣ + C δ n 12 .
Here δ n \delta_n δ n is the small parameter at step n n n ; the weights δ n 2 , δ n 4 \delta_n^2,\delta_n^4 δ n 2 , δ n 4 bound the possible density loss when correcting R , T R,T R , T .
At the next stage the same subtraction is determined by R + , T + R^+,T^+ R + , T + . In particular, T + T^+ T + contains − ( ∇ w + ∇ w T ) -(\nabla w+\nabla w^{T}) − ( ∇ w + ∇ w T ) , which can be large on the velocity cutoff regions where the density bumps vanish. Small L p L^p L p norms of the new defects therefore do not give a small pointwise density loss at the following stage.
We add a stationary density corrector θ d \theta_d θ d along the lines traversed by the moving bumps. Its profile has bounded L p L^p L p norm and dominates these new errors pointwise. For the total perturbation θ = θ p + θ c + θ d \theta=\theta_p+\theta_c+\theta_d θ = θ p + θ c + θ d , including the small spatial moment correction θ c \theta_c θ c , we prove
θ ≥ − ∑ k a k + δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ − C δ n + 1 16 . (4) \theta\ge-\sum_k a_k+\delta_{n+1}^2|R^+|+\delta_{n+1}^4|T^+|-C\delta_{n+1}^{16}. \tag*{(4)} θ ≥ − k ∑ a k + δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ − C δ n + 1 16 . (4)
The positive defect terms cover the subtraction when R + , T + R^+,T^+ R + , T + are corrected at the next step. The remaining losses are summable, giving the density lower bound in the iteration proposition.
The profile is stationary so that its time derivative falls only on the time cutoff. The resulting error R 0 ∂ t θ d \mathcal{R}_0\partial_t\theta_d R 0 ∂ t θ d also has to be covered. We use successive spatial cutoffs with decreasing coefficients: each supplies density where the preceding inverse divergence extends beyond its source.
Compact support
For a symmetric solution of div S = f \operatorname{div} S=f div S = f compactly supported in B B B , the necessary compatibility conditions are
∫ f = 0 , ∫ x × f = 0. \int f=0,\qquad\int x\times f=0. ∫ f = 0 , ∫ x × f = 0.
These are the vanishing linear and angular momentum conditions used in localized convex integration; see Isett–Oh [26 ] and Zhao [40 ] . We arrange them before applying the inverse divergence operators. The density increment θ \theta θ is corrected so that
∫ θ = 0 , ∫ x θ = 0. \int\theta=0,\qquad\int x\theta=0. ∫ θ = 0 , ∫ x θ = 0.
Writing m = ρ u − R m=\rho u-R m = ρ u − R , the modified momentum increment satisfies ∂ t θ + div ( m + − m ) = 0 \partial_t\theta+\operatorname{div}(m^+-m)=0 ∂ t θ + div ( m + − m ) = 0 , hence
∫ ( m + − m ) = − ∫ x div ( m + − m ) = ∂ t ∫ x θ = 0. \int(m^+-m)=-\int x\operatorname{div}(m^+-m)=\partial_t\int x\theta=0. ∫ ( m + − m ) = − ∫ x div ( m + − m ) = ∂ t ∫ x θ = 0.
A compactly supported curl removes its angular momentum without changing this divergence. The resulting momentum residual then has a compactly supported symmetric inverse divergence.
Finally, the approximate equations are linear in ρ \rho ρ , u u u , Π \Pi Π , ρ u − R \rho u-R ρ u − R and ρ u ⊗ u − T \rho u\otimes u-T ρ u ⊗ u − T . Mollifying their differences from the fixed approximate solution therefore preserves the equations and only slightly enlarges the compact support. This provides the derivative bounds needed to continue the iteration.
Related work
Convex integration for fluid equations goes back to the differential-inclusion formulation of De Lellis and Székelyhidi [17 ] , which builds on the work of Nash, Kuiper and Gromov [37 , 30 , 24 ] ; see the surveys [19 , 8 ] . Continuous dissipative Euler flows [18 ] , the Mikado flows of Daneri and Székelyhidi [16 ] and Isett’s proof of Onsager’s conjecture [28 ] established the geometric framework used below. Compact support in time was obtained by Isett [27 ] , and compact support in space, subject to the linear and angular momentum conditions that reappear in § 5.4 , by Isett and Oh [26 ] , see also [40 ] .
For the Navier–Stokes equations, Buckmaster and Vicol [7 ] introduced intermittent building blocks whose concentration overcomes viscosity. Sharp Sobolev nonuniqueness and temporal intermittency were obtained by Cheskidov and Luo [10 , 11 ] , and partial regularity in time in [6 ] . These solutions lie outside the Leray class; within it, nonuniqueness is known for the forced equations [2 ] . Our solutions have velocity in H s H^s H s for any prescribed s < 3 / 2 s<3/2 s < 3/2 , but no energy inequality is imposed, and the nonuniqueness is produced by the density.
For the transport equation with Sobolev velocity, nonuniqueness was established by Modena and Székelyhidi [35 , 36 ] in the range complementary to the DiPerna–Lions theory [21 , 3 ] . Moving profiles with full dimensional concentration appear in [34 ] , positive profiles and their characteristic geometry in [5 ] , critical constructions in [9 ] , and temporal intermittency in [12 ] . Convex integration for the inhomogeneous incompressible Euler equations was carried out by Giri and Koley [23 ] .
Here the density and velocity are constructed together. The identities (3) cancel the continuity defect and the stress using the same nonnegative coefficients, and the stationary density corrector gives (4) . For spatial localization, we use the Bogovskii operator [4 , 22 ] and solve the symmetric divergence equation subject to the linear and angular momentum conditions, as in [26 ] .
Organization of the paper
Section 2 formulates the iteration and deduces the main results. Section 3 collects the auxiliary estimates and constructs the stationary profile. We construct one step in Section 4 and prove its estimates in Section 5. Section 6 completes the iteration. Only the elementary cutoff, calculus, and kernel arguments are collected in Appendix A.
Notation
All spatial norms and integrals are over T 3 \mathbb{T}^{3} T 3 unless a domain is specified. We write C t X = C ( [ 0 , 1 ] ; X ) C_{t}X = C([0,1];X) C t X = C ([ 0 , 1 ] ; X ) , and spatial norms of time-dependent functions are taken uniformly in time. For a nonnegative integer m m m , we set
∥ f ∥ C t , x m = max j + ∣ α ∣ ≤ m ∥ ∂ t j ∂ x α f ∥ ∞ . \lVert f\rVert_{C_{t,x}^{m}}=\max_{j+|\alpha|\le m}\lVert\partial_{t}^{j}\partial_{x}^{\alpha}f\rVert_{\infty}. ∥ f ∥ C t , x m = j + ∣ α ∣ ≤ m max ∥ ∂ t j ∂ x α f ∥ ∞ .
We use the same notation for scalar, vector, and matrix fields, with the Euclidean norm in the range; a norm of a tuple is the sum of the norms of its entries. The letter p p p denotes the density exponent, and q q q is used for auxiliary exponents.
We denote the coordinate unit vectors by e 1 , e 2 , e 3 \mathbf{e}_{1},\mathbf{e}_{2},\mathbf{e}_{3} e 1 , e 2 , e 3 and the space of symmetric 3 × 3 3\times3 3 × 3 real matrices by Sym 3 \operatorname{Sym}_{3} Sym 3 . For vectors and matrices we use the conventions
( v ⊗ w ) i j = v i w j , ( ∇ v ) i j = ∂ j v i , ( div S ) i = ∑ j ∂ j S i j . (v\otimes w)_{ij}=v_{i}w_{j},\qquad(\nabla v)_{ij}=\partial_{j}v_{i},\qquad(\operatorname{div}S)_{i}=\sum_{j}\partial_{j}S_{ij}. ( v ⊗ w ) ij = v i w j , ( ∇ v ) ij = ∂ j v i , ( div S ) i = j ∑ ∂ j S ij .
We also write ( S ∇ χ ) i = ∑ j S i j ∂ j χ (S\nabla\chi)_{i}=\sum_{j}S_{ij}\partial_{j}\chi ( S ∇ χ ) i = ∑ j S ij ∂ j χ . In component calculations, repeated indices are summed from one to three, and ε i j k \varepsilon_{ijk} ε ij k denotes the alternating symbol. The operators ∇ \nabla ∇ , Δ \Delta Δ , div \operatorname{div} div and curl \operatorname{curl} curl act only in space, and ∣ ⋅ ∣ |\cdot| ∣ ⋅ ∣ is the Euclidean norm, including for matrices. We set
\fint f=\int_{\mathbb{T}^{3}}f\,\mathrm{d}x,\qquad\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}f=f-\fint f,
and inverse Laplacians act on mean-zero functions.
Acknowledgements
XL would like to thank Xiaoyutao Luo for fruitful discussions and for his invitation to visit the Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences. XL is supported by PRIN 2022 “Turbulent effects vs Stability in Equations from Oceanography” (TESEO), project number 2022HSSYPN.
During the preparation of this work the author used Chatgpt 6 and Claude as research assistants. The strategy for spatial localization in Section 3.4 was organized by Claude on the basis of the ideas in [40 ] . The models were also used to check algebraic identities and to improve the exposition.
All mathematical arguments and conclusions in that lemma were independently checked and verified by the author, who assumes full responsibility for its content.
The iteration and proof of the main results
We first extend the prescribed fields to a smooth approximate solution with compactly supported errors. Proposition 2.1 reduces these errors to zero with summable increments, while preserving positivity and a common compact support. We then deduce the main results from this proposition.
The approximate system
We introduce defects in both evolution equations. The continuity defect is included in the momentum variable, so that both equations remain linear in the density, modified momentum and modified flux. This form will be used both for the principal cancellation and for regularization.
Definition 2.1 (Approximate solutions). A smooth solution of the approximate system is a quintuple Z = ( ρ , u , Π , R , T ) Z=(\rho,u,\Pi,R,T) Z = ( ρ , u , Π , R , T ) on [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 [0,1]\times\mathbb{T}^3 [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 , where ρ , Π \rho,\Pi ρ , Π are smooth scalar functions, u , R u,R u , R smooth R 3 \mathbb{R}^3 R 3 -valued fields, and T T T a smooth Sym 3 \operatorname{Sym}_3 Sym 3 -valued field, satisfying
{ ∂ t ρ + div ( ρ u ) = div R , ∂ t ( ρ u − R ) + div ( ρ u ⊗ u ) + ∇ Π − Δ u = div T , div u = 0. (5) \begin{cases}
\partial_t\rho+\operatorname{div}(\rho u)=\operatorname{div}R,\\
\partial_t(\rho u-R)+\operatorname{div}(\rho u\otimes u)+\nabla\Pi-\Delta u=\operatorname{div}T,\\
\operatorname{div}u=0. \tag*{(5)}
\end{cases} ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ ∂ t ρ + div ( ρ u ) = div R , ∂ t ( ρ u − R ) + div ( ρ u ⊗ u ) + ∇Π − Δ u = div T , div u = 0. (5)
Define the smooth vector field m m m and symmetric matrix field Φ \Phi Φ by
m ( t , x ) = ρ ( t , x ) u ( t , x ) − R ( t , x ) , m(t,x)=\rho(t,x)u(t,x)-R(t,x), m ( t , x ) = ρ ( t , x ) u ( t , x ) − R ( t , x ) ,
Φ ( t , x ) = ρ ( t , x ) u ( t , x ) ⊗ u ( t , x ) − T ( t , x ) . \Phi(t,x)=\rho(t,x)u(t,x)\otimes u(t,x)-T(t,x). Φ ( t , x ) = ρ ( t , x ) u ( t , x ) ⊗ u ( t , x ) − T ( t , x ) .
Then (5) becomes
{ ∂ t ρ + div m = 0 , ∂ t m + div Φ + ∇ Π − Δ u = 0 , div u = 0. \begin{cases}
\partial_t\rho+\operatorname{div}m=0,\\
\partial_t m+\operatorname{div}\Phi+\nabla\Pi-\Delta u=0,\\
\operatorname{div}u=0.
\end{cases} ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ ∂ t ρ + div m = 0 , ∂ t m + div Φ + ∇Π − Δ u = 0 , div u = 0.
Parameters
Given 0 < s < 3 / 2 0<s<3/2 0 < s < 3/2 , fix a small exponent 0 < γ < 10 − 3 0<\gamma<10^{-3} 0 < γ < 1 0 − 3 and a sufficiently large integer N N N such that
N ≥ γ − 1 , N ( 3 / 2 − s ) > s + 2. N\geq\gamma^{-1},\qquad N(3/2-s)>s+2. N ≥ γ − 1 , N ( 3/2 − s ) > s + 2.
Set b = N 8 b=N^8 b = N 8 and take the density exponent in the range
1 < p < p ∗ ( s ) , p ∗ ( s ) = 1 + γ N 10 . 1<p<p_*(s),\qquad p_*(s)=1+\frac{\gamma}{N^{10}}. 1 < p < p ∗ ( s ) , p ∗ ( s ) = 1 + N 10 γ .
For an integer a ≥ 2 a\geq2 a ≥ 2 , define the frequencies and error sizes by
λ n = a b n , δ n = λ n − γ ( n ≥ 0 ) . \lambda_n=a^{b^n},\qquad\delta_n=\lambda_n^{-\gamma}\qquad(n\geq0). λ n = a b n , δ n = λ n − γ ( n ≥ 0 ) .
The exponents γ , N , b , p \gamma,N,b,p γ , N , b , p remain fixed. We take a > 0 a>0 a > 0 sufficiently large, depending on the prescribed fields, and enlarge only a a a in the proof.
Initial defects
Write Q = J × B Q=J\times B Q = J × B and B = B ( x 0 , r B ) B=B(x_0,r_B) B = B ( x 0 , r B ) , where J ⋐ ( 0 , 1 ) J\Subset(0,1) J ⋐ ( 0 , 1 ) is an open interval and r B < 1 / 4 r_B<1/4 r B < 1/4 . We first place the prescribed pair in the approximate system. The moment assumptions allow us to choose both defects compactly supported.
Lemma 2.1 (Local extension). Under the hypotheses of Theorem 1.1 there are smooth fields R ∗ R_* R ∗ and T ∗ = T ∗ T T_*=T_*^{T} T ∗ = T ∗ T , supported in a compact set K ∗ ⊂ Q K_*\subset Q K ∗ ⊂ Q , such that Z ∗ = ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ , Π ‾ , R ∗ , T ∗ ) Z_*=(\rho_*,u_*,\overline{\Pi},R_*,T_*) Z ∗ = ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ , Π , R ∗ , T ∗ ) solves (2.1) from Definition 2.1, and Z ∗ = ( ρ ‾ , u ‾ , Π ‾ , 0 , 0 ) Z_*=(\overline{\rho},\overline{u},\overline{\Pi},0,0) Z ∗ = ( ρ , u , Π , 0 , 0 ) outside K ∗ K_* K ∗ .
Proof. Let K 0 ⊂ Q K_0\subset Q K 0 ⊂ Q be compact with ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ ) = ( ρ ‾ , u ‾ ) (\rho_*,u_*)=(\overline{\rho},\overline{u}) ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ ) = ( ρ , u ) outside K 0 K_0 K 0 , let J 0 ⋐ J J_0\Subset J J 0 ⋐ J be a compact interval and r ′ < r B r'<r_B r ′ < r B a radius with K 0 ⊂ J 0 × B ( x 0 , r ′ ) K_0\subset J_0\times B(x_0,r') K 0 ⊂ J 0 × B ( x 0 , r ′ ) , and put U ′ = B ( x 0 , r ′ ) U'=B(x_0,r') U ′ = B ( x 0 , r ′ ) . Fix a scalar ϕ ∗ ∈ C c ∞ ( U ′ ) \phi_*\in C^\infty_c(U') ϕ ∗ ∈ C c ∞ ( U ′ ) with ∫ ϕ ∗ = 1 \int\phi_*=1 ∫ ϕ ∗ = 1 .
Step 1: The continuity defect.
Since ρ ‾ \overline{\rho} ρ solves the continuity equation,
f : = ∂ t ρ ∗ + div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ ) = ∂ t ( ρ ∗ − ρ ‾ ) + div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ − ρ ‾ u ‾ ) f:=\partial_t\rho_*+\operatorname{div}(\rho_*u_*)=\partial_t(\rho_*-\overline{\rho})+\operatorname{div}(\rho_*u_*-\overline{\rho}\,\overline{u}) f := ∂ t ρ ∗ + div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ ) = ∂ t ( ρ ∗ − ρ ) + div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ − ρ u )
is supported in K 0 K_0 K 0 , and
∫ f d x = d d t ∫ B ( ρ ∗ − ρ ‾ ) d x = 0 \int f\,\mathrm{d}x=\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}\int_{B}(\rho_*-\overline{\rho})\,\mathrm{d}x=0 ∫ f d x = d t d ∫ B ( ρ ∗ − ρ ) d x = 0
by Theorem 1.1. Lemma 3.7 gives the vector field
R b : = B U ′ f ∈ C c ∞ ( U ′ ; R 3 ) R^{\mathrm b}:=\mathcal{B}_{U'}f\in C^\infty_c(U';\mathbb{R}^3) R b := B U ′ f ∈ C c ∞ ( U ′ ; R 3 )
with div R b = f \operatorname{div}R^{\mathrm b}=f div R b = f , smooth in t t t and vanishing for t ∉ J 0 t\notin J_0 t ∈ / J 0 . Put
F 0 : = ρ ∗ u ∗ − ρ ‾ u ‾ − R b , F^0:=\rho_*u_*-\overline{\rho}\,\overline{u}-R^{\mathrm b}, F 0 := ρ ∗ u ∗ − ρ u − R b ,
D ∗ ( t , x ) : = 1 2 curl x [ ϕ ∗ ( x ) ∫ ( y − x 0 ) × F 0 ( t , y ) d y ] , D_*(t,x):=\frac{1}{2}\operatorname{curl}_x\left[\phi_*(x)\int(y-x_0)\times F^0(t,y)\,\mathrm{d}y\right], D ∗ ( t , x ) := 2 1 curl x [ ϕ ∗ ( x ) ∫ ( y − x 0 ) × F 0 ( t , y ) d y ] ,
F ∗ : = F 0 − D ∗ . F_*:=F^0-D_*. F ∗ := F 0 − D ∗ .
These fields are smooth and supported in J 0 × U ′ J_0 \times U' J 0 × U ′ . Moreover div F ∗ = div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ − ρ ˉ u ˉ ) − f = − ∂ t ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ ) \operatorname{div} F_* = \operatorname{div}(\rho_*u_* - \bar{\rho}\bar{u}) - f = -\partial_t(\rho_* - \bar{\rho}) div F ∗ = div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ − ρ ˉ u ˉ ) − f = − ∂ t ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ ) . By Lemma 3.6 and Theorem 1.1,
∫ F ∗ d x = − ∫ ( x − x 0 ) div F ∗ d x = d d t ∫ ( x − x 0 ) ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ ) d x = 0. \int F_*\,\mathrm{d}x = -\int(x-x_0)\operatorname{div} F_*\,\mathrm{d}x
= \frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}t}\int(x-x_0)(\rho_*-\bar{\rho})\,\mathrm{d}x = 0. ∫ F ∗ d x = − ∫ ( x − x 0 ) div F ∗ d x = d t d ∫ ( x − x 0 ) ( ρ ∗ − ρ ˉ ) d x = 0.
The curl correction also gives
∫ ( x − x 0 ) × F ∗ d x = ( 1 − ∫ ϕ ∗ d x ) ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × F 0 d x = 0. \int(x-x_0)\times F_*\,\mathrm{d}x = \left(1-\int\phi_*\,\mathrm{d}x\right)\int(x-x_0)\times F^0\,\mathrm{d}x = 0. ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × F ∗ d x = ( 1 − ∫ ϕ ∗ d x ) ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × F 0 d x = 0.
Step 2: The momentum defect.
Let
g : = ∂ t F ∗ + div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ ⊗ u ∗ − ρ ˉ u ˉ ⊗ u ˉ ) − Δ ( u ∗ − u ˉ ) . g := \partial_t F_* + \operatorname{div}(\rho_*u_* \otimes u_*-\bar{\rho}\bar{u}\otimes\bar{u})-\Delta(u_*-\bar{u}). g := ∂ t F ∗ + div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ ⊗ u ∗ − ρ ˉ u ˉ ⊗ u ˉ ) − Δ ( u ∗ − u ˉ ) .
It is smooth and supported in J 0 × U ′ J_0 \times U' J 0 × U ′ . Since Δ v = div ( ∇ v + ∇ v T ) \Delta v = \operatorname{div}(\nabla v+\nabla v^T) Δ v = div ( ∇ v + ∇ v T ) for divergence-free v v v , Lemma 3.6 gives
∫ g = ∂ t ∫ F ∗ = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × g = ∂ t ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × F ∗ = 0. \int g = \partial_t\int F_* = 0,\qquad
\int(x-x_0)\times g = \partial_t\int(x-x_0)\times F_* = 0. ∫ g = ∂ t ∫ F ∗ = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × g = ∂ t ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × F ∗ = 0.
Set
R ∗ : = R b + D ∗ , T ∗ : = S U ′ g , R_* := R^{\mathrm b}+D_*,\qquad T_* := S_{U'}g, R ∗ := R b + D ∗ , T ∗ := S U ′ g ,
with S U ′ S_{U'} S U ′ from Lemma 3.8. Then div R ∗ = f \operatorname{div}R_* = f div R ∗ = f , which is the continuity equation in (2.1). Also ρ ∗ u ∗ − R ∗ = ρ ˉ u ˉ + F ∗ \rho_*u_*-R_*=\bar{\rho}\bar{u}+F_* ρ ∗ u ∗ − R ∗ = ρ ˉ u ˉ + F ∗ , and the momentum equation for ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) (\bar{\rho},\bar{u},\bar{\Pi}) ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) gives
∂ t ( ρ ∗ u ∗ − R ∗ ) + div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ ⊗ u ∗ ) + ∇ Π ˉ − Δ u ∗ = g = div T ∗ . \partial_t(\rho_*u_*-R_*)+\operatorname{div}(\rho_*u_*\otimes u_*)+\nabla\bar{\Pi}-\Delta u_* = g = \operatorname{div}T_*. ∂ t ( ρ ∗ u ∗ − R ∗ ) + div ( ρ ∗ u ∗ ⊗ u ∗ ) + ∇ Π ˉ − Δ u ∗ = g = div T ∗ .
The fields R ∗ , T ∗ R_*,T_* R ∗ , T ∗ are supported in K ∗ : = J 0 × U ′ ⊂ Q K_*:=J_0\times U'\subset Q K ∗ := J 0 × U ′ ⊂ Q , and the prescribed fields agree with the reference solution outside this set.
From now on we fix Z ∗ Z_* Z ∗ and K ∗ K_* K ∗ as in Lemma 2.1, and a radius r 0 ∈ [ r B / 2 , r B ) r_0\in[r_B/2,r_B) r 0 ∈ [ r B /2 , r B ) with K ∗ ⊂ J × B ( x 0 , r 0 ) K_*\subset J\times B(x_0,r_0) K ∗ ⊂ J × B ( x 0 , r 0 ) . Constants called C ∗ C_* C ∗ may depend on Z ∗ Z_* Z ∗ .
The iteration
The iteration must do more than make the two defects vanish. It must also preserve a common compact support, a positive lower bound for the density, and strong convergence of the nonlinear terms. The next proposition records precisely these conclusions.
Proposition 2.1 (Iteration). Let Z ∗ Z_* Z ∗ and K ∗ K_* K ∗ be as in Lemma 2.1. For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , there are a compact set K ∞ ⊂ Q K_\infty\subset Q K ∞ ⊂ Q containing K ∗ K_* K ∗ and smooth solutions
Z n = ( ρ n , u n , Π n , R n , T n ) , n ≥ 0 , Z_n=(\rho_n,u_n,\Pi_n,R_n,T_n),\qquad n\geq0, Z n = ( ρ n , u n , Π n , R n , T n ) , n ≥ 0 , of (2.1) from Definition 2.1, with Z 0 = Z ∗ Z_0=Z_* Z 0 = Z ∗ . For every n n n , both Z n − Z ∗ Z_n-Z_* Z n − Z ∗ and ( R n , T n ) (R_n,T_n) ( R n , T n ) are supported in K ∞ K_\infty K ∞ .
The density and velocity increments satisfy
∥ ρ n + 1 − ρ n ∥ C t L p + ∥ u n + 1 − u n ∥ C t H s ≤ δ n , (6) \lVert\rho_{n+1}-\rho_n\rVert_{C_tL^p}+\lVert u_{n+1}-u_n\rVert_{C_tH^s}\leq\delta_n, \tag*{(6)} ∥ ρ n + 1 − ρ n ∥ C t L p + ∥ u n + 1 − u n ∥ C t H s ≤ δ n , (6) and the defects tend to zero according to
∥ ( R n , T n ) ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n 8 ( n ≥ 1 ) . (7) \lVert(R_n,T_n)\rVert_{C_tL^p}\leq\delta_n^8\qquad(n\geq1). \tag*{(7)} ∥( R n , T n ) ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n 8 ( n ≥ 1 ) . (7) The nonlinear quantities and pressure have summable increments: for n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 ,
∥ ρ n + 1 u n + 1 − ρ n u n ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ n + 1 u n + 1 ⊗ u n + 1 − ρ n u n ⊗ u n ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ Π n + 1 − Π n ∥ L t 1 L x ∞ ≤ δ n . (8) \begin{aligned}
&\lVert\rho_{n+1}u_{n+1}-\rho_nu_n\rVert_{C_tL^1}\\
&\quad+\lVert\rho_{n+1}u_{n+1}\otimes u_{n+1}-\rho_nu_n\otimes u_n\rVert_{C_tL^1}\\
&\quad+\lVert\Pi_{n+1}-\Pi_n\rVert_{L_t^1L_x^\infty}\leq\delta_n. \tag*{(8)}
\end{aligned} ∥ ρ n + 1 u n + 1 − ρ n u n ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ n + 1 u n + 1 ⊗ u n + 1 − ρ n u n ⊗ u n ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ Π n + 1 − Π n ∥ L t 1 L x ∞ ≤ δ n . (8) Finally, the density retains the pointwise lower bound
ρ n ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 . (9) \rho_n\geq\rho_*-\delta_0. \tag*{(9)} ρ n ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 . (9) The proposition is proved in Section 6, using the one-step Proposition 4.1.
Proof of Theorem 1.1
Proof of Theorem 1.1. Let Z ∗ Z_* Z ∗ be given by Lemma 2.1, and apply Proposition 2.1 with a a a so large that 2 δ 0 < min { δ , 1 2 min ρ ∗ } 2\delta_0 < \min\{\delta, \frac{1}{2}\min\rho_*\} 2 δ 0 < min { δ , 2 1 min ρ ∗ } . By (6) , ρ n → ρ \rho_n \to\rho ρ n → ρ in C t L p C_tL^p C t L p and u n → u u_n \to u u n → u in C t H s C_tH^s C t H s , with
∥ ρ − ρ ∗ ∥ C t L p + ∥ u − u ∗ ∥ C t H s ≤ ∑ n ≥ 0 δ n ≤ 2 δ 0 < δ . \|\rho-\rho_*\|_{C_tL^p}+\|u-u_*\|_{C_tH^s}\leq\sum_{n\geq0}\delta_n\leq2\delta_0<\delta. ∥ ρ − ρ ∗ ∥ C t L p + ∥ u − u ∗ ∥ C t H s ≤ n ≥ 0 ∑ δ n ≤ 2 δ 0 < δ .
By (9) , ρ ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 ≥ ρ ∗ − δ \rho\geq\rho_*-\delta_0\geq\rho_*-\delta ρ ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 ≥ ρ ∗ − δ ; in particular ρ n , ρ ≥ 3 4 min ρ ∗ \rho_n,\rho\geq\frac{3}{4}\min\rho_* ρ n , ρ ≥ 4 3 min ρ ∗ . The increments from Z 0 Z_0 Z 0 to Z 1 Z_1 Z 1 are finite by smoothness, and (8) makes all later increments summable. Hence ρ n u n \rho_nu_n ρ n u n and ρ n u n ⊗ u n \rho_nu_n\otimes u_n ρ n u n ⊗ u n converge in C t L 1 C_tL^1 C t L 1 to limits m m m and Φ \Phi Φ , and Π n → Π \Pi_n\to\Pi Π n → Π in L t , x 1 L^1_{t,x} L t , x 1 . By (7) , R n , T n → 0 R_n,T_n\to0 R n , T n → 0 in C t L 1 C_tL^1 C t L 1 .
Fix t t t . Along a subsequence, ρ n ( t ) → ρ ( t ) \rho_n(t)\to\rho(t) ρ n ( t ) → ρ ( t ) , u n ( t ) → u ( t ) u_n(t)\to u(t) u n ( t ) → u ( t ) , ρ n u n ( t ) → m ( t ) \rho_nu_n(t)\to m(t) ρ n u n ( t ) → m ( t ) and ρ n u n ⊗ u n ( t ) → Φ ( t ) \rho_nu_n\otimes u_n(t)\to\Phi(t) ρ n u n ⊗ u n ( t ) → Φ ( t ) almost everywhere. Hence m ( t ) = ρ u ( t ) m(t)=\rho u(t) m ( t ) = ρ u ( t ) and Φ ( t ) = ρ u ⊗ u ( t ) \Phi(t)=\rho u\otimes u(t) Φ ( t ) = ρ u ⊗ u ( t ) . Since t t t was arbitrary, ρ u ∈ C t L 1 \rho u\in C_tL^1 ρ u ∈ C t L 1 , ρ u ⊗ u ∈ C t L 1 \rho u\otimes u\in C_tL^1 ρ u ⊗ u ∈ C t L 1 , and the convergence holds in C t L 1 C_tL^1 C t L 1 .
For φ ∈ C c ∞ ( ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 ) \varphi\in C^\infty_c((0,1)\times\mathbb{T}^3) φ ∈ C c ∞ (( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 ) and ψ ∈ C c ∞ ( ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 ; R 3 ) \psi\in C^\infty_c((0,1)\times\mathbb{T}^3;\mathbb{R}^3) ψ ∈ C c ∞ (( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 ; R 3 ) , (5) gives
∬ ρ n ∂ t φ + ( ρ n u n − R n ) ⋅ ∇ φ d x d t = 0 , \iint\rho_n\partial_t\varphi+(\rho_nu_n-R_n)\cdot\nabla\varphi\,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}t=0, ∬ ρ n ∂ t φ + ( ρ n u n − R n ) ⋅ ∇ φ d x d t = 0 ,
∬ ( ρ n u n − R n ) ⋅ ∂ t ψ + ( ρ n u n ⊗ u n − T n ) : ∇ ψ + Π n div ψ + u n ⋅ Δ ψ d x d t = 0. \iint(\rho_nu_n-R_n)\cdot\partial_t\psi+(\rho_nu_n\otimes u_n-T_n):\nabla\psi+\Pi_n\operatorname{div}\psi+u_n\cdot\Delta\psi\,\mathrm{d}x\,\mathrm{d}t=0. ∬ ( ρ n u n − R n ) ⋅ ∂ t ψ + ( ρ n u n ⊗ u n − T n ) : ∇ ψ + Π n div ψ + u n ⋅ Δ ψ d x d t = 0.
All terms converge, so ( ρ , u , Π ) (\rho,u,\Pi) ( ρ , u , Π ) satisfies Definition 1.1. By the support property in Proposition 2.1 and Lemma 2.1, ( ρ n , u n , Π n ) = ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) (\rho_n,u_n,\Pi_n)=(\bar\rho,\bar u,\bar\Pi) ( ρ n , u n , Π n ) = ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) outside K ‾ ∞ \overline{K}_\infty K ∞ for every n n n ; hence the same holds for the limit. □ \square □
Proof of Corollary 1.1
Proof. We distinguish the solutions by a linear observable of the density. Choose t ∗ ∈ J t_*\in J t ∗ ∈ J , η 0 ∈ C ∞ ( J ; [ 0 , 1 ] ) \eta_0\in C^\infty(J;[0,1]) η 0 ∈ C ∞ ( J ; [ 0 , 1 ]) with η 0 ( t ∗ ) = 1 \eta_0(t_*)=1 η 0 ( t ∗ ) = 1 , and g ∈ C c ∞ ( B ) g\in C^\infty_c(B) g ∈ C c ∞ ( B ) with Δ g ≢ 0 \Delta g\not\equiv0 Δ g ≡ 0 . Put f = Δ g / ∥ Δ g ∥ ∞ f=\Delta g/\|\Delta g\|_\infty f = Δ g /∥Δ g ∥ ∞ . Then ∥ f ∥ ∞ = 1 \|f\|_\infty=1 ∥ f ∥ ∞ = 1 , and integration by parts gives ∫ f = 0 \int f=0 ∫ f = 0 and ∫ ( x − x 0 ) f = 0 \int(x-x_0)f=0 ∫ ( x − x 0 ) f = 0 . Let c f = ∥ f ∥ L 2 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) c_f=\|f\|_{L^2}\in(0,1) c f = ∥ f ∥ L 2 ∈ ( 0 , 1 ) and α j = 2 − j − 4 min { 1 , min ρ ˉ } \alpha_j=2^{-j-4}\min\{1,\min\bar\rho\} α j = 2 − j − 4 min { 1 , min ρ ˉ } for j ≥ 1 j\geq1 j ≥ 1 . The pairs
ρ ∗ , j = ρ ˉ + α j η 0 ( t ) f ( x ) , u ∗ , j = u ˉ \rho_{*,j}=\bar\rho+\alpha_j\eta_0(t)f(x),\qquad u_{*,j}=\bar u ρ ∗ , j = ρ ˉ + α j η 0 ( t ) f ( x ) , u ∗ , j = u ˉ
satisfy the hypotheses of Theorem 1.1. Apply it with δ j = α j c f / 4 \delta_j=\alpha_jc_f/4 δ j = α j c f /4 . Since the L 1 L^1 L 1 norm on T 3 \mathbb{T}^3 T 3 is bounded by the L p L^p L p norm,
∫ ( ρ j ( t ∗ ) − ρ ˉ ( t ∗ ) ) f d x ∈ [ α j c f − δ j , α j c f + δ j ] = α j c f [ 3 4 , 5 4 ] . \int(\rho_j(t_*)-\bar\rho(t_*))f\,\mathrm{d}x\in[\alpha_jc_f-\delta_j,\alpha_jc_f+\delta_j]=\alpha_jc_f\left[\frac{3}{4},\frac{5}{4}\right]. ∫ ( ρ j ( t ∗ ) − ρ ˉ ( t ∗ )) f d x ∈ [ α j c f − δ j , α j c f + δ j ] = α j c f [ 4 3 , 4 5 ] .
These intervals are pairwise disjoint because α j + 1 = α j / 2 \alpha_{j+1}=\alpha_j/2 α j + 1 = α j /2 , so the solutions are distinct. Moreover ρ j ≥ ρ ˉ − α j − δ j ≥ 1 2 min ρ ˉ \rho_j\geq\bar\rho-\alpha_j-\delta_j\geq\frac{1}{2}\min\bar\rho ρ j ≥ ρ ˉ − α j − δ j ≥ 2 1 min ρ ˉ and ∥ ρ j − ρ ˉ ∥ C t L p + ∥ u j − u ˉ ∥ C t H s ≤ α j + δ j → 0 \|\rho_j-\bar\rho\|_{C_tL^p}+\|u_j-\bar u\|_{C_tH^s}\leq\alpha_j+\delta_j\to0 ∥ ρ j − ρ ˉ ∥ C t L p + ∥ u j − u ˉ ∥ C t H s ≤ α j + δ j → 0 . For ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) = ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) (\bar\rho,\bar u,\bar\Pi)=(1,0,0) ( ρ ˉ , u ˉ , Π ˉ ) = ( 1 , 0 , 0 ) the observable is nonzero, so ρ j \rho_j ρ j is not constant, while ρ j − 1 \rho_j-1 ρ j − 1 , u j u_j u j and Π j \Pi_j Π j vanish outside a compact subset of Q Q Q . □ \square □
Preliminaries
We collect the inverse divergence estimates, the geometric lemma, and the stationary density profile used in the perturbation. The periodic operators give a gain in frequency; their localized versions preserve compact support under the appropriate moment conditions. Constants depend only on the fixed parameters and the quantities indicated in each statement.
Time cutoffs and calculus inequalities
We use three nested time cutoffs. The first supports the density weights, the second the velocity perturbation, and the third the stationary density correction. Their separation makes the last cutoff equal to one wherever the principal errors are present.
Lemma 3.1 (Time cutoffs). Let I = [ t − , t + ] ⊂ J ′ ⊂ ( 0 , 1 ) I=[t_-,t_+]\subset J'\subset(0,1) I = [ t − , t + ] ⊂ J ′ ⊂ ( 0 , 1 ) be intervals, J ′ J' J ′ open, and τ = dist ( I , ∂ J ′ ) \tau=\operatorname{dist}(I,\partial J') τ = dist ( I , ∂ J ′ ) . There are η , η u , η d ∈ C c ∞ ( J ′ ; [ 0 , 1 ] ) \eta,\eta_u,\eta_d\in C^\infty_c(J';[0,1]) η , η u , η d ∈ C c ∞ ( J ′ ; [ 0 , 1 ]) such that η = 1 \eta=1 η = 1 near I I I , η u = 1 \eta_u=1 η u = 1 near supp η \operatorname{supp}\eta supp η , and η d = 1 \eta_d=1 η d = 1 near supp η u \operatorname{supp}\eta_u supp η u . For every integer j ≥ 0 j\geq0 j ≥ 0 ,
∥ η ∥ C j + ∥ η u ∥ C j + ∥ η d ∥ C j ≤ C j τ − j , \|\eta\|_{C^j}+\|\eta_u\|_{C^j}+\|\eta_d\|_{C^j}\leq C_j\tau^{-j}, ∥ η ∥ C j + ∥ η u ∥ C j + ∥ η d ∥ C j ≤ C j τ − j , ∥ η d ′ ∥ ≤ C N τ − 1 η d 1 − 1 / ( 16 N ) . \|\eta_d'\| \leq C_N\tau^{-1}\eta_d^{1-1/(16N)}. ∥ η d ′ ∥ ≤ C N τ − 1 η d 1 − 1/ ( 16 N ) . The proof is given in Appendix A.
Lemma 3.2 (Calculus inequalities). Let j ≥ 0 j \ge0 j ≥ 0 be an integer. For smooth scalar functions f , g f,g f , g on [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 [0,1]\times\mathbb{T}^3 [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 ,
∥ f g ∥ C t , x j ≤ 2 j ∥ f ∥ C t , x j ∥ g ∥ C t , x j . \|fg\|_{C^j_{t,x}} \le2^j\|f\|_{C^j_{t,x}}\|g\|_{C^j_{t,x}}. ∥ f g ∥ C t , x j ≤ 2 j ∥ f ∥ C t , x j ∥ g ∥ C t , x j . Let K ⊂ R m \mathcal{K}\subset\mathbb{R}^m K ⊂ R m be compact, let Γ \Gamma Γ be a smooth scalar function on a neighbourhood of K \mathcal{K} K , and let v : [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 → K v:[0,1]\times\mathbb{T}^3\to\mathcal{K} v : [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 → K be smooth. Then
∥ Γ ∘ v ∥ C t , x j ≤ C ( j , m , ∥ Γ ∥ C j ( K ) ) ( 1 + ∥ v ∥ C t , x j ) j . \|\Gamma\circ v\|_{C^j_{t,x}}\le C(j,m,\|\Gamma\|_{C^j(\mathcal{K})})(1+\|v\|_{C^j_{t,x}})^j. ∥Γ ∘ v ∥ C t , x j ≤ C ( j , m , ∥Γ ∥ C j ( K ) ) ( 1 + ∥ v ∥ C t , x j ) j . If Γ \Gamma Γ is smooth on all of R m \mathbb{R}^m R m and all its derivatives of order 1 , … , j 1,\ldots,j 1 , … , j are bounded, the same bound holds for the derivatives of order 1 , … , j 1,\ldots,j 1 , … , j of Γ ∘ v \Gamma\circ v Γ ∘ v , with ∥ Γ ∥ C j ( K ) \|\Gamma\|_{C^j(\mathcal{K})} ∥Γ ∥ C j ( K ) replaced by max 1 ≤ l ≤ j ∥ ∇ l Γ ∥ L ∞ ( R m ) \max_{1\le l\le j}\|\nabla^l\Gamma\|_{L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^m)} max 1 ≤ l ≤ j ∥ ∇ l Γ ∥ L ∞ ( R m ) . The estimates apply componentwise to vector and matrix fields.
The proof is given in Appendix A.
Periodic operators
The periodic operators give a gain in frequency on mean-zero profiles. We later localize them with a cutoff and a Bogovskii corrector.
Lemma 3.3 (Periodic antidivergence operators). For f ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ) f\in C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^3) f ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ) and F ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ; R 3 ) F\in C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^3;\mathbb{R}^3) F ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ; R 3 ) define
R 0 f = ∇ Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 f , R F = ∇ Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 F + ( ∇ Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 F ) T − ∇ 2 Δ − 2 div F . (10) \mathcal{R}_0f=\nabla\Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}f,\qquad
\mathcal{R}F=\nabla\Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}F+\left(\nabla\Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}F\right)^T-\nabla^2\Delta^{-2}\operatorname{div}F. \tag*{(10)} R 0 f = ∇ Δ − 1 P = 0 f , R F = ∇ Δ − 1 P = 0 F + ( ∇ Δ − 1 P = 0 F ) T − ∇ 2 Δ − 2 div F . (10) Then div R 0 f = P ≠ 0 f \operatorname{div}\mathcal{R}_0f=\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}f div R 0 f = P = 0 f , R F \mathcal{R}F R F is symmetric, and div R F = P ≠ 0 F + ∇ Δ − 1 div F − ∇ Δ − 1 div F = P ≠ 0 F \operatorname{div}\mathcal{R}F=\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}F+\nabla\Delta^{-1}\operatorname{div}F-\nabla\Delta^{-1}\operatorname{div}F=\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}F div R F = P = 0 F + ∇ Δ − 1 div F − ∇ Δ − 1 div F = P = 0 F .
Let G ∈ D ′ ( T 3 ) G\in\mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{T}^3) G ∈ D ′ ( T 3 ) be the mean-zero solution of Δ G = δ 0 − 1 \Delta G=\delta_0-1 Δ G = δ 0 − 1 , where δ 0 \delta_0 δ 0 is the Dirac mass at the origin, and let G 2 = G ∗ G G_2=G*G G 2 = G ∗ G . These periodic distributions are smooth away from the origin. For every multi-index α \alpha α and z ∈ [ − 1 2 , 1 2 ] 3 ∖ { 0 } z\in[-\frac12,\frac12]^3\setminus\{0\} z ∈ [ − 2 1 , 2 1 ] 3 ∖ { 0 } ,
∣ ∂ α G ( z ) ∣ ≤ C α ( 1 + ∣ z ∣ − 1 − ∣ α ∣ ) , |\partial^\alpha G(z)|\le C_\alpha(1+|z|^{-1-|\alpha|}), ∣ ∂ α G ( z ) ∣ ≤ C α ( 1 + ∣ z ∣ − 1 − ∣ α ∣ ) , ∣ ∂ α G 2 ( z ) ∣ ≤ C α ( 1 + ∣ z ∣ 1 − ∣ α ∣ ) . |\partial^\alpha G_2(z)|\le C_\alpha(1+|z|^{1-|\alpha|}). ∣ ∂ α G 2 ( z ) ∣ ≤ C α ( 1 + ∣ z ∣ 1 − ∣ α ∣ ) . In particular, R 0 \mathcal{R}_0 R 0 , R \mathcal{R} R and Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 \Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0} Δ − 1 P = 0 have zero-mean convolution kernels K K K satisfying, for every integer j ≥ 0 j\ge0 j ≥ 0 ,
∣ ∇ j K ( z ) ∣ ≤ C j ( 1 + dist ( z , 0 ) − 2 − j ) . (11) |\nabla^jK(z)|\le C_j(1+\operatorname{dist}(z,0)^{-2-j}). \tag*{(11)} ∣ ∇ j K ( z ) ∣ ≤ C j ( 1 + dist ( z , 0 ) − 2 − j ) . (11) They are bounded on L q L^q L q for 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ 1\le q\le\infty 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ and on C t , x j C^j_{t,x} C t , x j , and they commute with derivatives and translations. For every integer λ ≥ 1 \lambda\ge1 λ ≥ 1 , the scaling identities are
L [ g ( λ ⋅ ) ] = λ − 1 ( L g ) ( λ ⋅ ) , L ∈ { R 0 , R } , \mathcal{L}[g(\lambda\cdot)]=\lambda^{-1}(\mathcal{L}g)(\lambda\cdot),\qquad\mathcal{L}\in\{\mathcal{R}_0,\mathcal{R}\}, L [ g ( λ ⋅ )] = λ − 1 ( L g ) ( λ ⋅ ) , L ∈ { R 0 , R } , Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 [ g ( λ ⋅ ) ] = λ − 2 ( Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 g ) ( λ ⋅ ) . (12) \Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}[g(\lambda\cdot)]=\lambda^{-2}(\Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}g)(\lambda\cdot). \tag*{(12)} Δ − 1 P = 0 [ g ( λ ⋅ )] = λ − 2 ( Δ − 1 P = 0 g ) ( λ ⋅ ) . (12) Finally,
∥ Δ − 2 ∂ α P ≠ 0 g ∥ L 1 ≤ C α ∥ g ∥ L 1 if ∣ α ∣ ≤ 3. (13) \|\Delta^{-2}\partial^\alpha\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}g\|_{L^1}\le C_\alpha\|g\|_{L^1}\qquad\text{if }|\alpha|\le3. \tag*{(13)} ∥ Δ − 2 ∂ α P = 0 g ∥ L 1 ≤ C α ∥ g ∥ L 1 if ∣ α ∣ ≤ 3. (13) The kernel estimates and their consequences are proved in Appendix A.
Lemma 3.4 (Products with fast periodic functions). Let λ ∈ N \lambda\in\mathbb{N} λ ∈ N , f ∈ C 1 ( T 3 ) f\in C^1(\mathbb{T}^3) f ∈ C 1 ( T 3 ) , and g ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ) g\in C^\infty(\mathbb{T}^3) g ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ) . For 1 ≤ q < ∞ 1\le q<\infty 1 ≤ q < ∞ ,
∥ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ∥ L q ≤ ∥ g ∥ L q ( ∥ f ∥ L q + 3 λ − 1 ∥ ∇ f ∥ ∞ ) . (14) \|fg(\lambda\cdot)\|_{L^q}\le\|g\|_{L^q}\left(\|f\|_{L^q}+\sqrt{3}\lambda^{-1}\|\nabla f\|_\infty\right). \tag*{(14)} ∥ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ∥ L q ≤ ∥ g ∥ L q ( ∥ f ∥ L q + 3 λ − 1 ∥∇ f ∥ ∞ ) . (14) If ∫ f g = 0 \int fg=0 ∫ f g = 0 , then
∣ ∫ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ∣ ≤ 3 λ − 1 ∥ ∇ f ∥ ∞ ∥ g ∥ L 1 . (15) \left|\int fg(\lambda\cdot)\right|\le\sqrt{3}\lambda^{-1}\|\nabla f\|_\infty\|g\|_{L^1}. \tag*{(15)} ∫ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ≤ 3 λ − 1 ∥∇ f ∥ ∞ ∥ g ∥ L 1 . (15) Let K 0 ( z ) = 1 + dist ( z , 0 ) − 2 K_0(z)=1+\operatorname{dist}(z,0)^{-2} K 0 ( z ) = 1 + dist ( z , 0 ) − 2 . If ∫ f g = 0 \int fg=0 ∫ f g = 0 and L \mathcal{L} L is one of the operators of Lemma 3.3, then pointwise
∣ L [ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ] − f L [ g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ∣ ( x ) ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 ( K 0 ∗ ∣ ( R 0 g ) ( λ ⋅ ) ∣ ) ( x ) . (16) |\mathcal{L}[fg(\lambda\cdot)]-f\mathcal{L}[g(\lambda\cdot)]|(x)
\le C\lambda^{-1}\|f\|_{C^1}\left(K_0*|(\mathcal{R}_0g)(\lambda\cdot)|\right)(x). \tag*{(16)} ∣ L [ f g ( λ ⋅ )] − f L [ g ( λ ⋅ )] ∣ ( x ) ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 ( K 0 ∗ ∣ ( R 0 g ) ( λ ⋅ ) ∣ ) ( x ) . (16) Consequently,
∥ L [ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ∥ L 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 ∥ g ∥ L 1 . (17) \|\mathcal{L}[fg(\lambda\cdot)]\|_{L^1}\le C\lambda^{-1}\|f\|_{C^1}\|g\|_{L^1}. \tag*{(17)} ∥ L [ f g ( λ ⋅ )] ∥ L 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 ∥ g ∥ L 1 . (17) All bounds are uniform under translations of g g g and hold componentwise for vector or matrix arguments in the domain of L \mathcal{L} L .
Proof. The first two estimates follow by averaging over the periodic cells. Divide T 3 \mathbb{T}^{3} T 3 into λ 3 \lambda^{3} λ 3 cubes Q i Q_i Q i of side 1 / λ 1/\lambda 1/ λ , and choose x i ∈ Q i x_i \in Q_i x i ∈ Q i minimizing ∣ f ∣ |f| ∣ f ∣ . On each cube,
∣ f ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∣ f ( x i ) ∣ + 3 λ − 1 ∥ ∇ f ∥ ∞ . |f(x)| \le|f(x_i)|+\sqrt{3}\lambda^{-1}\|\nabla f\|_{\infty}. ∣ f ( x ) ∣ ≤ ∣ f ( x i ) ∣ + 3 λ − 1 ∥∇ f ∥ ∞ .
while periodicity gives
∫ Q i ∣ g ( λ x ) ∣ q d x = λ − 3 ∥ g ∥ L q q . \int_{Q_i}|g(\lambda x)|^{q}\,dx=\lambda^{-3}\|g\|_{L^{q}}^{q}. ∫ Q i ∣ g ( λ x ) ∣ q d x = λ − 3 ∥ g ∥ L q q .
Minkowski’s inequality in ℓ q \ell^{q} ℓ q , together with λ − 3 ∣ f ( x i ) ∣ q ≤ ∫ Q i ∣ f ∣ q \lambda^{-3}|f(x_i)|^{q}\le\int_{Q_i}|f|^{q} λ − 3 ∣ f ( x i ) ∣ q ≤ ∫ Q i ∣ f ∣ q , proves (14) . When g g g has zero mean, its integral against the constant f ( x i ) f(x_i) f ( x i ) vanishes on each cube. Subtracting this constant and using the same oscillation bound proves (15) .
For the commutator, let K K K be the kernel of L \mathcal{L} L . By (10) and f g = 0 f g=0 f g = 0 , div R 0 g = g \operatorname{div}\mathcal{R}_{0}g=g div R 0 g = g , so
g ( λ y ) = λ − 1 div y [ ( R 0 g ) ( λ y ) ] . g(\lambda y)=\lambda^{-1}\operatorname{div}_{y}[(\mathcal{R}_{0}g)(\lambda y)]. g ( λ y ) = λ − 1 div y [( R 0 g ) ( λ y )] .
An integration by parts therefore yields
L [ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ( x ) − f ( x ) L [ g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ( x ) = − λ − 1 ∫ ∇ y [ K ( x − y ) ( f ( y ) − f ( x ) ) ] ⋅ ( R 0 g ) ( λ y ) d y . \mathcal{L}[fg(\lambda\cdot)](x)-f(x)\mathcal{L}[g(\lambda\cdot)](x)
=-\lambda^{-1}\int\nabla_{y}[K(x-y)(f(y)-f(x))]\cdot(\mathcal{R}_{0}g)(\lambda y)\,dy. L [ f g ( λ ⋅ )] ( x ) − f ( x ) L [ g ( λ ⋅ )] ( x ) = − λ − 1 ∫ ∇ y [ K ( x − y ) ( f ( y ) − f ( x ))] ⋅ ( R 0 g ) ( λ y ) d y .
To justify this identity, first integrate outside B ( x , h ) B(x,h) B ( x , h ) . The boundary term is bounded by
C h 2 h − 2 h ∥ f ∥ C 1 ∥ R 0 g ∥ ∞ , Ch^{2}h^{-2}h\|f\|_{C^{1}}\|\mathcal{R}_{0}g\|_{\infty}, C h 2 h − 2 h ∥ f ∥ C 1 ∥ R 0 g ∥ ∞ ,
which tends to zero. By (11) ,
∣ ∇ y [ K ( x − y ) ( f ( y ) − f ( x ) ) ] ∣ ≤ C ∥ f ∥ C 1 K 0 ( x − y ) . |\nabla_{y}[K(x-y)(f(y)-f(x))]|\le C\|f\|_{C^{1}}K_{0}(x-y). ∣ ∇ y [ K ( x − y ) ( f ( y ) − f ( x ))] ∣ ≤ C ∥ f ∥ C 1 K 0 ( x − y ) .
This proves (16) . Its right side has L 1 L^{1} L 1 norm at most C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 ∥ g ∥ L 1 C\lambda^{-1}\|f\|_{C^{1}}\|g\|_{L^{1}} C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 ∥ g ∥ L 1 , because K 0 K_{0} K 0 is integrable and R 0 \mathcal{R}_{0} R 0 is bounded on L 1 L^{1} L 1 by Lemma 3.3 . The remaining term has the same bound by (12) , proving (17) .
The far field
Localization errors are evaluated away from the support of their source. There the kernel is smooth, and repeated integration by parts gives arbitrarily large gains in the frequency. The resulting bound uses an integral norm of the profile and therefore does not lose a power of its concentration.
Lemma 3.5 (Far field of oscillatory antidivergences). Let L \mathcal{L} L be one of the operators of Lemma 3.3 , let g ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ) g\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{T}^{3}) g ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ) have zero mean, and let f f f be a smooth scalar or vector field in the domain of L \mathcal{L} L . Let λ ∈ N \lambda\in\mathbb{N} λ ∈ N and 0 < d < 1 / 4 0<d<1/4 0 < d < 1/4 . If dist ( x , supp f ) ≥ d \operatorname{dist}(x,\operatorname{supp}f)\ge d dist ( x , supp f ) ≥ d , then for every integer m ≥ 0 m\ge0 m ≥ 0 ,
∣ ∇ m L [ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C m d − ( m + 6 ) λ − 4 ∥ f ∥ C 4 ∥ Δ − 2 g ∥ L 1 , |\nabla^{m}\mathcal{L}[fg(\lambda\cdot)](x)|\le C_{m}d^{-(m+6)}\lambda^{-4}\|f\|_{C^{4}}\|\Delta^{-2}g\|_{L^{1}}, ∣ ∇ m L [ f g ( λ ⋅ )] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C m d − ( m + 6 ) λ − 4 ∥ f ∥ C 4 ∥ Δ − 2 g ∥ L 1 , uniformly under translations of g g g . For a unit vector e e e and 0 ≤ j ≤ 3 0\le j\le3 0 ≤ j ≤ 3 , ∥ Δ − 2 ( e ⋅ ∇ ) j g ∥ L 1 ≤ C ∥ g ∥ L 1 \|\Delta^{-2}(e\cdot\nabla)^{j}g\|_{L^{1}}\le C\|g\|_{L^{1}} ∥ Δ − 2 ( e ⋅ ∇ ) j g ∥ L 1 ≤ C ∥ g ∥ L 1 by (13) from Lemma 3.3 .
If f = f ( t , x ) f=f(t,x) f = f ( t , x ) is smooth, then for 0 ≤ j ≤ 3 0\le j\le3 0 ≤ j ≤ 3 ,
∂ t j [ f g ( λ x − λ ω t e ) ] = ∑ i = 0 j ( j i ) ( ∂ t j − i f ) ( − λ ω ) i ( ( e ⋅ ∇ ) i g ) ( λ x − λ ω t e ) . \partial_{t}^{j}[fg(\lambda x-\lambda\omega t e)]=\sum_{i=0}^{j}\binom{j}{i}(\partial_{t}^{j-i}f)(-\lambda\omega)^{i}((e\cdot\nabla)^{i}g)(\lambda x-\lambda\omega t e). ∂ t j [ f g ( λ x − λω t e )] = i = 0 ∑ j ( i j ) ( ∂ t j − i f ) ( − λω ) i (( e ⋅ ∇ ) i g ) ( λ x − λω t e ) . Each differentiated profile satisfies the preceding integral bound, uniformly under translations.
Proof. Since g g g has zero mean,
g ( λ y ) = λ − 4 Δ y 2 [ ( Δ − 2 g ) ( λ y ) ] . g(\lambda y)=\lambda^{-4}\Delta_{y}^{2}[(\Delta^{-2}g)(\lambda y)]. g ( λ y ) = λ − 4 Δ y 2 [( Δ − 2 g ) ( λ y )] .
Let K K K be the kernel of L \mathcal{L} L . Since f f f vanishes on B ( x , d ) B(x,d) B ( x , d ) , the function y ↦ ∇ m K ( x − y ) f ( y ) y\mapsto\nabla^{m}K(x-y)f(y) y ↦ ∇ m K ( x − y ) f ( y ) is smooth. Four integrations by parts give
∇ m L [ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ( x ) = λ − 4 ∫ Δ y 2 [ ∇ m K ( x − y ) f ( y ) ] ( Δ − 2 g ) ( λ y ) d y . \nabla^{m}\mathcal{L}[fg(\lambda\cdot)](x)=\lambda^{-4}\int\Delta_{y}^{2}[\nabla^{m}K(x-y)f(y)](\Delta^{-2}g)(\lambda y)\,dy. ∇ m L [ f g ( λ ⋅ )] ( x ) = λ − 4 ∫ Δ y 2 [ ∇ m K ( x − y ) f ( y )] ( Δ − 2 g ) ( λ y ) d y .
By (11) , the bracket is bounded by C d − ( m + 6 ) ∥ f ∥ C 4 Cd^{-(m+6)}\|f\|_{C^{4}} C d − ( m + 6 ) ∥ f ∥ C 4 . Integer periodic scaling preserves the L 1 L^{1} L 1 norm of Δ − 2 g \Delta^{-2}g Δ − 2 g , which proves the estimate. The time-derivative formula is the chain rule. Each time derivative costs a factor λ ω \lambda\omega λω or a derivative of f f f , with no loss in concentration.
Compactly supported antidivergences
Throughout this subsection U = B ( x 0 , r U ) U = B(x_0,r_U) U = B ( x 0 , r U ) with 0 < r U ≤ r B < 1 / 4 0 < r_U \le r_B < 1/4 0 < r U ≤ r B < 1/4 ; we identify U U U with a Euclidean ball. Constants depend only on r B r_B r B and a lower bound for r U r_U r U . In Lemma 2.1 the radius is r ′ r' r ′ ; in all later applications r U ≥ r 0 ≥ r B / 2 r_U \ge r_0 \ge r_B/2 r U ≥ r 0 ≥ r B /2 , where r 0 r_0 r 0 is the radius fixed after Lemma 2.1, so the constants depend only on r B r_B r B .
The range of a compactly supported divergence is constrained by integration by parts. For a symmetric matrix field, symmetry also forces the angular momentum of its divergence to vanish. These are exactly the compatibility conditions used in the construction below.
Lemma 3.6 (Moment identities). Let F , a ∈ C c 1 ( U ; R 3 ) F,a \in C^1_c(U;\mathbb{R}^3) F , a ∈ C c 1 ( U ; R 3 ) , q ∈ C c 1 ( U ) q \in C^1_c(U) q ∈ C c 1 ( U ) and M ∈ C c 1 ( U ; Sym 3 ) M \in C^1_c(U;\operatorname{Sym}_3) M ∈ C c 1 ( U ; Sym 3 ) . Then
∫ F = − ∫ ( x − x 0 ) div F , ∫ ∇ q = ∫ div M = ∫ curl a = 0 , \int F=-\int(x-x_0)\operatorname{div}F,\qquad\int\nabla q=\int\operatorname{div}M=\int\operatorname{curl}a=0, ∫ F = − ∫ ( x − x 0 ) div F , ∫ ∇ q = ∫ div M = ∫ curl a = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × ∇ q = ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × div M = 0 , \int(x-x_0)\times\nabla q=\int(x-x_0)\times\operatorname{div}M=0, ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × ∇ q = ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × div M = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × curl a = 2 ∫ a . \int(x-x_0)\times\operatorname{curl}a=2\int a. ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × curl a = 2 ∫ a . Moreover Δ v = div ( ∇ v + ∇ v T ) \Delta v=\operatorname{div}(\nabla v+\nabla v^{T}) Δ v = div ( ∇ v + ∇ v T ) for every divergence-free v ∈ C 2 v\in C^2 v ∈ C 2 .
Proof. All identities follow by integration by parts. In particular, symmetry gives
∫ [ ( x − x 0 ) × div M ] l = ∫ ε l a b ( x − x 0 ) a ∂ j M b j = − ε l a b ∫ M b a = 0. \begin{aligned}
\int[(x-x_0)\times\operatorname{div}M]_l=\int\varepsilon_{lab}(x-x_0)_a\partial_jM_{bj} \\
&=-\varepsilon_{lab}\int M_{ba}=0.
\end{aligned} ∫ [( x − x 0 ) × div M ] l = ∫ ε l ab ( x − x 0 ) a ∂ j M bj = − ε l ab ∫ M ba = 0.
The gradient case follows from ∇ q = div ( q I d ) \nabla q=\operatorname{div}(q\,\mathrm{Id}) ∇ q = div ( q Id ) . For the curl,
∫ [ ( x − x 0 ) × curl a ] l = − ε l a b ε b a d ∫ a d = 2 ∫ a l , \int[(x-x_0)\times\operatorname{curl}a]_l=-\varepsilon_{lab}\varepsilon_{bad}\int a_d=2\int a_l, ∫ [( x − x 0 ) × curl a ] l = − ε l ab ε ba d ∫ a d = 2 ∫ a l ,
using ε l a b ε b a d = − 2 δ l d \varepsilon_{lab}\varepsilon_{bad}=-2\delta_{ld} ε l ab ε ba d = − 2 δ l d .
Lemma 3.7 (Bogovskii operator). There is a linear operator
B U : { h ∈ C c ∞ ( U ) : ∫ h = 0 } ⟶ C c ∞ ( U ; R 3 ) B_U:\left\{h\in C^\infty_c(U):\int h=0\right\}\longrightarrow C^\infty_c(U;\mathbb{R}^3) B U : { h ∈ C c ∞ ( U ) : ∫ h = 0 } ⟶ C c ∞ ( U ; R 3 ) such that
div B U h = h , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × B U h = 0 , \operatorname{div}B_Uh=h,\qquad\int(x-x_0)\times B_Uh=0, div B U h = h , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × B U h = 0 , ∥ B U h ∥ C k ≤ C k ∥ h ∥ C k ( k ≥ 0 ) . \lVert B_Uh\rVert_{C^k}\le C_k\lVert h\rVert_{C^k}\qquad(k\ge0). ∥ B U h ∥ C k ≤ C k ∥ h ∥ C k ( k ≥ 0 ) . It preserves smooth dependence on time and commutes with time derivatives.
Proof. Let b U ( x ) = r U − 3 b 1 ( ( x − x 0 ) / r U ) b_U(x)=r_U^{-3}b_1((x-x_0)/r_U) b U ( x ) = r U − 3 b 1 (( x − x 0 ) / r U ) , where b 1 ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1 / 2 ) ) b_1\in C^\infty_c(B(0,1/2)) b 1 ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1/2 )) is fixed and radial, with ∫ b 1 = 1 \int b_1=1 ∫ b 1 = 1 . The ball U U U is star-shaped with respect to every point of B ( x 0 , r U / 2 ) ⊃ supp b U B(x_0,r_U/2)\supset\operatorname{supp}b_U B ( x 0 , r U /2 ) ⊃ supp b U . Bogovskii’s operator [4 ] (see also [22 Section III.3] ) is
B U h ( x ) = ∫ U h ( y ) x − y ∣ x − y ∣ 3 ∫ ∣ x − y ∣ ∞ b U ( y + r x − y ∣ x − y ∣ ) r 2 d r d y . B_Uh(x)=\int_U h(y)\frac{x-y}{|x-y|^3}\int_{|x-y|}^{\infty}b_U\left(y+r\frac{x-y}{|x-y|}\right)r^2\,dr\,dy. B U h ( x ) = ∫ U h ( y ) ∣ x − y ∣ 3 x − y ∫ ∣ x − y ∣ ∞ b U ( y + r ∣ x − y ∣ x − y ) r 2 d r d y .
For h ∈ C c ∞ ( U ) h\in C^\infty_c(U) h ∈ C c ∞ ( U ) with ∫ h = 0 \int h=0 ∫ h = 0 it satisfies B U h ∈ C c ∞ ( U ) B_Uh\in C^\infty_c(U) B U h ∈ C c ∞ ( U ) and div B U h = h \operatorname{div}B_Uh=h div B U h = h [4 ] , [22 Section III.3] . The support property is also seen directly: B U h ( x ) ≠ 0 B_Uh(x)\ne0 B U h ( x ) = 0 only if x x x lies on a segment from a point of supp h \operatorname{supp}h supp h to a point of supp b U \operatorname{supp}b_U supp b U , and the union of these segments is a compact subset of U U U .
To compute the angular momentum, write the inner integral using r ≥ 1 r\ge1 r ≥ 1 and substitute z = y + r ( x − y ) z=y+r(x-y) z = y + r ( x − y ) . Since ∫ 1 ∞ r − 2 d r = 1 \int_1^\infty r^{-2}\,dr=1 ∫ 1 ∞ r − 2 d r = 1 , this gives
∫ ( x − x 0 ) × B U h = ( ∫ ( y − x 0 ) h ( y ) d y ) × ( ∫ ( z − x 0 ) b U ( z ) d z ) = 0. \int(x-x_0)\times B_Uh=\left(\int(y-x_0)h(y)\,dy\right)\times\left(\int(z-x_0)b_U(z)\,dz\right)=0. ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × B U h = ( ∫ ( y − x 0 ) h ( y ) d y ) × ( ∫ ( z − x 0 ) b U ( z ) d z ) = 0.
The last equality follows from the radial symmetry of b U b_U b U .
For the C k C^k C k bound substitute y = x − z y=x-z y = x − z :
B U h ( x ) = ∫ h ( x − z ) K U ( x , z ) d z , K U ( x , z ) = z ∣ z ∣ 3 ∫ ∣ z ∣ 2 r U b U ( x − z + r z ∣ z ∣ ) r 2 d r , B_Uh(x)=\int h(x-z)K_U(x,z)\,dz,\qquad K_U(x,z)=\frac{z}{|z|^3}\int_{|z|}^{2r_U}b_U\left(x-z+r\frac{z}{|z|}\right)r^2\,dr, B U h ( x ) = ∫ h ( x − z ) K U ( x , z ) d z , K U ( x , z ) = ∣ z ∣ 3 z ∫ ∣ z ∣ 2 r U b U ( x − z + r ∣ z ∣ z ) r 2 d r ,
where we used that the integrand vanishes for r > 2 r U r > 2r_U r > 2 r U when x − z ∈ U x-z \in U x − z ∈ U . Derivatives in x x x fall on h h h or on b U b_U b U , and ∣ ∂ x α K U ( x , z ) ∣ ≤ C α ∥ b U ∥ C ∣ α ∣ r U 3 ∣ z ∣ − 2 |\partial_x^\alpha K_U(x,z)| \le C_\alpha\|b_U\|_{C^{|\alpha|}}r_U^3|z|^{-2} ∣ ∂ x α K U ( x , z ) ∣ ≤ C α ∥ b U ∥ C ∣ α ∣ r U 3 ∣ z ∣ − 2 . Since ∣ z ∣ − 2 |z|^{-2} ∣ z ∣ − 2 is integrable on B ( 0 , 2 r U ) B(0,2r_U) B ( 0 , 2 r U ) , differentiation under the integral gives ∣ ∂ α B U h ( x ) ∣ ≤ C α ∥ h ∥ C ∣ α ∣ |\partial^\alpha B_Uh(x)| \le C_\alpha\|h\|_{C^{|\alpha|}} ∣ ∂ α B U h ( x ) ∣ ≤ C α ∥ h ∥ C ∣ α ∣ , with C α C_\alpha C α depending only on b 1 b_1 b 1 , α \alpha α and bounds for r U , r U − 1 r_U,r_U^{-1} r U , r U − 1 . The kernel does not depend on t t t , which gives the last statement.
Lemma 3.8 (Compactly supported symmetric antidivergence). There is a linear operator S U S_U S U such that, for every f ∈ C c ∞ ( U ; R 3 ) f \in C^\infty_c(U;\mathbb{R}^3) f ∈ C c ∞ ( U ; R 3 ) satisfying
∫ f = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × f = 0 , \int f = 0,\qquad\int(x-x_0)\times f = 0, ∫ f = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × f = 0 , the field S U f S_Uf S U f belongs to C c ∞ ( U ; Sym 3 ) C^\infty_c(U;\operatorname{Sym}_3) C c ∞ ( U ; Sym 3 ) and obeys
div S U f = f , ∥ S U f ∥ C k ≤ C k ∥ f ∥ C k + 1 ( k ≥ 0 ) . \operatorname{div} S_Uf=f,\qquad\|S_Uf\|_{C^k}\le C_k\|f\|_{C^{k+1}}\quad(k\ge0). div S U f = f , ∥ S U f ∥ C k ≤ C k ∥ f ∥ C k + 1 ( k ≥ 0 ) . The operator commutes with ∂ t \partial_t ∂ t .
Proof. Since ∫ f i = 0 \int f_i=0 ∫ f i = 0 , put M i j ( x ) = ( B U f i ) j ( x ) M_{ij}(x)=(B_Uf_i)_j(x) M ij ( x ) = ( B U f i ) j ( x ) , so that ∂ j M i j = f i \partial_jM_{ij}=f_i ∂ j M ij = f i . Split M = M s + A M=M^{\mathrm{s}}+A M = M s + A into symmetric and antisymmetric parts, and let n k = 1 2 ε k i j A i j n_k=\frac{1}{2}\varepsilon_{kij}A_{ij} n k = 2 1 ε k ij A ij . Then A i j = ε i j k n k A_{ij}=\varepsilon_{ijk}n_k A ij = ε ij k n k and div A = curl n \operatorname{div}A=\operatorname{curl}n div A = curl n . By Lemma 3.6,
0 = ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × f = ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × curl n = 2 ∫ n . 0=\int(x-x_0)\times f=\int(x-x_0)\times\operatorname{curl}n=2\int n. 0 = ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × f = ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × curl n = 2 ∫ n .
Let Y Y Y be the matrix with rows Y l ⋅ = B U n l Y_{l\cdot}=B_Un_l Y l ⋅ = B U n l , so that ∂ j Y l j = n l \partial_jY_{lj}=n_l ∂ j Y l j = n l , and define
( S U f ) i j = M i j s + ε i k l ∂ k Y l j + ε j k l ∂ k Y l i . (S_Uf)_{ij}=M^{\mathrm{s}}_{ij}+\varepsilon_{ikl}\partial_kY_{lj}+\varepsilon_{jkl}\partial_kY_{li}. ( S U f ) ij = M ij s + ε ik l ∂ k Y l j + ε j k l ∂ k Y l i .
This field is symmetric and satisfies div S U f = f − curl n + curl n = f \operatorname{div}S_Uf=f-\operatorname{curl}n+\operatorname{curl}n=f div S U f = f − curl n + curl n = f . Lemma 3.7 gives
∥ S U f ∥ C k ≤ C ( ∥ M ∥ C k + ∥ Y ∥ C k + 1 ) ≤ C ∥ f ∥ C k + 1 . \|S_Uf\|_{C^k}\le C(\|M\|_{C^k}+\|Y\|_{C^{k+1}})\le C\|f\|_{C^{k+1}}. ∥ S U f ∥ C k ≤ C ( ∥ M ∥ C k + ∥ Y ∥ C k + 1 ) ≤ C ∥ f ∥ C k + 1 .
Directions and lines
To cancel the symmetric defect with nonnegative weights, we need a positive decomposition into rank-one matrices. The following explicit formula uses the two diagonals in each coordinate plane.
Lemma 3.9 (Geometric lemma). For 1 ≤ i < j ≤ 3 1\le i<j\le3 1 ≤ i < j ≤ 3 , set ξ i j ± = ( e i ± e j ) / 2 \xi^\pm_{ij}=(e_i\pm e_j)/\sqrt{2} ξ ij ± = ( e i ± e j ) / 2 . Every S ∈ Sym 3 S\in\operatorname{Sym}_3 S ∈ Sym 3 with ∣ S − Id ∣ < 1 / 5 |S-\operatorname{Id}|<1/5 ∣ S − Id ∣ < 1/5 satisfies
S = ∑ 1 ≤ i < j ≤ 3 ∑ ± Γ i j ± ( S ) ξ i j ± ⊗ ξ i j ± , (18) S=\sum_{1\le i<j\le3}\sum_{\pm}\Gamma^\pm_{ij}(S)\,\xi^\pm_{ij}\otimes\xi^\pm_{ij}, \tag*{(18)} S = 1 ≤ i < j ≤ 3 ∑ ± ∑ Γ ij ± ( S ) ξ ij ± ⊗ ξ ij ± , (18) where the affine weights are
Γ i j ± ( S ) = S i i + S j j − 1 2 Tr S ± S i j ≥ 1 2 − 5 2 ∣ S − Id ∣ > 0. \Gamma^\pm_{ij}(S)=S_{ii}+S_{jj}-\frac{1}{2}\operatorname{Tr}S\pm S_{ij}\ge\frac{1}{2}-\frac{5}{2}|S-\operatorname{Id}|>0. Γ ij ± ( S ) = S ii + S j j − 2 1 Tr S ± S ij ≥ 2 1 − 2 5 ∣ S − Id ∣ > 0.
Proof. The i j ij ij entry on the right side of (18) is 1 2 ( Γ i j + − Γ i j − ) = S i j \frac{1}{2}(\Gamma^+_{ij}-\Gamma^-_{ij})=S_{ij} 2 1 ( Γ ij + − Γ ij − ) = S ij . Its first diagonal entry is
1 2 ( Γ 12 + + Γ 12 − + Γ 13 + + Γ 13 − ) = 2 S 11 + S 22 + S 33 − Tr S = S 11 , \frac{1}{2}(\Gamma^+_{12}+\Gamma^-_{12}+\Gamma^+_{13}+\Gamma^-_{13})=2S_{11}+S_{22}+S_{33}-\operatorname{Tr}S=S_{11}, 2 1 ( Γ 12 + + Γ 12 − + Γ 13 + + Γ 13 − ) = 2 S 11 + S 22 + S 33 − Tr S = S 11 ,
and the other diagonal entries follow in the same way. At S = Id S=\operatorname{Id} S = Id each weight is 1 / 2 1/2 1/2 . Writing Tr S = S 11 + S 22 + S 33 \operatorname{Tr}S=S_{11}+S_{22}+S_{33} Tr S = S 11 + S 22 + S 33 , its change is bounded by 5 2 ∣ S − Id ∣ \frac{5}{2}|S-\operatorname{Id}| 2 5 ∣ S − Id ∣ , which proves positivity.
This is an explicit instance of the geometric lemma of [16 Lemma 2.4] . We use the finite sets of unit directions
Λ R = { ± e 1 , ± e 2 , ± e 3 } , \Lambda_R=\{\pm e_1,\pm e_2,\pm e_3\}, Λ R = { ± e 1 , ± e 2 , ± e 3 } ,
Λ T = { ± ξ i j + , ± ξ i j − : 1 ≤ i < j ≤ 3 } , Λ = Λ R ∪ Λ T . \Lambda_T=\{\pm\xi^+_{ij},\pm\xi^-_{ij}:1\le i<j\le3\},\qquad\Lambda=\Lambda_R\cup\Lambda_T. Λ T = { ± ξ ij + , ± ξ ij − : 1 ≤ i < j ≤ 3 } , Λ = Λ R ∪ Λ T .
For the opposite directions, set Γ ± ξ i j + = Γ i j + \Gamma^{\pm\xi^+_{ij}}=\Gamma^+_{ij} Γ ± ξ ij + = Γ ij + and Γ ± ξ i j − = Γ i j − \Gamma^{\pm\xi^-_{ij}}=\Gamma^-_{ij} Γ ± ξ ij − = Γ ij − . Every k ∈ Λ k\in\Lambda k ∈ Λ is parallel to a nonzero lattice vector, so y + R k y+\mathbb{R}k y + R k is a closed line in T 3 \mathbb{T}^3 T 3 .
Lemma 3.10 (Disjoint lines). There are points y k ∈ T 3 y_k\in\mathbb{T}^3 y k ∈ T 3 , k ∈ Λ k\in\Lambda k ∈ Λ , such that the closed lines L k = y k + R k L_k=y_k+\mathbb{R}k L k = y k + R k are pairwise disjoint. Let s ∗ > 0 s_*>0 s ∗ > 0 be their minimal distance.
Proof. Choose the points successively. Given finitely many closed lines L 1 , … , L m L_1,\ldots,L_m L 1 , … , L m , a line y + R k y+\mathbb{R}k y + R k meets L i L_i L i if and only if y ∈ L i + R k y\in L_i+\mathbb{R}k y ∈ L i + R k , which is the image of a smooth map from a two-dimensional torus, hence a null set. Choose y y y outside these null sets.
The stationary profile
We construct a stationary weight which is large along the lines L k L_k L k and has bounded L p L^p L p norm. Its positive contribution will cover the density loss when the new defects are corrected at the following stage.
For μ ≥ 1 \mu\ge1 μ ≥ 1 we define a smooth, positive, time-independent function Ψ μ \Psi_\mu Ψ μ on T 3 \mathbb{T}^3 T 3 . For each k ∈ Λ k \in\Lambda k ∈ Λ fix linearly independent n k , 1 , n k , 2 ∈ Z 3 n_{k,1}, n_{k,2} \in\mathbb{Z}^3 n k , 1 , n k , 2 ∈ Z 3 orthogonal to k k k , and put
F k ( x ) = ∑ j = 1 2 sin 2 ( π n k , j ⋅ ( x − y k ) ) , F_k(x) = \sum_{j=1}^{2} \sin^2\bigl(\pi n_{k,j} \cdot(x-y_k)\bigr), F k ( x ) = j = 1 ∑ 2 sin 2 ( π n k , j ⋅ ( x − y k ) ) ,
Ψ μ ( x ) = 1 + ∑ k ∈ Λ ( μ − 2 + F k ( x ) ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) . \Psi_\mu(x) = 1 + \sum_{k\in\Lambda}\bigl(\mu^{-2} + F_k(x)\bigr)^{-1+\gamma/(2N)}. Ψ μ ( x ) = 1 + k ∈ Λ ∑ ( μ − 2 + F k ( x ) ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) .
The zero set Z k Z_k Z k of F k F_k F k is a finite union of closed lines parallel to k k k , containing L k L_k L k . The linear map z ↦ ( n k , 1 ⋅ z , n k , 2 ⋅ z ) z \mapsto(n_{k,1}\cdot z,n_{k,2}\cdot z) z ↦ ( n k , 1 ⋅ z , n k , 2 ⋅ z ) is an isomorphism from k ⊥ k^\perp k ⊥ onto R 2 \mathbb{R}^2 R 2 . Together with 4 dist ( s , Z ) 2 ≤ sin 2 ( π s ) ≤ π 2 dist ( s , Z ) 2 4\operatorname{dist}(s,Z)^2 \le\sin^2(\pi s) \le\pi^2\operatorname{dist}(s,Z)^2 4 dist ( s , Z ) 2 ≤ sin 2 ( π s ) ≤ π 2 dist ( s , Z ) 2 , this gives
c dist ( x , Z k ) 2 ≤ F k ( x ) ≤ C dist ( x , Z k ) 2 , ∣ ∇ F k ∣ ≤ C F k 1 / 2 . (19) c\operatorname{dist}(x,Z_k)^2 \le F_k(x) \le C\operatorname{dist}(x,Z_k)^2,\qquad\lvert\nabla F_k\rvert\le C F_k^{1/2}. \tag*{(19)} c dist ( x , Z k ) 2 ≤ F k ( x ) ≤ C dist ( x , Z k ) 2 , ∣ ∇ F k ∣ ≤ C F k 1/2 . (19)
the last bound because F k F_k F k is a sum of squares of smooth functions. Let s 0 > 0 s_0>0 s 0 > 0 be smaller than half the minimal distance between two distinct lines in ⋃ k Z k \bigcup_k Z_k ⋃ k Z k that are parallel to the same direction.
For the moving profiles, fix scalar functions ζ ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1 / 16 ) ; [ 0 , ∞ ) ) \zeta\in C^\infty_c(B(0,1/16);[0,\infty)) ζ ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1/16 ) ; [ 0 , ∞ )) and χ ∗ ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1 / 8 ) ; [ 0 , 1 ] ) \chi_*\in C^\infty_c(B(0,1/8);[0,1]) χ ∗ ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1/8 ) ; [ 0 , 1 ]) on R 3 \mathbb{R}^3 R 3 , with ∫ R 3 ζ = 1 \int_{\mathbb{R}^3}\zeta=1 ∫ R 3 ζ = 1 and χ ∗ = 1 \chi_*=1 χ ∗ = 1 on B ( 0 , 1 / 16 ) B(0,1/16) B ( 0 , 1/16 ) . Define
ζ μ ( x ) = ∑ j ∈ Z 3 μ 3 ζ ( μ ( x − j ) ) . \zeta_\mu(x)=\sum_{j\in\mathbb{Z}^3}\mu^3\zeta\bigl(\mu(x-j)\bigr). ζ μ ( x ) = j ∈ Z 3 ∑ μ 3 ζ ( μ ( x − j ) ) .
Thus ζ μ \zeta_\mu ζ μ is smooth, nonnegative, and periodic, with unit spatial mean.
Lemma 3.11 (Stationary profile). The profile Ψ μ \Psi_\mu Ψ μ is at least one and satisfies, for every integer j ≥ 0 j\ge0 j ≥ 0 ,
∥ Ψ μ ∥ L p + ∥ Ψ μ ∥ L 1 ≤ C , ∥ ∇ j Ψ μ ∥ ∞ ≤ C j μ 2 + j . (20) \|\Psi_\mu\|_{L^p}+\|\Psi_\mu\|_{L^1}\le C,\qquad\|\nabla^j\Psi_\mu\|_\infty\le C_j\mu^{2+j}. \tag*{(20)} ∥ Ψ μ ∥ L p + ∥ Ψ μ ∥ L 1 ≤ C , ∥ ∇ j Ψ μ ∥ ∞ ≤ C j μ 2 + j . (20) Its ball averages are controlled by its value at the center:
\fint_{B(x,h)}\Psi_\mu(\lambda y)\,dy\le C\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). \tag*{(21)}
Consequently, for K 0 ( z ) = 1 + dist ( z , 0 ) − 2 K_0(z)=1+\operatorname{dist}(z,0)^{-2} K 0 ( z ) = 1 + dist ( z , 0 ) − 2 ,
K 0 ∗ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) ≤ C Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) . (22) K_0 * \Psi_\mu(\lambda\cdot)\le C\Psi_\mu(\lambda\cdot). \tag*{(22)} K 0 ∗ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) ≤ C Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) . (22) For every k ∈ Λ k\in\Lambda k ∈ Λ , the profile also satisfies
Ψ μ ( x ) ≥ c μ 2 − γ / N if dist ( x , L k ) ≤ 1 8 μ . (23) \Psi_\mu(x)\ge c\mu^{2-\gamma/N}\quad\text{if}\quad\operatorname{dist}(x,L_k)\le\frac{1}{8\mu}. \tag*{(23)} Ψ μ ( x ) ≥ c μ 2 − γ / N if dist ( x , L k ) ≤ 8 μ 1 . (23) Let f f f be a smooth scalar function on T 3 \mathbb{T}^3 T 3 , or a smooth vector field when L = R \mathcal{L}=\mathbb{R} L = R . If z ∈ L k z\in L_k z ∈ L k and g = ζ μ ( ⋅ − z ) − 1 g=\zeta_\mu(\cdot-z)-1 g = ζ μ ( ⋅ − z ) − 1 , then, for L ∈ { R 0 , R } \mathcal{L}\in\{\mathcal{R}_0,\mathcal{R}\} L ∈ { R 0 , R } ,
∣ L [ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 μ γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) . (24) \lvert\mathcal{L}[fg(\lambda\cdot)](x)\rvert\le C\lambda^{-1}\|f\|_{C^1}\mu^{\gamma/N}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). \tag*{(24)} ∣ L [ f g ( λ ⋅ )] ( x )∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 μ γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) . (24) If instead g=\Psi_\mu-\fint\Psi_\mu , then
∣ R 0 [ f g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 Ψ μ ( λ x ) . (25) \lvert\mathcal{R}_0[fg(\lambda\cdot)](x)\rvert\le C\lambda^{-1}\|f\|_{C^1}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). \tag*{(25)} ∣ R 0 [ f g ( λ ⋅ )] ( x )∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 Ψ μ ( λ x ) . (25) All constants are uniform in μ ≥ 1 \mu\ge1 μ ≥ 1 , integers λ ≥ 1 \lambda\ge1 λ ≥ 1 , x ∈ R 3 x\in\mathbb{R}^3 x ∈ R 3 and h > 0 h>0 h > 0 , using the periodic extension. They may depend on the fixed exponents γ , N , p \gamma,N,p γ , N , p .
Proof. The estimates follow from the two-dimensional transverse geometry of the lines. Put
ψ k ( x ) = ( μ − 2 + dist ( x , Z k ) 2 ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) . \psi_k(x)=\bigl(\mu^{-2}+\operatorname{dist}(x,Z_k)^2\bigr)^{-1+\gamma/(2N)}. ψ k ( x ) = ( μ − 2 + dist ( x , Z k ) 2 ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) .
By (19) , Ψ μ \Psi_\mu Ψ μ is comparable to 1 + ∑ k ψ k 1+\sum_k\psi_k 1 + ∑ k ψ k . We first estimate the integral and local averages of each ψ k \psi_k ψ k , then apply these estimates to the antidivergence kernels.
Step 1: Integral bounds and ball averages.
Since p − 1 < γ / N 10 p-1<\gamma/N^{10} p − 1 < γ / N 10 , we have ( 2 − γ / N ) q < 2 − γ / ( 2 N ) (2-\gamma/N)q<2-\gamma/(2N) ( 2 − γ / N ) q < 2 − γ / ( 2 N ) for q = 1 , p q=1,p q = 1 , p . Near each line of Z k Z_k Z k , cylindrical coordinates therefore give
∫ ψ k q ≤ C ∫ 0 s 0 ( μ − 2 + t 2 ) − ( 1 − γ / ( 2 N ) ) q t d t + C ≤ C N γ . \int\psi_k^q \le C\int_0^{s_0}(\mu^{-2}+t^2)^{-(1-\gamma/(2N))q}t\,\mathrm{d}t+C\le\frac{CN}{\gamma}. ∫ ψ k q ≤ C ∫ 0 s 0 ( μ − 2 + t 2 ) − ( 1 − γ / ( 2 N )) q t d t + C ≤ γ C N .
Away from these lines the profile is uniformly bounded. For its derivatives, the chain rule and ∣ ∇ F k ∣ ≤ C F k 1 / 2 |\nabla F_k|\le CF_k^{1/2} ∣∇ F k ∣ ≤ C F k 1/2 give
∣ ∇ j ( μ − 2 + F k ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) ∣ ≤ C j ( μ − 2 + F k ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) − j / 2 ≤ C j μ 2 + j . \left|\nabla^j(\mu^{-2}+F_k)^{-1+\gamma/(2N)}\right|\le C_j(\mu^{-2}+F_k)^{-1+\gamma/(2N)-j/2}\le C_j\mu^{2+j}. ∇ j ( μ − 2 + F k ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) ≤ C j ( μ − 2 + F k ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) − j /2 ≤ C j μ 2 + j .
Indeed, first derivatives of F k F_k F k contribute powers of F k 1 / 2 F_k^{1/2} F k 1/2 , while its higher derivatives are bounded. This proves (3.11).
To prove (3.12), a change of variables reduces the claim to λ = 1 \lambda=1 λ = 1 . Write D = dist ( x , Z k ) D=\operatorname{dist}(x,Z_k) D = dist ( x , Z k ) . If h ≤ D / 2 h\le D/2 h ≤ D /2 , the distance to Z k Z_k Z k is at least D / 2 D/2 D /2 on B ( x , h ) B(x,h) B ( x , h ) , so ψ k ( y ) ≤ C ψ k ( x ) \psi_k(y)\le C\psi_k(x) ψ k ( y ) ≤ C ψ k ( x ) there. If D / 2 < h ≤ s 0 / 6 D/2<h\le s_0/6 D /2 < h ≤ s 0 /6 , the ball is contained in a ball of radius 3 h 3h 3 h centered on a single line of Z k Z_k Z k . Therefore
∫ B ( x , h ) ψ k ≤ C h − 2 ∫ 0 3 h ( μ − 2 + t 2 ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) t d t ≤ C ( μ − 2 + h 2 ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) ≤ C ψ k ( x ) . \begin{aligned}
\int_{B(x,h)}\psi_k\le Ch^{-2}\int_0^{3h}(\mu^{-2}+t^2)^{-1+\gamma/(2N)}t\,\mathrm{d}t \\
&\le C(\mu^{-2}+h^2)^{-1+\gamma/(2N)}\le C\psi_k(x).
\end{aligned} ∫ B ( x , h ) ψ k ≤ C h − 2 ∫ 0 3 h ( μ − 2 + t 2 ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) t d t ≤ C ( μ − 2 + h 2 ) − 1 + γ / ( 2 N ) ≤ C ψ k ( x ) .
The second inequality follows by considering h ≤ μ − 1 h\le\mu^{-1} h ≤ μ − 1 and h ≥ μ − 1 h\ge\mu^{-1} h ≥ μ − 1 separately, using 2 − γ / N < 2 2-\gamma/N<2 2 − γ / N < 2 . For h > s 0 / 6 h>s_0/6 h > s 0 /6 , cover B ( x , h ) B(x,h) B ( x , h ) by at most C ( 1 + h ) 3 C(1+h)^3 C ( 1 + h ) 3 unit cubes. The integral bound controls the average, while periodicity gives a fixed positive lower bound for ψ k ( x ) \psi_k(x) ψ k ( x ) . Summing over k k k proves the required ball-average estimate.
Step 2: Convolution and the lower bound on the tubes.
On the fundamental domain x + [ − 1 / 2 , 1 / 2 ) 3 x+[-1/2,1/2)^3 x + [ − 1/2 , 1/2 ) 3 , the kernel K 0 K_0 K 0 is bounded by C ∣ z ∣ − 2 C|z|^{-2} C ∣ z ∣ − 2 . On the annulus 2 − i − 1 < ∣ z ∣ ≤ 2 − i 2^{-i-1}<|z|\le2^{-i} 2 − i − 1 < ∣ z ∣ ≤ 2 − i , (3.12) bounds the convolution by
C 2 2 i 2 − 3 i Ψ μ ( λ x ) . C2^{2i}2^{-3i}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). C 2 2 i 2 − 3 i Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
Summing over i ≥ 0 i\ge0 i ≥ 0 gives (3.13). If dist ( x , L k ) ≤ 1 / ( 8 μ ) \operatorname{dist}(x,L_k)\le1/(8\mu) dist ( x , L k ) ≤ 1/ ( 8 μ ) , then (3.10) gives F k ( x ) ≤ C μ − 2 F_k(x)\le C\mu^{-2} F k ( x ) ≤ C μ − 2 . This proves (3.14).
Step 3: Pointwise antidivergence estimates.
Let g = ζ μ ( ⋅ − z ) − 1 g=\zeta_\mu(\cdot-z)-1 g = ζ μ ( ⋅ − z ) − 1 with z ∈ L k z\in L_k z ∈ L k . The kernels of L \mathcal{L} L and R 0 \mathcal{R}_0 R 0 have zero mean and are bounded by C K 0 CK_0 C K 0 by Lemma 3.3 and (3.2). The bump ζ μ ( ⋅ − z ) \zeta_\mu(\cdot-z) ζ μ ( ⋅ − z ) has unit mass and is supported in B ( z , 1 / ( 16 μ ) ) B(z,1/(16\mu)) B ( z , 1/ ( 16 μ )) . Integrating the kernel over this bump gives a bound C μ 2 C\mu^2 C μ 2 when dist ( x , z ) ≤ 1 / ( 8 μ ) \operatorname{dist}(x,z)\le1/(8\mu) dist ( x , z ) ≤ 1/ ( 8 μ ) , and C ( 1 + dist ( x , z ) − 2 ) C(1+\operatorname{dist}(x,z)^{-2}) C ( 1 + dist ( x , z ) − 2 ) otherwise. Hence
∣ L g ( x ) ∣ + ∣ R 0 g ( x ) ∣ ≤ C ( μ − 2 + dist ( x , z ) 2 ) − 1 ≤ C μ γ / N Ψ μ ( x ) , \begin{aligned}
|\mathcal{L}g(x)|+|\mathcal{R}_0g(x)|\le C(\mu^{-2}+\operatorname{dist}(x,z)^2)^{-1} \\
&\le C\mu^{\gamma/N}\Psi_\mu(x),
\end{aligned} ∣ L g ( x ) ∣ + ∣ R 0 g ( x ) ∣ ≤ C ( μ − 2 + dist ( x , z ) 2 ) − 1 ≤ C μ γ / N Ψ μ ( x ) ,
where the last inequality uses z ∈ L k ⊂ Z k z\in L_k\subset Z_k z ∈ L k ⊂ Z k . Applying (3.3) gives
∣ L [ g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ ∞ μ γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) . |\mathcal{L}[g(\lambda\cdot)](x)|\le C\lambda^{-1}\|f\|_\infty\mu^{\gamma/N}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). ∣ L [ g ( λ ⋅ )] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ ∞ μ γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
By (3.7), the commutator is bounded by
C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 μ γ / N K 0 ∗ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) . C\lambda^{-1}\|f\|_{C^1}\mu^{\gamma/N}K_0*\Psi_\mu(\lambda\cdot). C λ − 1 ∥ f ∥ C 1 μ γ / N K 0 ∗ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) .
Together with (3.13), this proves (3.15).
For g = Ψ μ − f Ψ μ g=\Psi_\mu-f\Psi_\mu g = Ψ μ − f Ψ μ , the zero mean of the kernel gives
∣ R 0 g ∣ ≤ C K 0 ∗ Ψ μ ≤ C Ψ μ . |\mathcal{R}_0g|\le CK_0*\Psi_\mu\le C\Psi_\mu. ∣ R 0 g ∣ ≤ C K 0 ∗ Ψ μ ≤ C Ψ μ .
Now (3.3), (3.7), and (3.13) give (3.16) in the same way.
One step of the iteration: the construction
We construct ( ρ + , u + ) = ( ρ + θ , u + w ) (\rho^+,u^+)=(\rho+\theta,u+w) ( ρ + , u + ) = ( ρ + θ , u + w ) from a smooth approximate solution. The principal perturbations cancel the old defects. The stationary correction θ d \theta_d θ d adds density where the new defects, including the viscous error from ∇ w \nabla w ∇ w , will cause a subtraction at the following stage. We then arrange the continuity and momentum equations successively.
Setting and statement
Fix n ≥ 0 n \ge0 n ≥ 0 and use the sequences λ n \lambda_n λ n , δ n \delta_n δ n chosen above. Set
λ = λ n + 1 , μ = λ N , ω = δ n − 4 . \lambda= \lambda_{n+1}, \qquad\mu= \lambda^N, \qquad\omega= \delta_n^{-4}. λ = λ n + 1 , μ = λ N , ω = δ n − 4 .
The integers λ \lambda λ , μ \mu μ are the frequency and concentration, and ω > 0 \omega> 0 ω > 0 is the translation speed. We are given a compact interval I ′ I^\prime I ′ and an open interval J ′ J^\prime J ′ with I ′ ⋐ J ′ ⊂ J I^\prime\Subset J^\prime\subset J I ′ ⋐ J ′ ⊂ J , and put τ = dist ( I ′ , ∂ J ′ ) \tau= \operatorname{dist}(I^\prime,\partial J^\prime) τ = dist ( I ′ , ∂ J ′ ) . We are given radii r 0 ≤ r − < r + ≤ r B r_0 \le r_- < r_+ \le r_B r 0 ≤ r − < r + ≤ r B , and put d = ( r + − r − ) / ( 64 N + 40 ) d = (r_+ - r_-)/(64N + 40) d = ( r + − r − ) / ( 64 N + 40 ) . Finally, we are given a smooth solution Z = ( ρ , u , Π , R , T ) Z = (\rho,u,\Pi,R,T) Z = ( ρ , u , Π , R , T ) of the system of Definition 2.1 such that ( R , T ) (R,T) ( R , T ) is supported in I ′ × B ( x 0 , r − ) I^\prime\times B(x_0,r_-) I ′ × B ( x 0 , r − ) . At the initial stage n = 0 n = 0 n = 0 , we take Z = Z ∗ Z = Z_\ast Z = Z ∗ .
Proposition 4.1 (One step). Assume that
∥ ( ρ , u , R , T ) ∥ C t , x 20 ≤ λ n N 4 , ∥ u ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 δ n − 1 , τ − 1 + d − 1 ≤ λ n , \|(\rho,u,R,T)\|_{C^ {20}_{t,x}} \le\lambda_n^{N^4}, \qquad\|u\|_\infty\le2\delta_n^{-1}, \qquad\tau^{-1} + d^{-1} \le\lambda_n, ∥ ( ρ , u , R , T ) ∥ C t , x 20 ≤ λ n N 4 , ∥ u ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 δ n − 1 , τ − 1 + d − 1 ≤ λ n , ∥ ( R , T ) ∥ C t L p ≤ 2 δ n 8 if n ≥ 1. (26) \|(R,T)\|_{C_tL^p} \le2\delta_n^8 \quad\text{if } n \ge1. \tag*{(26)} ∥ ( R , T ) ∥ C t L p ≤ 2 δ n 8 if n ≥ 1. (26) There is a 0 a_0 a 0 , depending only on the fixed parameters, r 0 r_0 r 0 , r B r_B r B and Z ∗ Z_\ast Z ∗ , with the following property. If a > a 0 a > a_0 a > a 0 and Z Z Z is as above, there is a smooth solution Z + = ( ρ + , u + , Π + , R + , T + ) Z^+ = (\rho^+,u^+,\Pi^+,R^+,T^+) Z + = ( ρ + , u + , Π + , R + , T + ) of (2.1) from Definition 2.1. Both Z + − Z Z^+ - Z Z + − Z and ( R + , T + ) (R^+,T^+) ( R + , T + ) are supported in
K ′ × B ( x 0 , 1 2 ( r − + r + ) ) K^\prime\times B\left(x_0,\tfrac{1}{2}(r_- + r_+)\right) K ′ × B ( x 0 , 2 1 ( r − + r + ) ) for a compact interval K ′ ⊂ J ′ K^\prime\subset J^\prime K ′ ⊂ J ′ .
The new defects satisfy
∥ ( R + , T + ) ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n + 1 8 , \|(R^+,T^+)\|_{C_tL^p} \le\delta_{n+1}^8, ∥ ( R + , T + ) ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n + 1 8 , and the total density perturbation θ = ρ + − ρ \theta= \rho^+ - \rho θ = ρ + − ρ satisfies
θ ≥ − δ n 2 ∣ R ∣ − δ n 4 ∣ T ∣ − δ n 2 + δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ . (27) \theta\ge-\delta_n^2|R|-\delta_n^4|T|-\delta_n^2
+\delta_{n+1}^2|R^+|+\delta_{n+1}^4|T^+|. \tag*{(27)} θ ≥ − δ n 2 ∣ R ∣ − δ n 4 ∣ T ∣ − δ n 2 + δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣. (27) The density and velocity increments satisfy
∥ ρ + − ρ ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n 2 , \|\rho^+ - \rho\|_{C_tL^p} \le\delta_n^2, ∥ ρ + − ρ ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n 2 , ∥ u + − u ∥ C t H s ≤ δ n + 1 16 , ∥ u + ∥ ∞ ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 . \|u^+ - u\|_{C_tH^s} \le\delta_{n+1}^{16}, \qquad\|u^+\|_\infty\le\delta_{n+1}^{-1}. ∥ u + − u ∥ C t H s ≤ δ n + 1 16 , ∥ u + ∥ ∞ ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 . If n ≥ 1 n \ge1 n ≥ 1 , the nonlinear quantities and pressure also satisfy
∥ ρ + u + − ρ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ + u + ⊗ u + − ρ u ⊗ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ Π + − Π ∥ L t , x 1 ≤ δ n 2 . \|\rho^+u^+ - \rho u\|_{C_tL^1}
+ \|\rho^+u^+ \otimes u^+ - \rho u \otimes u\|_{C_tL^1}
+ \|\Pi^+ - \Pi\|_{L^1_{t,x}}
\le\delta_n^2. ∥ ρ + u + − ρ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ + u + ⊗ u + − ρ u ⊗ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ Π + − Π ∥ L t , x 1 ≤ δ n 2 . Finally,
∥ ( ρ + , u + , R + , T + ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π + − Π ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ 1 2 λ N 2 . \|(\rho^+,u^+,R^+,T^+)\|_{C^3_{t,x}} + \|\Pi^+ - \Pi\|_{C^3_{t,x}} \le\tfrac{1}{2}\lambda^{N^2}. ∥ ( ρ + , u + , R + , T + ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π + − Π ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ 2 1 λ N 2 . The positive terms in (4.2) allow for the density removed when correcting R + R^+ R + , T + T^+ T + at the following stage. The rest of this section defines Z + Z^+ Z + and verifies the equations; Section 5 proves the estimates. In both sections, C C C denotes constants depending only on the fixed parameters, r 0 r_0 r 0 , r B r_B r B and, where indicated by C ∗ C_\ast C ∗ , on Z ∗ Z_\ast Z ∗ ; they never depend on n n n or a a a . The lower bound for a a a is uniform in n n n .
Cutoffs for the principal perturbations
We first localize the coefficients and the velocity perturbation. For j ≥ 0 j \ge0 j ≥ 0 write
B j = B ( x 0 , r − + 2 j d ) . B_j = B(x_0,r_- + 2jd). B j = B ( x 0 , r − + 2 j d ) .
All spatial cutoffs below take values in [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] and satisfy ∥ ⋅ ∥ C l ≤ C l d − l \|\cdot\|_{C^l} \le C_l d^{-l} ∥ ⋅ ∥ C l ≤ C l d − l for every integer l ≥ 0 l \ge0 l ≥ 0 . Choose
χ R ∈ C c ∞ ( B 1 ) , χ R = 1 on B ( x 0 , r − + d ) , \chi_R \in C^\infty_c(B_1), \qquad\chi_R = 1 \text{ on } B(x_0,r_- + d), χ R ∈ C c ∞ ( B 1 ) , χ R = 1 on B ( x 0 , r − + d ) ,
χ u ∈ C c ∞ ( B 3 ) , χ u = 1 on B 2 . (28) \chi_u \in C^\infty_c(B_3), \qquad\chi_u = 1 \text{ on } B_2. \tag*{(28)} χ u ∈ C c ∞ ( B 3 ) , χ u = 1 on B 2 . (28)
Let η , η u \eta,\eta_u η , η u be the time cutoffs of Lemma 3.1 for I ′ ⋐ J ′ I^\prime\Subset J^\prime I ′ ⋐ J ′ . Thus χ u = 1 \chi_u = 1 χ u = 1 near supp χ R \operatorname{supp}\chi_R supp χ R and η u = 1 \eta_u = 1 η u = 1 near supp η \operatorname{supp}\eta supp η . These choices ensure that the velocity cutoffs do not alter the cancellation on the density profiles.
Cancellation of the defects
We seek nonnegative scalar weights a k a_k a k on [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 [0,1]\times\mathbb{T}^3 [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 whose first and second velocity moments cancel R R R and T T T . Set the constant vectors V k = ω k V_k=\omega k V k = ω k for the directions k ∈ Λ k\in\Lambda k ∈ Λ fixed after Lemma 3.9. Proposition 4.2 below states the cancellation identities. The coordinate directions will produce the first moment. Opposite pairs from Λ T \Lambda_T Λ T have zero first moment and allow us to adjust the symmetric second moment independently.
To keep the weights nonnegative and smooth at zeros of the defects, define the nonnegative scalar function
α ( t , x ) = ( 4 δ n 16 χ R ( x ) 4 + ∣ R ( t , x ) ∣ 2 + ω − 2 ∣ T ( t , x ) ∣ 2 ) 1 / 2 . (29) \alpha(t,x)=\left(4\delta_n^{16}\chi_R(x)^4+|R(t,x)|^2+\omega^{-2}|T(t,x)|^2\right)^{1/2}. \tag*{(29)} α ( t , x ) = ( 4 δ n 16 χ R ( x ) 4 + ∣ R ( t , x ) ∣ 2 + ω − 2 ∣ T ( t , x ) ∣ 2 ) 1/2 . (29)
Define the symmetric matrix field of trace three
S ( t , x ) = Id + 4 ω 2 ( u ⊗ u − ∣ u ∣ 2 3 Id ) − T − 1 3 Tr ( T ) Id 6 ω α . (30) S(t,x)=\operatorname{Id}+\frac{4}{\omega^2}\left(u\otimes u-\frac{|u|^2}{3}\operatorname{Id}\right)-\frac{T-\frac{1}{3}\operatorname{Tr}(T)\operatorname{Id}}{6\omega\alpha}. \tag*{(30)} S ( t , x ) = Id + ω 2 4 ( u ⊗ u − 3 ∣ u ∣ 2 Id ) − 6 ω α T − 3 1 Tr ( T ) Id . (30)
The quotients R / α R/\alpha R / α and T / α T/\alpha T / α are set to zero where R = T = 0 R=T=0 R = T = 0 . Using the affine functions of Lemma 3.9, define
a k ( t , x ) = η ( t ) 2 α ω [ 1 + ( 12 u ω − R 2 α ) ⋅ k ] , k ∈ Λ R , a_k(t,x)=\frac{\eta(t)^2\alpha}{\omega}\left[1+\left(\frac{12u}{\omega}-\frac{R}{2\alpha}\right)\cdot k\right],\qquad k\in\Lambda_R, a k ( t , x ) = ω η ( t ) 2 α [ 1 + ( ω 12 u − 2 α R ) ⋅ k ] , k ∈ Λ R ,
a k ( t , x ) = 3 η ( t ) 2 α ω Γ k ( S ) , k ∈ Λ T . (31) a_k(t,x)=\frac{3\eta(t)^2\alpha}{\omega}\Gamma_k(S),\qquad k\in\Lambda_T. \tag*{(31)} a k ( t , x ) = ω 3 η ( t ) 2 α Γ k ( S ) , k ∈ Λ T . (31)
The scalar part of the second moment is absorbed into the pressure through the scalar function
π ( t , x ) = η ( t ) 2 [ 8 ω α ( 1 − ∣ u ∣ 2 ω 2 ) + 1 3 Tr T ] . (32) \pi(t,x)=\eta(t)^2\left[8\omega\alpha\left(1-\frac{|u|^2}{\omega^2}\right)+\frac{1}{3}\operatorname{Tr}T\right]. \tag*{(32)} π ( t , x ) = η ( t ) 2 [ 8 ω α ( 1 − ω 2 ∣ u ∣ 2 ) + 3 1 Tr T ] . (32)
Here and below all direction indices range over Λ \Lambda Λ .
Define the smooth scalar fields
f k ( t , x ) = ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) a k ( t , x ) . f_k(t,x)=(\partial_t+V_k\cdot\nabla)a_k(t,x). f k ( t , x ) = ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) a k ( t , x ) .
They are supported in supp η × B 1 \operatorname{supp}\eta\times B_1 supp η × B 1 .
Proposition 4.2 (Coefficients). For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , the functions a k a_k a k and π \pi π are smooth and supported in supp η × B 1 \operatorname{supp}\eta\times B_1 supp η × B 1 , and a k ≥ 0 a_k\geq0 a k ≥ 0 . They satisfy
∑ k a k ( V k − u ) = − R , \sum_k a_k(V_k-u)=-R, k ∑ a k ( V k − u ) = − R , ∑ k a k ( V k ⊗ V k − u ⊗ u ) = π Id − T . (33) \sum_k a_k(V_k\otimes V_k-u\otimes u)=\pi\operatorname{Id}-T. \tag*{(33)} k ∑ a k ( V k ⊗ V k − u ⊗ u ) = π Id − T . (33) and
∑ k a k = 24 η 2 α ω . (34) \sum_k a_k=\frac{24\eta^2\alpha}{\omega}. \tag*{(34)} k ∑ a k = ω 24 η 2 α . (34) Their pointwise sizes obey
∑ k a k ≤ 24 ω ( 2 δ n 8 + ∣ R ∣ + ∣ T ∣ ω ) , \sum_k a_k\leq\frac{24}{\omega}\left(2\delta_n^8+|R|+\frac{|T|}{\omega}\right), k ∑ a k ≤ ω 24 ( 2 δ n 8 + ∣ R ∣ + ω ∣ T ∣ ) , ∣ π ∣ ≤ C ( ω δ n 8 + ω ∣ R ∣ + ∣ T ∣ ) . (35) |\pi|\leq C(\omega\delta_n^8+\omega|R|+|T|). \tag*{(35)} ∣ π ∣ ≤ C ( ω δ n 8 + ω ∣ R ∣ + ∣ T ∣ ) . (35) For 0 ≤ j ≤ 10 0\leq j\leq10 0 ≤ j ≤ 10 , they also satisfy
∥ a k ∥ C t , x j + 1 ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 ω − 1 , ∥ π ∥ C t , x j + 1 ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 ω . (36) \|a_k\|_{C^{j+1}_{t,x}}\leq\delta_{n+1}^{-1}\omega^{-1},\qquad\|\pi\|_{C^{j+1}_{t,x}}\leq\delta_{n+1}^{-1}\omega. \tag*{(36)} ∥ a k ∥ C t , x j + 1 ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 ω − 1 , ∥ π ∥ C t , x j + 1 ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 ω . (36) The material derivatives f k f_k f k satisfy
∥ f k ∥ C j ≤ C ω ∥ a k ∥ C j + 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 , 0 ≤ j ≤ 9. (37) \|f_k\|_{C^j}\leq C\omega\|a_k\|_{C^{j+1}}\leq C\delta_{n+1}^{-1},\qquad0\leq j\leq9. \tag*{(37)} ∥ f k ∥ C j ≤ C ω ∥ a k ∥ C j + 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 , 0 ≤ j ≤ 9. (37)
Proof. We verify the algebraic identities and positivity first, then estimate the derivatives of the coefficients.
Step 1: Positivity and smoothness of the weights.
The open sets
O 1 = B ( x 0 , r − + d ) , O 2 = T 3 ∖ B ( x 0 , r − ) ‾ O_1=B(x_0,r_-+d),\qquad O_2=\mathbb{T}^3\setminus\overline{B(x_0,r_-)} O 1 = B ( x 0 , r − + d ) , O 2 = T 3 ∖ B ( x 0 , r − )
cover the torus. By (4.3) and (4.4), on O 1 O_1 O 1 the cutoff χ R \chi_R χ R is one and α ≥ 2 δ n 8 \alpha\geq2\delta_n^8 α ≥ 2 δ n 8 . On O 2 O_2 O 2 , the defects vanish and α = 2 δ n 8 χ R \alpha=2\delta_n^8\chi_R α = 2 δ n 8 χ R . It follows that α \alpha α , R / α R/\alpha R / α and T / ( ω α ) T/(\omega\alpha) T / ( ω α ) are smooth. In addition,
∣ R ∣ ≤ α , ∣ T ∣ ≤ ω α . |R|\leq\alpha,\qquad|T|\leq\omega\alpha. ∣ R ∣ ≤ α , ∣ T ∣ ≤ ω α .
By (4.1) and ω = δ n − 4 \omega=\delta_n^{-4} ω = δ n − 4 , for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 ,
12 ∣ u ∣ ω ≤ 24 δ n 3 ≤ 1 4 , 4 ∣ u ∣ 2 ω 2 ≤ 16 δ n 6 ≤ 10 − 3 . \frac{12|u|}{\omega}\le24\delta_n^3\le\frac{1}{4},\qquad\frac{4|u|^2}{\omega^2}\le16\delta_n^6\le10^{-3}. ω 12∣ u ∣ ≤ 24 δ n 3 ≤ 4 1 , ω 2 4∣ u ∣ 2 ≤ 16 δ n 6 ≤ 1 0 − 3 .
Consequently,
∣ 12 u ω − R 2 α ∣ ≤ 3 4 , ∣ S − Id ∣ ≤ 10 − 3 + 1 6 < 0.17. \left|\frac{12u}{\omega}-\frac{R}{2\alpha}\right|\le\frac{3}{4},\qquad|S-\operatorname{Id}|\le10^{-3}+\frac{1}{6}<0.17. ω 12 u − 2 α R ≤ 4 3 , ∣ S − Id ∣ ≤ 1 0 − 3 + 6 1 < 0.17.
The coordinate weights are therefore nonnegative, as are the geometric weights by Lemma 3.9. Their spatial support is contained in B 1 B_1 B 1 , since both the defects and χ R \chi_R χ R vanish outside this ball. The factor η 2 \eta^2 η 2 gives the temporal support.
Step 2: The continuity defect.
For i = 1 , 2 , 3 i=1,2,3 i = 1 , 2 , 3 , (4.6) gives
a e i + a − e i = 2 η 2 α ω a_{e_i}+a_{-e_i}=\frac{2\eta^2\alpha}{\omega} a e i + a − e i = ω 2 η 2 α
and
ω ( a e i − a − e i ) = η 2 ( 24 α ω u − R ) ⋅ e i . \omega(a_{e_i}-a_{-e_i})=\eta^2\left(\frac{24\alpha}{\omega}u-R\right)\cdot e_i. ω ( a e i − a − e i ) = η 2 ( ω 24 α u − R ) ⋅ e i .
For k ∈ Λ T k\in\Lambda_T k ∈ Λ T , the weights are equal on opposite directions, so their first moments cancel. Taking the trace in Lemma 3.9 and using Tr S = 3 \operatorname{Tr}S=3 Tr S = 3 gives
∑ k ∈ Λ T a k = 6 η 2 α ω Tr S = 18 η 2 α ω . \sum_{k\in\Lambda_T}a_k=\frac{6\eta^2\alpha}{\omega}\operatorname{Tr}S=\frac{18\eta^2\alpha}{\omega}. k ∈ Λ T ∑ a k = ω 6 η 2 α Tr S = ω 18 η 2 α .
Adding the two groups yields
∑ k a k = 24 η 2 α ω , ∑ k a k V k = ( ∑ k a k ) u − η 2 R . \sum_k a_k=\frac{24\eta^2\alpha}{\omega},\qquad\sum_k a_kV_k=\left(\sum_k a_k\right)u-\eta^2R. k ∑ a k = ω 24 η 2 α , k ∑ a k V k = ( k ∑ a k ) u − η 2 R .
As η = 1 \eta=1 η = 1 wherever R ≠ 0 R\ne0 R = 0 , this is the first identity in (4.8).
Step 3: The stress.
By (4.6) and Lemma 3.9, the two groups contribute
∑ k ∈ Λ R a k V k ⊗ V k = 2 η 2 ω α Id , ∑ k ∈ Λ T a k V k ⊗ V k = 6 η 2 ω α S . \sum_{k\in\Lambda_R}a_kV_k\otimes V_k=2\eta^2\omega\alpha\operatorname{Id},\qquad\sum_{k\in\Lambda_T}a_kV_k\otimes V_k=6\eta^2\omega\alpha S. k ∈ Λ R ∑ a k V k ⊗ V k = 2 η 2 ω α Id , k ∈ Λ T ∑ a k V k ⊗ V k = 6 η 2 ω α S .
Insert (4.5) and use η 2 T = T \eta^2T=T η 2 T = T to obtain
∑ k a k V k ⊗ V k = 8 η 2 ω α Id + 24 η 2 α ω ( u ⊗ u − ∣ u ∣ 2 3 Id ) − ( T − Tr T 3 Id ) = ( ∑ k a k ) u ⊗ u + π Id − T . \begin{aligned}
\sum_k a_kV_k\otimes V_k
=8\eta^2\omega\alpha\operatorname{Id}
+\frac{24\eta^2\alpha}{\omega}\left(u\otimes u-\frac{|u|^2}{3}\operatorname{Id}\right)
-\left(T-\frac{\operatorname{Tr}T}{3}\operatorname{Id}\right) \\
&=\left(\sum_k a_k\right)u\otimes u+\pi\operatorname{Id}-T.
\end{aligned} k ∑ a k V k ⊗ V k = 8 η 2 ω α Id + ω 24 η 2 α ( u ⊗ u − 3 ∣ u ∣ 2 Id ) − ( T − 3 Tr T Id ) = ( k ∑ a k ) u ⊗ u + π Id − T .
The last equality uses (4.9) and (4.7), and proves the second identity in (4.8). Finally, (4.4) gives
α ≤ 2 δ n 8 χ R 2 + ∣ R ∣ + ∣ T ∣ ω , \alpha\le2\delta_n^8\chi_R^2+|R|+\frac{|T|}{\omega}, α ≤ 2 δ n 8 χ R 2 + ∣ R ∣ + ω ∣ T ∣ ,
which gives (4.10), using ∣ u ∣ ≤ ω |u|\le\omega ∣ u ∣ ≤ ω for the pressure bound.
Step 4: Derivative estimates.
All norms in this step are C t , x 1 C^1_{t,x} C t , x 1 norms. By (4.1), the input fields, δ n − 8 \delta_n^{-8} δ n − 8 , and the inverse support margins are bounded by λ n N 4 \lambda_n^{N^4} λ n N 4 . Lemma 3.1 and the derivative bounds for the spatial cutoffs give
∥ η 2 ∥ + ∥ χ R i ∥ ≤ C λ n 10 N 4 ( i = 2 , 4 ) . \|\eta^2\|+\|\chi_R^i\|\le C\lambda_n^{10N^4}\qquad(i=2,4). ∥ η 2 ∥ + ∥ χ R i ∥ ≤ C λ n 10 N 4 ( i = 2 , 4 ) .
On O 1 O_1 O 1 , the norm of ( R , T / ω ) / ( 2 δ n 8 ) (R,T/\omega)/(2\delta_n^8) ( R , T / ω ) / ( 2 δ n 8 ) is at most C λ n 2 N 4 C\lambda_n^{2N^4} C λ n 2 N 4 . The maps z ↦ z / ( 1 + ∣ z ∣ 2 ) 1 / 2 z\mapsto z/(1+|z|^2)^{1/2} z ↦ z / ( 1 + ∣ z ∣ 2 ) 1/2 and z ↦ ( 1 + ∣ z ∣ 2 ) 1 / 2 z\mapsto(1+|z|^2)^{1/2} z ↦ ( 1 + ∣ z ∣ 2 ) 1/2 have bounded positive-order derivatives. Lemma 3.2 therefore gives the coarse bound
∥ α ∥ + ∥ R / α ∥ + ∥ T / ( ω α ) ∥ ≤ C λ n 30 N 4 . \|\alpha\|+\|R/\alpha\|+\|T/(\omega\alpha)\|\le C\lambda_n^{30N^4}. ∥ α ∥ + ∥ R / α ∥ + ∥ T / ( ω α ) ∥ ≤ C λ n 30 N 4 .
On O 2 O_2 O 2 , the same bound follows from α = 2 δ 8 χ R 2 \alpha= 2\delta^8\chi_R^2 α = 2 δ 8 χ R 2 and R = T = 0 R = T = 0 R = T = 0 . The affine weights of Lemma 3.9 and (4.5) then give ∥ S ∥ + ∥ Γ k ( S ) ∥ ≤ C λ n 30 N 4 \|S\| + \|\Gamma_k(S)\| \le C\lambda_n^{30}N^4 ∥ S ∥ + ∥ Γ k ( S ) ∥ ≤ C λ n 30 N 4 . Applying the product estimate of Lemma 3.2 to (4.6) and (4.7), we obtain
ω ∥ a k ∥ + ω − 1 ∥ π ∥ ≤ C λ n 100 N 4 ≤ λ γ / 2 ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 . \omega\|a_k\| + \omega^{-1}\|\pi\| \le C\lambda_n^{100}N^4 \le\lambda^{\gamma/2} \le\delta_{n+1}^{-1}. ω ∥ a k ∥ + ω − 1 ∥ π ∥ ≤ C λ n 100 N 4 ≤ λ γ /2 ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 .
Here λ = λ n b \lambda= \lambda_n^b λ = λ n b and 100 N 4 < γ b / 2 100N^4 < \gamma b/2 100 N 4 < γ b /2 , so the penultimate inequality holds for sufficiently large a > 0 a > 0 a > 0 . This proves (4.11). Since V k V_k V k is constant, the product rule gives (4.12).
Moving profiles and the velocity perturbation
The velocity perturbation must equal V k − u V_k-u V k − u wherever the k k k th density profile is present. We obtain this identity by taking a local vector potential of V k − u V_k-u V k − u and applying a cutoff inside a curl. The curl preserves incompressibility, and the cutoff is constant on the smaller region occupied by the profile.
Let y k y_k y k , L k L_k L k and s ∗ s_* s ∗ be as in Lemma 3.10. We use the bump ζ \zeta ζ , cutoff χ ∗ \chi_* χ ∗ , and periodic profile ζ μ \zeta_\mu ζ μ fixed before Lemma 3.11. Define the smooth scalar profiles
Θ k ( t , x ) = ζ μ ( λ x − λ ω t k − y k ) , V k = ω k . \Theta_k(t,x)=\zeta_\mu(\lambda x-\lambda\omega t k-y_k), \qquad V_k=\omega k. Θ k ( t , x ) = ζ μ ( λ x − λω t k − y k ) , V k = ω k .
Choose representatives y k ∈ R 3 y_k\in\mathbb{R}^3 y k ∈ R 3 . For j ∈ Z 3 j\in\mathbb{Z}^3 j ∈ Z 3 let X k , j ( t ) = λ − 1 ( j + y k ) + ω t k X_{k,j}(t)=\lambda^{-1}(j+y_k)+\omega tk X k , j ( t ) = λ − 1 ( j + y k ) + ω t k . Note that λ X k , j ( t ) ∈ L k \lambda X_{k,j}(t)\in L_k λ X k , j ( t ) ∈ L k for all t t t , since L k L_k L k is invariant under translations along k k k . Using the periodic lift of u u u , define
W k ( t , x ) = η u ( t ) ∑ j ∈ Z 3 curl x [ χ u ( x ) χ ∗ ( λ μ ( x − X k , j ) ) A k , j ( t , x ) ] , (38) W_k(t,x)=\eta_u(t)\sum_{j\in\mathbb{Z}^3}\operatorname{curl}_x\left[\chi_u(x)\chi_*\bigl(\lambda\mu(x-X_{k,j})\bigr)A_{k,j}(t,x)\right], \tag*{(38)} W k ( t , x ) = η u ( t ) j ∈ Z 3 ∑ curl x [ χ u ( x ) χ ∗ ( λ μ ( x − X k , j ) ) A k , j ( t , x ) ] , (38)
A k , j ( t , x ) = ∫ 0 1 s v k ( t , X k , j + s ( x − X k , j ) ) × ( x − X k , j ) d s , v k ( t , x ) = ω k − u ( t , x ) . A_{k,j}(t,x)=\int_0^1 s\,v_k\bigl(t,X_{k,j}+s(x-X_{k,j})\bigr)\times(x-X_{k,j})\,ds,\qquad v_k(t,x)=\omega k-u(t,x). A k , j ( t , x ) = ∫ 0 1 s v k ( t , X k , j + s ( x − X k , j ) ) × ( x − X k , j ) d s , v k ( t , x ) = ω k − u ( t , x ) .
The vector field v k v_k v k is smooth and divergence-free, and A k , j A_{k,j} A k , j is its local vector potential, as verified below. The sum in (4.13) is locally finite and defines a smooth periodic vector field. Put w ( t , x ) = ∑ k W k ( t , x ) w(t,x)=\sum_k W_k(t,x) w ( t , x ) = ∑ k W k ( t , x ) and u + = u + w u^+=u+w u + = u + w .
Lemma 4.1 (Moving profiles and velocity perturbation). The profiles Θ k \Theta_k Θ k satisfy
Θ k ≥ 0 , ∫ Θ k = 1 , ∥ Θ k ∥ L q ≤ C μ 3 − 3 / q ( 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ ) . (39) \Theta_k\ge0,\qquad\int\Theta_k=1,\qquad\|\Theta_k\|_{L^q}\le C\mu^{3-3/q}\qquad(1\le q\le\infty). \tag*{(39)} Θ k ≥ 0 , ∫ Θ k = 1 , ∥ Θ k ∥ L q ≤ C μ 3 − 3/ q ( 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ ) . (39) ∂ t Θ k + V k ⋅ ∇ Θ k = 0. \partial_t\Theta_k+V_k\cdot\nabla\Theta_k=0. ∂ t Θ k + V k ⋅ ∇ Θ k = 0. For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , each W k W_k W k is divergence-free and has zero spatial mean. Its support is contained in
⋃ j B ( X k , j ( t ) , ( 8 λ μ ) − 1 ) ⊂ C k , \bigcup_j B\bigl(X_{k,j}(t),(8\lambda\mu)^{-1}\bigr)\subset C_k, j ⋃ B ( X k , j ( t ) , ( 8 λ μ ) − 1 ) ⊂ C k , where the time-independent tubes are
C k = { x ∈ T 3 : dist ( λ x , L k ) ≤ 1 / ( 8 μ ) } . C_k=\{x\in\mathbb{T}^3:\operatorname{dist}(\lambda x,L_k)\le1/(8\mu)\}. C k = { x ∈ T 3 : dist ( λ x , L k ) ≤ 1/ ( 8 μ )} . The tubes C k C_k C k are pairwise disjoint, and
∣ supp W k ( t ) ∣ ≤ C μ − 3 . (40) |\operatorname{supp}W_k(t)|\le C\mu^{-3}. \tag*{(40)} ∣ supp W k ( t ) ∣ ≤ C μ − 3 . (40) On the density profiles the total velocity is exact:
a k Θ k ( u + − V k ) = 0. (41) a_k\Theta_k(u^+-V_k)=0. \tag*{(41)} a k Θ k ( u + − V k ) = 0. (41) For 0 ≤ j ≤ 10 0\le j\le10 0 ≤ j ≤ 10 ,
∣ ∇ j W k ∣ ≤ C ω ( λ μ ) j 1 supp W k , |\nabla^jW_k|\le C\omega(\lambda\mu)^j\mathbf{1}_{\operatorname{supp}W_k}, ∣ ∇ j W k ∣ ≤ C ω ( λ μ ) j 1 supp W k , ∥ W k ∥ C t , x j ≤ C ω ( λ μ ω ) j . (42) \|W_k\|_{C^j_{t,x}}\le C\omega(\lambda\mu\omega)^j. \tag*{(42)} ∥ W k ∥ C t , x j ≤ C ω ( λ μ ω ) j . (42) Finally, the full perturbation satisfies
∣ w ∣ ≤ C ω , ∥ w ∥ C t H s ≤ δ n + 1 16 . |w|\le C\omega,\qquad\|w\|_{C_tH^s}\le\delta_{n+1}^{16}. ∣ w ∣ ≤ C ω , ∥ w ∥ C t H s ≤ δ n + 1 16 .
Proof. The main point is the identity (4.16). The curl construction gives zero divergence automatically; we show that it agrees with V k − u V_k-u V k − u wherever a k Θ k a_k\Theta_k a k Θ k is nonzero. The Sobolev estimate then follows from the size and support of the blocks. Step 1: Support and incompressibility.
The properties of Θ k \Theta_k Θ k follow from its definition and integer periodic scaling. The support statement follows from (38) , because supp χ ∗ ⊂ B 1 / 8 \operatorname{supp}\chi_* \subset B_{1/8} supp χ ∗ ⊂ B 1/8 and λ X k , j ∈ L k \lambda X_{k,j} \in L_k λ X k , j ∈ L k . The tubes are disjoint once 1 / ( 4 μ ) < s ∗ 1/(4\mu)<s_* 1/ ( 4 μ ) < s ∗ . The balls around X k , j ( t ) X_{k,j}(t) X k , j ( t ) , j ∈ { 0 , … , λ 3 − 1 } j\in\{0,\ldots,\lambda^3-1\} j ∈ { 0 , … , λ 3 − 1 } , are λ 3 \lambda^3 λ 3 balls of radius ( 8 λ μ ) − 1 (8\lambda\mu)^{-1} ( 8 λ μ ) − 1 in T 3 \mathbb{T}^3 T 3 , which proves (40) . Each W k W_k W k is the curl of a smooth periodic field, which gives zero divergence and zero mean.
Step 2: Exact transport on each profile.
For a divergence-free field v v v and a point X X X , the identity curl ( a × b ) = a div b − b div a + ( b ⋅ ∇ ) a − ( a ⋅ ∇ ) b \operatorname{curl}(a\times b)=a\operatorname{div}b-b\operatorname{div}a+(b\cdot\nabla)a-(a\cdot\nabla)b curl ( a × b ) = a div b − b div a + ( b ⋅ ∇ ) a − ( a ⋅ ∇ ) b gives
curl x [ s v ( X + s ( x − X ) ) × ( x − X ) ] = 2 s v ( X + s ( x − X ) ) + s 2 ( ( x − X ) ⋅ ∇ ) v ( X + s ( x − X ) ) = d d s [ s 2 v ( X + s ( x − X ) ) ] . \begin{aligned}
\operatorname{curl}_x\left[s\,v(X+s(x-X))\times(x-X)\right]
=2s\,v(X+s(x-X))+s^2((x-X)\cdot\nabla)v(X+s(x-X)) \\
&=\frac{\mathrm{d}}{\mathrm{d}s}\left[s^2v(X+s(x-X))\right].
\end{aligned} curl x [ s v ( X + s ( x − X )) × ( x − X ) ] = 2 s v ( X + s ( x − X )) + s 2 (( x − X ) ⋅ ∇ ) v ( X + s ( x − X )) = d s d [ s 2 v ( X + s ( x − X )) ] .
Integrating in s s s gives curl x A k , j = v k \operatorname{curl}_x A_{k,j}=v_k curl x A k , j = v k . On supp Θ k \operatorname{supp}\Theta_k supp Θ k the point x x x lies in some B ( X k , j , ( 16 λ μ ) − 1 ) B(X_{k,j},(16\lambda\mu)^{-1}) B ( X k , j , ( 16 λ μ ) − 1 ) , where χ ∗ ( λ μ ( x − X k , j ) ) = 1 \chi_*(\lambda\mu(x-X_{k,j}))=1 χ ∗ ( λ μ ( x − X k , j )) = 1 on a neighbourhood. By Proposition 4.2, supp a k ⊂ supp η × B 1 \operatorname{supp}a_k\subset\operatorname{supp}\eta\times B_1 supp a k ⊂ supp η × B 1 . Thus (28) and Lemma 3.1 give χ u = η u = 1 \chi_u=\eta_u=1 χ u = η u = 1 on a neighbourhood of supp a k \operatorname{supp}a_k supp a k . Thus W k = v k = ω k − u W_k=v_k=\omega_k-u W k = v k = ω k − u on supp ( a k Θ k ) \operatorname{supp}(a_k\Theta_k) supp ( a k Θ k ) , while W k ′ = 0 W_{k'}=0 W k ′ = 0 there for k ′ ≠ k k'\ne k k ′ = k by disjointness of the tubes. Hence u + = V k u^+=V_k u + = V k there.
Step 3: Derivative estimates.
Fix X = X k , j ( t ) X=X_{k,j}(t) X = X k , j ( t ) and ∣ x − X ∣ ≤ ( 8 λ μ ) − 1 |x-X|\le(8\lambda\mu)^{-1} ∣ x − X ∣ ≤ ( 8 λ μ ) − 1 . By (26) , ∥ u ∥ C x h ≤ λ N 4 ≤ ω ( λ μ ) h \|u\|_{C^h_x}\le\lambda^{N^4}\le\omega(\lambda\mu)^h ∥ u ∥ C x h ≤ λ N 4 ≤ ω ( λ μ ) h for 1 ≤ h ≤ 20 1\le h\le20 1 ≤ h ≤ 20 , and ∣ v k ∣ ≤ 2 ω |v_k|\le2\omega ∣ v k ∣ ≤ 2 ω ; hence ∥ ∇ h v k ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 ω ( λ μ ) h \|\nabla^h v_k\|_\infty\le2\omega(\lambda\mu)^h ∥ ∇ h v k ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 ω ( λ μ ) h . Differentiating A k , j A_{k,j} A k , j under the integral gives
∣ ∇ h A k , j ∣ ≤ C ( ∣ x − X ∣ ∥ ∇ h v k ∥ ∞ + ∥ ∇ h − 1 v k ∥ ∞ ) ≤ C ω ( λ μ ) h − 1 . \begin{aligned}
|\nabla^h A_{k,j}|\le C\left(|x-X|\|\nabla^h v_k\|_\infty+\|\nabla^{h-1}v_k\|_\infty\right) \\
&\le C\omega(\lambda\mu)^{h-1}.
\end{aligned} ∣ ∇ h A k , j ∣ ≤ C ( ∣ x − X ∣∥ ∇ h v k ∥ ∞ + ∥ ∇ h − 1 v k ∥ ∞ ) ≤ C ω ( λ μ ) h − 1 .
For h = 0 h=0 h = 0 the second term is absent. Writing χ ∗ , j = χ ∗ ( λ μ ( x − X ) ) \chi_{*,j}=\chi_*(\lambda\mu(x-X)) χ ∗ , j = χ ∗ ( λ μ ( x − X )) , the product rule gives
curl x [ χ u χ ∗ , j A k , j ] = χ u χ ∗ , j v k + χ ∗ , j ∇ χ u × A k , j + χ u λ μ ( ∇ χ ∗ ) ( λ μ ( x − X ) ) × A k , j , \begin{aligned}
\operatorname{curl}_x[\chi_u\chi_{*,j}A_{k,j}]
=\chi_u\chi_{*,j}v_k+\chi_{*,j}\nabla\chi_u\times A_{k,j} \\
&+\chi_u\lambda\mu(\nabla\chi_*)(\lambda\mu(x-X))\times A_{k,j},
\end{aligned} curl x [ χ u χ ∗ , j A k , j ] = χ u χ ∗ , j v k + χ ∗ , j ∇ χ u × A k , j + χ u λ μ ( ∇ χ ∗ ) ( λ μ ( x − X )) × A k , j ,
and ∥ χ u ∥ C i ≤ C d − i ≤ C ( λ μ ) i \|\chi_u\|_{C^i}\le Cd^{-i}\le C(\lambda\mu)^i ∥ χ u ∥ C i ≤ C d − i ≤ C ( λ μ ) i . Leibniz' rule gives the spatial bound in (42) , since the balls for different j j j are disjoint. For time derivatives note X k , j ′ = ω k X'_{k,j}=\omega_k X k , j ′ = ω k : each time derivative falling on χ ∗ , j \chi_{*,j} χ ∗ , j or on x − X x-X x − X costs at most C λ μ ω C\lambda\mu\omega C λ μ ω , on v k v_k v k (through u u u and X X X ) at most C ω λ μ C\omega\lambda\mu C ω λ μ relative to the bounds above, and on η u \eta_u η u at most C τ − 1 ≤ C λ n C\tau^{-1}\le C\lambda^n C τ − 1 ≤ C λ n . This gives the second bound.
Step 4: The Sobolev estimate.
The spatial bound in (42) gives ∣ W k ∣ ≤ C ω |W_k|\le C\omega ∣ W k ∣ ≤ C ω . Combining it with (40) , we obtain
∥ W k ∥ L 2 ≤ C ω μ − 3 / 2 , ∥ ∇ 2 W k ∥ L 2 ≤ C ω ( λ μ ) 2 μ − 3 / 2 . \|W_k\|_{L^2}\le C\omega\mu^{-3/2},\qquad
\|\nabla^2W_k\|_{L^2}\le C\omega(\lambda\mu)^2\mu^{-3/2}. ∥ W k ∥ L 2 ≤ C ω μ − 3/2 , ∥ ∇ 2 W k ∥ L 2 ≤ C ω ( λ μ ) 2 μ − 3/2 .
Interpolation gives
∥ w ∥ H s ≤ C ω μ − 3 / 2 ( λ μ ) s = C λ 4 γ / b + s + N ( s − 3 / 2 ) ≤ C λ − 1 ≤ δ n + 1 16 \|w\|_{H^s}\le C\omega\mu^{-3/2}(\lambda\mu)^s
=C\lambda^{4\gamma/b+s+N(s-3/2)}
\le C\lambda^{-1}\le\delta_{n+1}^{16} ∥ w ∥ H s ≤ C ω μ − 3/2 ( λ μ ) s = C λ 4 γ / b + s + N ( s − 3/2 ) ≤ C λ − 1 ≤ δ n + 1 16
for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , since N ( 3 / 2 − s ) > s + 2 N(3/2-s)>s+2 N ( 3/2 − s ) > s + 2 and 16 γ < 1 16\gamma<1 16 γ < 1 .
The density perturbation
The principal density increment is
θ p ( t , x ) = ∑ k a k ( t , x ) ( Θ k ( t , x ) − 1 ) . (43) \theta_p(t,x)=\sum_k a_k(t,x)(\Theta_k(t,x)-1). \tag*{(43)} θ p ( t , x ) = k ∑ a k ( t , x ) ( Θ k ( t , x ) − 1 ) . (43)
Since a k , Θ k ≥ 0 a_k,\Theta_k\ge0 a k , Θ k ≥ 0 , its negative part is bounded by ∑ k a k \sum_k a_k ∑ k a k , which is small by Proposition 4.2. We add density so that the next perturbation preserves positivity, then restore the mass and first spatial moment.
The stationary density correction
Applying Proposition 4.2 at the following stage shows that the density removed by its principal perturbation is bounded by
C ( δ n + 1 4 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 8 ∣ T + ∣ + δ n + 1 12 ) . C(\delta_{n+1}^{4}|R^+|+\delta_{n+1}^{8}|T^+|+\delta_{n+1}^{12}). C ( δ n + 1 4 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 8 ∣ T + ∣ + δ n + 1 12 ) .
For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , the defect terms are bounded by δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ \delta_{n+1}^{2}|R^+|+\delta_{n+1}^{4}|T^+| δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ , as required by the density estimate in Proposition 4.1. The new stress contains − ( ∇ w + ∇ w T ) -(\nabla w+\nabla w^{\mathsf T}) − ( ∇ w + ∇ w T ) , whose supremum can grow like λ μ \lambda\mu λ μ . Its large cutoff gradients can occur outside the density bumps, so those bumps do not control the density loss at the next stage.
The stationary profile of Lemma 3.11 covers the whole periodic line traversed by each moving bump. Its lower bound on the tubes and Lemma 4.1 give
∣ ∇ w ∣ ≤ C λ μ ω μ − 2 + γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) = C λ 1 − N + γ ω Ψ μ ( λ x ) . |\nabla w| \le C\lambda\mu\omega\,\mu^{-2+\gamma/N}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x)=C\lambda^{1-N+\gamma}\omega\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). ∣∇ w ∣ ≤ C λ μ ω μ − 2 + γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) = C λ 1 − N + γ ω Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
Thus the profile can supply enough density on the cutoff regions at small L p L^p L p cost. It also controls the oscillatory antidivergences by Lemma 3.11 .
To see how adding density helps, first disregard spatial localization and work on a time interval where the cutoffs equal one. Consider
θ d = δ n + 1 16 ( Ψ μ ( λ x ) − ∫ Ψ μ ) . \theta_d=\delta_{n+1}^{16}\left(\Psi_\mu(\lambda x)-\int\Psi_\mu\right). θ d = δ n + 1 16 ( Ψ μ ( λ x ) − ∫ Ψ μ ) .
This function has zero mass, ∂ t θ d = 0 \partial_t\theta_d=0 ∂ t θ d = 0 , and ∥ θ d ∥ L p ≤ C δ n + 1 16 \|\theta_d\|_{L^p}\le C\delta_{n+1}^{16} ∥ θ d ∥ L p ≤ C δ n + 1 16 . At fixed u + u^+ u + , adding θ d \theta_d θ d to the density changes the continuity defect by θ d u + \theta_d u^+ θ d u + and the stress by θ d u + ⊗ u + \theta_d u^+\otimes u^+ θ d u + ⊗ u + . Since ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω |u^+|\le C\omega ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω , their contribution to the density removed at the following stage is small:
δ n + 1 2 ∣ θ d u + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ θ d u + ⊗ u + ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 ( δ n + 1 2 ω + δ n + 1 4 ω 2 ) Ψ μ ( λ x ) ≤ 1 4 δ n + 1 16 Ψ μ ( λ x ) . \delta_{n+1}^2|\theta_d u^+|+\delta_{n+1}^4|\theta_d u^+\otimes u^+|
\le C\delta_{n+1}^{16}(\delta_{n+1}^2\omega+\delta_{n+1}^4\omega^2)\Psi_\mu(\lambda x)\le\frac14\delta_{n+1}^{16}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). δ n + 1 2 ∣ θ d u + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ θ d u + ⊗ u + ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 ( δ n + 1 2 ω + δ n + 1 4 ω 2 ) Ψ μ ( λ x ) ≤ 4 1 δ n + 1 16 Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
Here δ n + 1 2 ω = λ − 2 γ + 4 γ / b → 0 \delta_{n+1}^2\omega=\lambda^{-2\gamma+4\gamma/b}\to0 δ n + 1 2 ω = λ − 2 γ + 4 γ / b → 0 . The positive density added by θ d \theta_d θ d therefore covers the subtraction caused by its own errors and leaves room for the other defects. Stationarity avoids the fast time derivative of a moving bump; only the slow time cutoff will be differentiated.
We now localize this correction. Choose
χ m ∈ C c ∞ ( B 5 + 2 m ) , χ m = 1 on B 4 + 2 m , 0 ≤ m ≤ 8 N . \chi_m\in C^\infty_c(B_{5+2m}),\qquad\chi_m=1\ \text{on }B_{4+2m},\qquad0\le m\le8N. χ m ∈ C c ∞ ( B 5 + 2 m ) , χ m = 1 on B 4 + 2 m , 0 ≤ m ≤ 8 N .
Thus χ m + 1 = 1 \chi_{m+1}=1 χ m + 1 = 1 within distance d d d of supp χ m \operatorname{supp}\chi_m supp χ m . Let η d \eta_d η d be the outer time cutoff of Lemma 3.1 ; it is one near supp η u \operatorname{supp}\eta_u supp η u . Define the positive constants
c m = ∫ χ m ( x ) Ψ μ ( λ x ) d x ∫ χ m ( x ) d x , (44) c_m=\frac{\int\chi_m(x)\Psi_\mu(\lambda x)\,dx}{\int\chi_m(x)\,dx}, \tag*{(44)} c m = ∫ χ m ( x ) d x ∫ χ m ( x ) Ψ μ ( λ x ) d x , (44)
and set
θ d ( t , x ) = δ n + 1 16 η d ( t ) ∑ m = 0 8 N λ − m / 2 χ m ( x ) ( Ψ μ ( λ x ) − c m ) . (45) \theta_d(t,x)=\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_d(t)\sum_{m=0}^{8N}\lambda^{-m/2}\chi_m(x)\bigl(\Psi_\mu(\lambda x)-c_m\bigr). \tag*{(45)} θ d ( t , x ) = δ n + 1 16 η d ( t ) m = 0 ∑ 8 N λ − m /2 χ m ( x ) ( Ψ μ ( λ x ) − c m ) . (45)
Each summand has zero spatial integral. The positive contribution is δ n + 1 16 η d E \delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_d E δ n + 1 16 η d E , where the smooth, nonnegative, time-independent weight is
E ( x ) = ∑ m = 0 8 N λ − m / 2 χ m ( x ) Ψ μ ( λ x ) . (46) E(x)=\sum_{m=0}^{8N}\lambda^{-m/2}\chi_m(x)\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). \tag*{(46)} E ( x ) = m = 0 ∑ 8 N λ − m /2 χ m ( x ) Ψ μ ( λ x ) . (46)
It is supported in B 16 N + 5 B_{16N+5} B 16 N + 5 and satisfies E ≥ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) E\ge\Psi_\mu(\lambda\cdot) E ≥ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) on B 4 B_4 B 4 .
The successive cutoffs are needed because η d ′ \eta_d' η d ′ produces an inverse divergence. Already for the first summand, R 0 [ χ 0 ( Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) − c 0 ) ] \mathcal{R}_0[\chi_0(\Psi_\mu(\lambda\cdot)-c_0)] R 0 [ χ 0 ( Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) − c 0 )] can be nonzero outside supp χ 0 \operatorname{supp}\chi_0 supp χ 0 . Lemmas 3.11 and 3.5, together with the mean estimate in Lemma 4.2 below, give
∣ R 0 [ χ 0 ( Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) − c 0 ) ] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 d − 1 χ 1 ( x ) Ψ μ ( λ x ) + C λ − 1 d − 1 . |\mathcal{R}_0[\chi_0(\Psi_\mu(\lambda\cdot)-c_0)](x)|\le C\lambda^{-1}d^{-1}\chi_1(x)\Psi_\mu(\lambda x)+C\lambda^{-1}d^{-1}. ∣ R 0 [ χ 0 ( Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) − c 0 )] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 d − 1 χ 1 ( x ) Ψ μ ( λ x ) + C λ − 1 d − 1 .
The next positive density term has coefficient λ − 1 / 2 \lambda^{-1/2} λ − 1/2 , larger than the λ − 1 \lambda^{-1} λ − 1 in this error. Repeating this comparison accounts for the sum in θ d \theta_d θ d . The final coefficient is λ − 4 N \lambda^{-4N} λ − 4 N , and λ − 4 N ∥ Ψ μ ∥ ∞ ≤ C λ − 2 N \lambda^{-4N}\|\Psi_\mu\|_\infty\le C\lambda^{-2N} λ − 4 N ∥ Ψ μ ∥ ∞ ≤ C λ − 2 N . Lemma 5.4 includes the time cutoff in this estimate.
The spatial moment correction
The stationary correction has zero mass. We now correct the mass of θ p \theta_p θ p and the first moment of θ p + θ d \theta_p+\theta_d θ p + θ d . Choose a radial ϕ 0 ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( x 0 , r 0 / 2 ) ) \phi_0\in C^\infty_c(B(x_0,r_0/2)) ϕ 0 ∈ C c ∞ ( B ( x 0 , r 0 /2 )) with ∫ ϕ 0 = 1 \int\phi_0=1 ∫ ϕ 0 = 1 , and put ϕ i = − ∂ i ϕ 0 \phi_i=-\partial_i\phi_0 ϕ i = − ∂ i ϕ 0 for i = 1 , 2 , 3 i=1,2,3 i = 1 , 2 , 3 . These smooth scalar functions satisfy
∫ ϕ 0 = 1 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) ϕ 0 = 0 , \int\phi_0=1,\qquad\int(x-x_0)\phi_0=0, ∫ ϕ 0 = 1 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) ϕ 0 = 0 ,
∫ ϕ i = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) j ϕ i = δ i j . (47) \int\phi_i=0,\qquad\int(x-x_0)_j\phi_i=\delta_{ij}. \tag*{(47)} ∫ ϕ i = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) j ϕ i = δ ij . (47)
Set
θ c ( t , x ) = − ϕ 0 ( x ) ∫ θ p ( t , y ) d y − ∑ i = 1 3 ϕ i ( x ) ∫ ( y − x 0 ) i ( θ p + θ d ) ( t , y ) d y . (48) \theta_c(t,x)=-\phi_0(x)\int\theta_p(t,y)\,dy-\sum_{i=1}^{3}\phi_i(x)\int(y-x_0)_i(\theta_p+\theta_d)(t,y)\,dy. \tag*{(48)} θ c ( t , x ) = − ϕ 0 ( x ) ∫ θ p ( t , y ) d y − i = 1 ∑ 3 ϕ i ( x ) ∫ ( y − x 0 ) i ( θ p + θ d ) ( t , y ) d y . (48)
We finally define
θ ( t , x ) = ( θ p + θ c + θ d ) ( t , x ) , ρ + = ρ + θ . (49) \theta(t,x)=(\theta_p+\theta_c+\theta_d)(t,x),\qquad\rho^+=\rho+\theta. \tag*{(49)} θ ( t , x ) = ( θ p + θ c + θ d ) ( t , x ) , ρ + = ρ + θ . (49)
Products of x − x 0 x-x_0 x − x 0 with functions compactly supported in B B B are extended periodically by zero when applying the averaging estimates.
Lemma 4.2 (Density and spatial moments). The functions θ p , θ c , θ d \theta_p,\theta_c,\theta_d θ p , θ c , θ d and θ \theta θ are smooth and supported in supp η d × B 16 N + 5 \operatorname{supp}\eta_d\times B_{16N+5} supp η d × B 16 N + 5 . They satisfy
∫ θ d = 0 , ∫ θ = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) θ = 0. (50) \int\theta_d=0,\qquad\int\theta=0,\qquad\int(x-x_0)\theta=0. \tag*{(50)} ∫ θ d = 0 , ∫ θ = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) θ = 0. (50) Moreover,
c m ≤ C , ∥ E ∥ L p ≤ C , E ≥ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) on B 4 , c_m\le C,\qquad\|E\|_{L^p}\le C,\qquad E\ge\Psi_\mu(\lambda\cdot)\quad\text{on }B_4, c m ≤ C , ∥ E ∥ L p ≤ C , E ≥ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) on B 4 , and
θ p ≥ − ∑ k a k , θ d ≥ δ n + 1 16 η d E − C δ n + 1 16 . (51) \theta_p\ge-\sum_k a_k,\qquad\theta_d\ge\delta^{16}_{n+1}\eta_dE-C\delta^{16}_{n+1}. \tag*{(51)} θ p ≥ − k ∑ a k , θ d ≥ δ n + 1 16 η d E − C δ n + 1 16 . (51) With g = Ψ μ − ∫ Ψ μ g=\Psi_\mu-\int\Psi_\mu g = Ψ μ − ∫ Ψ μ , one also has
∣ c m − ∫ Ψ μ ∣ = ∣ ∫ χ m g ( λ ⋅ ) ∣ ∫ χ m ≤ C λ − 1 d − 1 . (52) \left|c_m-\int\Psi_\mu\right|=\frac{\left|\int\chi_mg(\lambda\cdot)\right|}{\int\chi_m}\le C\lambda^{-1}d^{-1}. \tag*{(52)} c m − ∫ Ψ μ = ∫ χ m ∫ χ m g ( λ ⋅ ) ≤ C λ − 1 d − 1 . (52) θ d = δ n + 1 16 η d ∑ m λ − m / 2 [ χ m g ( λ x ) − ( c m − ∫ Ψ μ ) χ m ] . (53) \theta_d=\delta^{16}_{n+1}\eta_d\sum_m\lambda^{-m/2}\left[\chi_mg(\lambda x)-\left(c_m-\int\Psi_\mu\right)\chi_m\right]. \tag*{(53)} θ d = δ n + 1 16 η d m ∑ λ − m /2 [ χ m g ( λ x ) − ( c m − ∫ Ψ μ ) χ m ] . (53) The stationary corrector also obeys
∣ θ d ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 η d E . |\theta_d|\le C\delta^{16}_{n+1}\eta_dE. ∣ θ d ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 η d E .
Proof. The support and smoothness follow from (4.18)–(4.24), Proposition 4.2, and the chosen cutoffs. Equation (4.19) gives ∫ θ d = 0 \int\theta_d=0 ∫ θ d = 0 . Equations (4.23) and (4.22) give the remaining identities in (4.25).
As χ m = 1 \chi_m=1 χ m = 1 on B ( x 0 , r 0 ) B(x_0,r_0) B ( x 0 , r 0 ) , Lemma 3.11 gives c m ≤ ∥ Ψ μ ∥ L 1 / ∣ B ( x 0 , r 0 ) ∣ ≤ C c_m\le\|\Psi_\mu\|_{L^1}/|B(x_0,r_0)|\le C c m ≤ ∥ Ψ μ ∥ L 1 /∣ B ( x 0 , r 0 ) ∣ ≤ C ; since Ψ μ ≥ 1 \Psi_\mu\ge1 Ψ μ ≥ 1 , this gives ∣ θ d ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 η d E |\theta_d|\le C\delta^{16}_{n+1}\eta_dE ∣ θ d ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 η d E . Also ∥ E ∥ L p ≤ ∑ m λ − m / 2 ∥ Ψ μ ∥ L p ≤ C \|E\|_{L^p}\le\sum_m\lambda^{-m/2}\|\Psi_\mu\|_{L^p}\le C ∥ E ∥ L p ≤ ∑ m λ − m /2 ∥ Ψ μ ∥ L p ≤ C by (4.21) and Lemma 3.11. The pointwise comparison on B 4 B_4 B 4 follows from χ 0 = 1 \chi_0=1 χ 0 = 1 there. Finally, a k , Θ k ≥ 0 a_k,\Theta_k\ge0 a k , Θ k ≥ 0 by Proposition 4.2 and (4.14), so (4.18) gives the first lower bound in (4.26). The second follows from (4.20) and c m ≤ C c_m\le C c m ≤ C .
For the mean estimate, apply Lemma 3.4 to χ m g ( λ ⋅ ) \chi_mg(\lambda\cdot) χ m g ( λ ⋅ ) and use ∫ χ m ≥ ∣ B ( x 0 , r 0 ) ∣ \int\chi_m\ge|B(x_0,r_0)| ∫ χ m ≥ ∣ B ( x 0 , r 0 ) ∣ . This proves (4.27). Subtracting ∫ Ψ μ \int\Psi_\mu ∫ Ψ μ in each summand of (4.20) gives (4.28).
The continuity defect
We first compute the error left by the transported profiles. By Lemma 4.1 and the definition of f k f_k f k in Proposition 4.2,
∂ t [ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) ] + div [ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ] = ( Θ k − 1 ) f k . (54) \partial_t[a_k(\Theta_k-1)]+\operatorname{div}[a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k]=(\Theta_k-1)f_k. \tag*{(54)} ∂ t [ a k ( Θ k − 1 )] + div [ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ] = ( Θ k − 1 ) f k . (54)
The sum of these errors, together with the two density corrections, determines a single scalar potential P ( t , x ) P(t,x) P ( t , x ) :
Δ P = ∑ k ( Θ k − 1 ) f k + ∂ t θ c + ∂ t θ d , ∫ P = 0. \Delta P=\sum_k(\Theta_k-1)f_k+\partial_t\theta_c+\partial_t\theta_d,\qquad\int P=0. Δ P = k ∑ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k + ∂ t θ c + ∂ t θ d , ∫ P = 0.
The right-hand side has integral ∂ t ∫ θ = 0 \partial_t\int\theta=0 ∂ t ∫ θ = 0 by Lemma 4.2. Thus P P P is well defined and smooth. Without spatial localization, subtracting ∇ P \nabla P ∇ P from the transported momentum would complete the continuity equation.
For compact support, put U = B 16 N + 8 U=B_{16N+8} U = B 16 N + 8 and choose a cutoff radial about x 0 x_0 x 0 ,
χ ∈ C c ∞ ( B 16 N + 7 ) , χ = 1 on B 16 N + 6 . \chi\in C^\infty_c(B_{16N+7}),\qquad\chi=1\quad\text{on }B_{16N+6}. χ ∈ C c ∞ ( B 16 N + 7 ) , χ = 1 on B 16 N + 6 .
Its gradient is separated from all density increments by 2 d 2d 2 d , and ( 32 N + 16 ) d < ( r + − r − ) / 2 (32N+16)d<(r_+-r_-)/2 ( 32 N + 16 ) d < ( r + − r − ) /2 gives
U ⊂ B ( x 0 , 1 2 ( r − + r + ) ) . U\subset B\left(x_0,\tfrac12(r_-+r_+)\right). U ⊂ B ( x 0 , 2 1 ( r − + r + ) ) .
Multiplying ∇ P \nabla P ∇ P by χ \chi χ introduces the divergence error ∇ χ ⋅ ∇ P \nabla\chi\cdot\nabla P ∇ χ ⋅ ∇ P . We remove it by the Bogovskii operator, and use a curl to arrange zero angular momentum. Both corrections are collected in the smooth vector field
R c ( t , x ) = − B U [ ∇ χ ⋅ ∇ P ] ( t , x ) + 1 2 curl x [ φ 0 ( x ) ∑ k ∫ a k ( t , y ) ( Θ k ( t , y ) − 1 ) ( y − x 0 ) × V k d y ] . R_c(t,x)=-\mathcal{B}_U[\nabla\chi\cdot\nabla P](t,x)
+\frac{1}{2}\operatorname{curl}_x\left[\varphi_0(x)\sum_k\int a_k(t,y)(\Theta_k(t,y)-1)(y-x_0)\times V_k\,\mathrm{d}y\right]. R c ( t , x ) = − B U [ ∇ χ ⋅ ∇ P ] ( t , x ) + 2 1 curl x [ φ 0 ( x ) k ∑ ∫ a k ( t , y ) ( Θ k ( t , y ) − 1 ) ( y − x 0 ) × V k d y ] .
Radial symmetry of χ \chi χ and Lemma 3.7 ensure that the two localization terms χ ∇ P \chi\nabla P χ ∇ P and B U [ ∇ χ ⋅ ∇ P ] \mathcal{B}_U[\nabla\chi\cdot\nabla P] B U [ ∇ χ ⋅ ∇ P ] already have zero angular momentum.
Lemma 4.3 (The continuity equation). For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , the vector field
R + = ( ρ − ∑ k a k ) w + ( θ c + θ d ) u + + χ ∇ P + R c R^+=\left(\rho-\sum_k a_k\right)w+(\theta_c+\theta_d)u^++\chi\nabla P+R_c R + = ( ρ − k ∑ a k ) w + ( θ c + θ d ) u + + χ ∇ P + R c is smooth and supported in supp η d × U \operatorname{supp}\eta_d\times U supp η d × U . It satisfies
ρ + u + − R + − ( ρ u − R ) = ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k − χ ∇ P − R c , (55) \rho^+u^+-R^+-(\rho u-R)=\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k-\chi\nabla P-R_c, \tag*{(55)} ρ + u + − R + − ( ρ u − R ) = k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k − χ ∇ P − R c , (55) and
∂ t ρ + + div ( ρ + u + − R + ) = 0. \partial_t\rho^++\operatorname{div}(\rho^+u^+-R^+)=0. ∂ t ρ + + div ( ρ + u + − R + ) = 0. The modified momentum increment has zero spatial integral and zero angular momentum:
∫ [ ρ + u + − R + − ( ρ u − R ) ] = 0 , \int\left[\rho^+u^+-R^+-(\rho u-R)\right]=0, ∫ [ ρ + u + − R + − ( ρ u − R ) ] = 0 , ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × [ ρ + u + − R + − ( ρ u − R ) ] = 0. (56) \int(x-x_0)\times\left[\rho^+u^+-R^+-(\rho u-R)\right]=0. \tag*{(56)} ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × [ ρ + u + − R + − ( ρ u − R ) ] = 0. (56)
Proof. Since χ = 1 \chi=1 χ = 1 near the support of Δ P \Delta P Δ P ,
∫ ∇ χ ⋅ ∇ P = − ∫ χ Δ P = 0. \int\nabla\chi\cdot\nabla P=-\int\chi\Delta P=0. ∫ ∇ χ ⋅ ∇ P = − ∫ χ Δ P = 0.
Thus Lemma 3.7 defines the first term of R c R_c R c , and
div ( χ ∇ P + R c ) = Δ P . \operatorname{div}(\chi\nabla P+R_c)=\Delta P. div ( χ ∇ P + R c ) = Δ P .
By Lemma 4.1, u + = V k u^+=V_k u + = V k on supp ( a k Θ k ) \operatorname{supp}(a_k\Theta_k) supp ( a k Θ k ) . Expanding ρ + u + \rho^+u^+ ρ + u + and using Proposition 4.2 therefore gives
ρ + u + − ρ u = ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k − R + ( ρ − ∑ k a k ) w + ( θ c + θ d ) u + . \rho^+u^+-\rho u=\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k-R+\left(\rho-\sum_k a_k\right)w+(\theta_c+\theta_d)u^+. ρ + u + − ρ u = k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k − R + ( ρ − k ∑ a k ) w + ( θ c + θ d ) u + .
This proves (4.30). Its divergence, the transport identity (4.29), and the defining equation for P P P give the new continuity equation.
The first spatial moment of θ \theta θ vanishes by Lemma 4.2 . Integrating the continuity equation against x − x 0 x-x_0 x − x 0 therefore gives the first identity in (4.31). For the second, write
χ ∇ P = ∇ ( χ P ) − P ∇ χ . \chi\nabla P=\nabla(\chi P)-P\nabla\chi. χ ∇ P = ∇ ( χ P ) − P ∇ χ .
The gradient has zero angular momentum by Lemma 3.6 , and ( x − x 0 ) × ∇ χ = 0 (x-x_0)\times\nabla\chi=0 ( x − x 0 ) × ∇ χ = 0 by radial symmetry. The Bogovskii term also has zero angular momentum by Lemma 3.7 . Finally, Lemma 3.6 and ∫ φ 0 = 1 \int\varphi_0=1 ∫ φ 0 = 1 show that the curl in R c R_c R c removes exactly the angular momentum of the transported sum. All fields have the claimed smoothness and support by construction.
The momentum defect and pressure
The same transport identity, multiplied by V k V_k V k , determines the oscillatory part of the stress. The scalar term π Id \pi\operatorname{Id} π Id in Proposition 4.2 is canceled by − π -\pi − π in the pressure. The time derivative of ∇ P \nabla P ∇ P is a gradient, so we set
Π + = Π − π + χ ∂ t P . (57) \Pi^+=\Pi-\pi+\chi\partial_tP. \tag*{(57)} Π + = Π − π + χ ∂ t P . (57)
Only derivatives of the outer cutoff and the compact correction R c R_c R c remain after these cancellations. We collect their symmetric inverse divergence in T c T_c T c .
Lemma 4.4 (The momentum equation). For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , the compactly supported symmetric correction
T c = S U [ χ ∑ k R ( ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ) − ( ∑ k R ( ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ) ) ∇ χ + ( ∂ t P ) ∇ χ − ∂ t R c ] (58) T_c=S_U\left[\chi\sum_k\mathcal{R}\left((\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k\right)-\left(\sum_k\mathcal{R}\left((\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k\right)\right)\nabla\chi+(\partial_tP)\nabla\chi-\partial_tR_c\right] \tag*{(58)} T c = S U [ χ k ∑ R ( ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ) − ( k ∑ R ( ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ) ) ∇ χ + ( ∂ t P ) ∇ χ − ∂ t R c ] (58) is well defined. The symmetric stress
T + = χ ∑ k R [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] − ( ∇ w + ∇ w T ) T^+=\chi\sum_k\mathcal{R}\left[(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k\right]-(\nabla w+\nabla w^{\mathsf T}) T + = χ k ∑ R [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] − ( ∇ w + ∇ w T ) + ( ρ − ∑ k a k ) ( u ⊗ w + w ⊗ u + w ⊗ w ) +\left(\rho-\sum_k a_k\right)(u\otimes w+w\otimes u+w\otimes w) + ( ρ − k ∑ a k ) ( u ⊗ w + w ⊗ u + w ⊗ w ) + ( θ c + θ d ) u + ⊗ u + + T c +(\theta_c+\theta_d)u^+\otimes u^++T_c + ( θ c + θ d ) u + ⊗ u + + T c completes Z + = ( ρ + , u + , Π + , R + , T + ) Z^+=(\rho^+,u^+,\Pi^+,R^+,T^+) Z + = ( ρ + , u + , Π + , R + , T + ) to a smooth solution of (2.1) from Definition 2.1. Both Z + − Z Z^+-Z Z + − Z and ( R + , T + ) (R^+,T^+) ( R + , T + ) are supported in supp η d × U \operatorname{supp}\eta_d\times U supp η d × U . The momentum flux satisfies
ρ + u + ⊗ u + − ρ u ⊗ u = ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ⊗ V k + π Id − T \rho^+u^+\otimes u^+-\rho u\otimes u
=\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k\otimes V_k+\pi\operatorname{Id}-T ρ + u + ⊗ u + − ρ u ⊗ u = k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ⊗ V k + π Id − T + ( ρ − ∑ k a k ) ( u ⊗ w + w ⊗ u + w ⊗ w ) + ( θ c + θ d ) u + ⊗ u + . (59) +\left(\rho-\sum_k a_k\right)(u\otimes w+w\otimes u+w\otimes w)
+(\theta_c+\theta_d)u^+\otimes u^+. \tag*{(59)} + ( ρ − k ∑ a k ) ( u ⊗ w + w ⊗ u + w ⊗ w ) + ( θ c + θ d ) u + ⊗ u + . (59)
Proof. We verify the cancellation, then the two compatibility conditions for the compactly supported symmetric inverse divergence.
Step 1: The transported profiles and pressure.
The density decomposition and Lemma 4.1 give
ρ + u + ⊗ u + = ∑ k a k Θ k V k ⊗ V k + ( ρ − ∑ k a k + θ c + θ d ) u + ⊗ u + . \rho^+u^+\otimes u^+=\sum_k a_k\Theta_kV_k\otimes V_k+\left(\rho-\sum_k a_k+\theta_c+\theta_d\right)u^+\otimes u^+. ρ + u + ⊗ u + = k ∑ a k Θ k V k ⊗ V k + ( ρ − k ∑ a k + θ c + θ d ) u + ⊗ u + .
Subtracting ρ u ⊗ u \rho u\otimes u ρ u ⊗ u and using Proposition 4.2 gives (59) . Moreover,
∂ t ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k + div ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ⊗ V k = ∑ k ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k . \partial_t\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k+\operatorname{div}\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k\otimes V_k=\sum_k(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k. ∂ t k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k + div k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ⊗ V k = k ∑ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k .
Insert this identity, the modified momentum increment of Lemma 4.3, and (4.32) into the momentum equation. Since div ( ∇ w + ∇ w T ) = Δ w \operatorname{div}(\nabla w+\nabla w^{\mathsf T})=\Delta w div ( ∇ w + ∇ w T ) = Δ w by Lemma 3.6, the terms left to correct are
∑ k ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k − div ( χ ∑ k R [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] ) − ∂ t ( χ ∇ P + R c ) + ∇ ( χ ∂ t P ) . \sum_k(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k-\operatorname{div}\left(\chi\sum_k\mathcal{R}\left[(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k\right]\right)-\partial_t(\chi\nabla P+R_c)+\nabla(\chi\partial_tP). k ∑ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k − div ( χ k ∑ R [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] ) − ∂ t ( χ ∇ P + R c ) + ∇ ( χ ∂ t P ) .
By Lemma 3.3 and the product rule, this is exactly the vector field in brackets in (4.33).
Step 2: The compact correction.
The residual just computed is compactly supported in U U U . Before cancellation it is the time derivative of the modified momentum increment, plus divergences of compactly supported symmetric matrices and a compactly supported gradient. Lemmas 4.3 and 3.6 therefore give zero spatial integral and zero angular momentum. Lemma 3.8 applies, so the divergence of T c T_c T c is this residual. Adding T c T_c T c to the stress proves the momentum equation. The continuity equation is Lemma 4.3, and div u + = 0 \operatorname{div}u^+=0 div u + = 0 follows from Lemma 4.1. Smoothness and support follow from the same lemmas and the chosen cutoffs.
The terms θ d u + \theta_du^+ θ d u + and θ d u + ⊗ u + \theta_du^+\otimes u^+ θ d u + ⊗ u + are the additional errors created by the density correction. Their effect on the following density perturbation is smaller than the positive part of θ d \theta_d θ d , as checked above. The potential ∇ P \nabla P ∇ P also contains R 0 ∂ t θ d R_0\partial_t\theta_d R 0 ∂ t θ d ; its estimate requires the successive spatial cutoffs.
One step of the iteration: the estimates
We prove a lower bound for the total density perturbation θ \theta θ that preserves positivity when the construction is repeated. The new defects determine the possible density subtraction at the next stage; we compare them with the added density δ n + 1 16 η d E \delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_d E δ n + 1 16 η d E . We then prove the integral and derivative estimates needed for the iteration.
We keep the hypotheses of Proposition 4.1 and the fields of Lemmas 4.3 and 4.4 . The formulas in these lemmas express the defects in terms of w w w , the scalar potential P P P , and the compact corrections R c , T c R_c,T_c R c , T c . We estimate the corrections first, then the terms entering the lower bound for θ \theta θ . Recall δ n + 1 = λ − γ \delta_{n+1}=\lambda^{-\gamma} δ n + 1 = λ − γ , ω = λ 4 γ / b \omega=\lambda^{4\gamma/b} ω = λ 4 γ / b , μ = λ N \mu=\lambda^N μ = λ N , and λ n = λ 1 / b \lambda_n=\lambda^{1/b} λ n = λ 1/ b . Since 1000 ( N 4 + 20 ) < γ b 1000(N^4+20)<\gamma b 1000 ( N 4 + 20 ) < γ b , the input bounds in Proposition 4.1 give, for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 ,
∥ ( ρ , u , R , T ) ∥ C t , x 20 + τ − 20 + d − 20 ≤ λ γ / 1000 . (60) \|(\rho,u,R,T)\|_{C^{20}_{t,x}}+\tau^{-20}+d^{-20}\leq\lambda^{\gamma/1000}. \tag*{(60)} ∥ ( ρ , u , R , T ) ∥ C t , x 20 + τ − 20 + d − 20 ≤ λ γ /1000 . (60)
Together with Lemma 3.1 and the defining spatial cutoff bounds, this also controls derivatives of the cutoffs up to order 20 by C λ γ / 1000 C\lambda^{\gamma/1000} C λ γ /1000 . We use this separation between the old and new scales throughout.
Localization and moment errors
Since 24 γ < 1 / 4 24\gamma<1/4 24 γ < 1/4 , errors of size C λ − 1 / 2 C\lambda^{-1/2} C λ − 1/2 are at most δ n + 1 24 / 100 \delta_{n+1}^{24}/100 δ n + 1 24 /100 for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 . The moment correction θ c \theta_c θ c contains averages against mean-zero profiles. The corrections R c , T c R_c,T_c R c , T c contain such averages or periodic potentials evaluated on supp ∇ χ \operatorname{supp}\nabla\chi supp ∇ χ . This support is separated from all density increments by 2 d 2d 2 d . Spatial averaging and the far-field estimate therefore make these corrections uniformly small.
Lemma 5.1 (Localization and spatial moment corrections). For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , the spatial moment correction satisfies
∥ θ c ∥ C t , x 6 ≤ λ − 3 / 4 . (61) \|\theta_c\|_{C^6_{t,x}}\leq\lambda^{-3/4}. \tag*{(61)} ∥ θ c ∥ C t , x 6 ≤ λ − 3/4 . (61)
The compact corrections of Lemmas 4.3 and 4.4 obey
∥ R c ∥ C t , x 2 + ∥ T c ∥ C 0 ≤ λ − 1 / 2 . (62) \|R_c\|_{C^2_{t,x}}+\|T_c\|_{C^0}\leq\lambda^{-1/2}. \tag*{(62)} ∥ R c ∥ C t , x 2 + ∥ T c ∥ C 0 ≤ λ − 1/2 . (62)
Outside B 4 B_4 B 4 , the oscillatory antidivergences satisfy
∣ χ ∑ k R 0 [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] ∣ + ∣ χ ∑ k R [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] ∣ ≤ λ − 3 / 4 . (63) \left|\chi\sum_k\mathcal{R}_0[(\Theta_k-1)f_k]\right|+\left|\chi\sum_k\mathcal{R}[(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k]\right|\leq\lambda^{-3/4}. \tag*{(63)} χ k ∑ R 0 [( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] + χ k ∑ R [( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] ≤ λ − 3/4 . (63)
Proof. We first estimate the spatial averages and the potentials away from their sources, then apply the compact inverse divergence operators.
Step 1: The spatial moment correction.
By Lemma 4.1, time derivatives of an average against Θ k − 1 \Theta_k-1 Θ k − 1 can be moved onto the coefficient. For every smooth scalar h h h on [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 [0,1]\times\mathbb{T}^3 [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 , integration by parts gives
∂ t j ∫ h ( Θ k − 1 ) = ∫ [ ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) j h ] ( Θ k − 1 ) . (64) \partial_t^j\int h(\Theta_k-1)=\int[(\partial_t+V_k\cdot\nabla)^j h](\Theta_k-1). \tag*{(64)} ∂ t j ∫ h ( Θ k − 1 ) = ∫ [( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) j h ] ( Θ k − 1 ) . (64)
Apply Lemma 3.4 to g = ζ μ ( ⋅ − y k ) − 1 g=\zeta_\mu(\cdot-y_k)-1 g = ζ μ ( ⋅ − y k ) − 1 , which has L 1 L^1 L 1 norm at most two. For h = a k h=a_k h = a k or h = ( x − x 0 ) i a k h=(x-x_0)_i a_k h = ( x − x 0 ) i a k and 0 ≤ j ≤ 6 0\leq j\leq6 0 ≤ j ≤ 6 , combine this with (5.5) and Proposition 4.2:
∣ ∂ t j ∫ h ( Θ k − 1 ) ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ω j ∥ a k ∥ C t , x j + 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ω j δ n + 1 . \begin{aligned}
\left|\partial_t^j\int h(\Theta_k-1)\right|\leq C\lambda^{-1}\omega^j\|a_k\|_{C^{j+1}_{t,x}} \\
&\leq C\lambda^{-1}\omega^j\delta_{n+1}.
\end{aligned} ∂ t j ∫ h ( Θ k − 1 ) ≤ C λ − 1 ω j ∥ a k ∥ C t , x j + 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ω j δ n + 1 .
For the stationary corrector, put g = Ψ μ − ∫ Ψ μ g=\Psi_\mu-\int\Psi_\mu g = Ψ μ − ∫ Ψ μ . This profile has zero mean and bounded L 1 L^1 L 1 norm by Lemma 3.11 . We use the mean estimate and the centered representation of θ d \theta_d θ d in Lemma 4.2 . Apply Lemma 3.4 to ( x − x 0 ) i χ m g ( λ ) (x-x_0)_i\chi_m g(\lambda) ( x − x 0 ) i χ m g ( λ ) and Lemma 3.1 to η d \eta_d η d . Since only η d \eta_d η d depends on time, for 0 ≤ j ≤ 6 0\leq j\leq6 0 ≤ j ≤ 6 this gives
∣ ∂ t j ∫ ( x − x 0 ) i θ d ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 τ − j λ − 1 d − 1 . \left|\partial_t^j\int(x-x_0)_i\theta_d\right|\leq C\delta_{n+1}^{16}\tau^{-j}\lambda^{-1}d^{-1}. ∂ t j ∫ ( x − x 0 ) i θ d ≤ C δ n + 1 16 τ − j λ − 1 d − 1 .
It follows that the mass and three first-moment coefficients of θ c \theta_c θ c in Lemma 4.2 , together with their first six time derivatives, are bounded by
C λ − 1 ( ω 6 δ n + 1 − 1 + τ − 6 d − 1 ) ≤ C λ − 1 + 2 γ , C\lambda^{-1}\left(\omega^6\delta_{n+1}^{-1}+\tau^{-6}d^{-1}\right)\leq C\lambda^{-1+2\gamma}, C λ − 1 ( ω 6 δ n + 1 − 1 + τ − 6 d − 1 ) ≤ C λ − 1 + 2 γ ,
where we used (5.1) and ω = λ 4 γ / b \omega=\lambda^{4\gamma/b} ω = λ 4 γ / b . The functions ϕ i \phi_i ϕ i are fixed, so
∥ θ c ∥ C t , x 6 ≤ C λ − 1 + 2 γ . (65) \|\theta_c\|_{C^6_{t,x}}\leq C\lambda^{-1+2\gamma}. \tag*{(65)} ∥ θ c ∥ C t , x 6 ≤ C λ − 1 + 2 γ . (65)
For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , this proves (5.2).
Step 2: The potentials away from their sources.
Fix 0 ≤ i , j ≤ 2 0 \le i,j \le2 0 ≤ i , j ≤ 2 and L ∈ { R 0 , Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 } L \in\{R_0,\Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}\} L ∈ { R 0 , Δ − 1 P = 0 } . Write
Θ k − 1 = g k ( λ x − λ ω t k ) , g k = ζ μ ( ⋅ − y k ) − 1. \Theta_k-1=g_k(\lambda x-\lambda\omega t_k),\qquad g_k=\zeta_\mu(\cdot-y_k)-1. Θ k − 1 = g k ( λ x − λω t k ) , g k = ζ μ ( ⋅ − y k ) − 1.
The profile g k g_k g k has zero mean and L 1 L^1 L 1 norm at most two. Expand the time derivatives and apply Lemma 3.5 with two inverse Laplacians to each term. Since supp f k ⊂ supp η × B 1 \operatorname{supp} f_k\subset\operatorname{supp}\eta\times B_1 supp f k ⊂ supp η × B 1 , at distance at least d d d from B 1 B_1 B 1 we obtain
∣ ∂ t j ∇ i L [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] ∣ ≤ C d − 8 λ − 4 ( λ ω ) 2 ∥ f k ∥ C t , x 6 ≤ C d − 8 λ − 2 ω 3 ∥ a k ∥ C t , x 7 ≤ C λ − 2 + 2 γ . (66) \begin{aligned}
\left|\partial_t^j\nabla^i\mathcal{L}[(\Theta_k-1)f_k]\right|
\le Cd^{-8}\lambda^{-4}(\lambda\omega)^2\|f_k\|_{C^6_{t,x}} \\
&\le Cd^{-8}\lambda^{-2}\omega^3\|a_k\|_{C^7_{t,x}} \\
&\le C\lambda^{-2+2\gamma}. \tag*{(66)}
\end{aligned} ∂ t j ∇ i L [( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] ≤ C d − 8 λ − 4 ( λω ) 2 ∥ f k ∥ C t , x 6 ≤ C d − 8 λ − 2 ω 3 ∥ a k ∥ C t , x 7 ≤ C λ − 2 + 2 γ . (66)
The last bound uses Proposition 4.2 and (5.1). The same argument applies to R [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] \mathcal{R}[(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k] R [( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] , with one additional factor ω \omega ω .
For the other two terms defining P P P in Lemma 4.3, we use the density corrections. Lemma 3.3 and (5.6) give
∣ ∂ t j ∇ i L ∂ t θ c ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 + 2 γ . \left|\partial_t^j\nabla^i\mathcal{L}\partial_t\theta_c\right|
\le C\lambda^{-1+2\gamma}. ∂ t j ∇ i L ∂ t θ c ≤ C λ − 1 + 2 γ .
For θ d \theta_d θ d , put g = Ψ μ − ∫ Ψ μ g=\Psi_\mu-\int\Psi_\mu g = Ψ μ − ∫ Ψ μ and use the centered representation in Lemma 4.2. When dist ( x , B 16 N + 5 ) ≥ d \operatorname{dist}(x,B_{16N+5})\ge d dist ( x , B 16 N + 5 ) ≥ d , Lemma 3.5 gives
∣ ∇ i L [ χ m g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ( x ) ∣ ≤ C d − 12 λ − 4 . \left|\nabla^i\mathcal{L}[\chi_m g(\lambda\cdot)](x)\right|
\le Cd^{-12}\lambda^{-4}. ∇ i L [ χ m g ( λ ⋅ )] ( x ) ≤ C d − 12 λ − 4 .
The mean correction is bounded by C λ − 1 d − 3 C\lambda^{-1}d^{-3} C λ − 1 d − 3 by Lemmas 4.2 and 3.3. Time derivatives fall only on η d \eta_d η d ; Lemma 3.1 and (5.1) bound the total contribution by C λ − 1 + 2 γ C\lambda^{-1+2\gamma} C λ − 1 + 2 γ . Consequently, at distance at least d d d from B 16 N + 5 B_{16N+5} B 16 N + 5 ,
∣ ∂ t j ∇ i P ∣ + ∣ ∂ t j ∇ i ∇ P ∣ + ∣ ∂ t j ∇ i ∑ k R [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] ∣ ≤ λ − 3 / 4 ( 0 ≤ i , j ≤ 2 ) . (67) \left|\partial_t^j\nabla^iP\right|+\left|\partial_t^j\nabla^i\nabla P\right|
+\left|\partial_t^j\nabla^i\sum_k\mathcal{R}[(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k]\right|
\le\lambda^{-3/4}
\qquad(0\le i,j\le2). \tag*{(67)} ∂ t j ∇ i P + ∂ t j ∇ i ∇ P + ∂ t j ∇ i k ∑ R [( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] ≤ λ − 3/4 ( 0 ≤ i , j ≤ 2 ) . (67)
Step 3: Averages of the transported profiles.
By Lemma 3.4, (5.5), and Proposition 4.2,
∣ ∂ t j ∑ k ∫ f ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ω j + 1 ∑ k ∥ f k ∥ C j + 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ω 3 δ n + 1 − 1 ( j = 0 , 1 ) . \begin{aligned}
\left|\partial_t^j\sum_k\int f(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k\right|
\le C\lambda^{-1}\omega^{j+1}\sum_k\|f_k\|_{C^{j+1}} \\
&\le C\lambda^{-1}\omega^3\delta_{n+1}^{-1}
\qquad(j=0,1).
\end{aligned} ∂ t j k ∑ ∫ f ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ≤ C λ − 1 ω j + 1 k ∑ ∥ f k ∥ C j + 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ω 3 δ n + 1 − 1 ( j = 0 , 1 ) .
Applying the same averaging identity to ( x − x 0 ) × a k V k (x-x_0)\times a_kV_k ( x − x 0 ) × a k V k gives
∣ ∂ t j ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k d x ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ω 3 δ n + 1 − 1 ≤ λ − 3 / 4 , 0 ≤ j ≤ 2. (68) \left|\partial_t^j\int(x-x_0)\times\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k\,dx\right|
\le C\lambda^{-1}\omega^3\delta_{n+1}^{-1}
\le\lambda^{-3/4},
\qquad0\le j\le2. \tag*{(68)} ∂ t j ∫ ( x − x 0 ) × k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k d x ≤ C λ − 1 ω 3 δ n + 1 − 1 ≤ λ − 3/4 , 0 ≤ j ≤ 2. (68)
Thus the coefficients of the curl in R c R_c R c , together with their first two time derivatives, are uniformly small.
Step 4: The compact corrections.
The formula for R c R_c R c in Lemma 4.3 contains only the Bogovskii correction on supp ∇ χ \operatorname{supp}\nabla\chi supp ∇ χ and the curl just estimated. Lemma 3.7, (5.8), and (5.9) give
∥ R c ∥ C t , x 2 ≤ C d − 3 λ − 3 / 4 . \|R_c\|_{C^2_{t,x}}\le Cd^{-3}\lambda^{-3/4}. ∥ R c ∥ C t , x 2 ≤ C d − 3 λ − 3/4 .
The formula for T c T_c T c in Lemma 4.4 contains the averages from Step 3, the potentials on supp ∇ χ \operatorname{supp}\nabla\chi supp ∇ χ , and ∂ t R c \partial_tR_c ∂ t R c . Lemma 3.8 therefore gives
∥ R c ∥ C t , x 2 + ∥ T c ∥ C 0 ≤ C d − 3 λ − 3 / 4 ≤ λ − 1 / 2 , \|R_c\|_{C^2_{t,x}}+\|T_c\|_{C^0}
\le Cd^{-3}\lambda^{-3/4}\le\lambda^{-1/2}, ∥ R c ∥ C t , x 2 + ∥ T c ∥ C 0 ≤ C d − 3 λ − 3/4 ≤ λ − 1/2 ,
where d − 3 ≤ λ 3 / b d^{-3}\le\lambda^{3/b} d − 3 ≤ λ 3/ b by Proposition 4.1. This proves (5.3). Outside B 4 B_4 B 4 , the distance to B 1 ⊃ supp f k B_1\supset\operatorname{supp}f_k B 1 ⊃ supp f k is at least 6 d 6d 6 d . Estimate (5.7) and its symmetric antidivergence counterpart prove (5.4).
The density lower bound
We prove the lower bound for the full density perturbation required in Proposition 4.1.
Lemma 5.2 (Lower bound for the density perturbation). For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , the total density perturbation θ = θ p + θ c + θ d \theta=\theta_p+\theta_c+\theta_d θ = θ p + θ c + θ d satisfies
θ ≥ − ∑ k a k + δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ − C δ n + 1 16 . (69) \theta\geq-\sum_k a_k+\delta_{n+1}^2|R^+|+\delta_{n+1}^4|T^+|-C\delta_{n+1}^{16}. \tag*{(69)} θ ≥ − k ∑ a k + δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ − C δ n + 1 16 . (69) In particular, θ \theta θ satisfies (27) from Proposition 4.1.
We first compare the defects from w w w with the positive density δ n + 1 16 η d E \delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_dE δ n + 1 16 η d E , then estimate the potential χ R 0 ∂ t θ d \chi R_0\partial_t\theta_d χ R 0 ∂ t θ d . The two products θ d u + \theta_du^+ θ d u + and θ d u + ⊗ u + \theta_du^+\otimes u^+ θ d u + ⊗ u + are handled in the proof of the lemma.
Lemma 5.3 (Principal defect terms). For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 ,
∣ ρ − ∑ k a k ∣ ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 . (70) \left|\rho-\sum_k a_k\right|\leq\delta_{n+1}^{-1}. \tag*{(70)} ρ − k ∑ a k ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 . (70) The new defects of Lemmas 4.3 and 4.4 satisfy
δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + − θ d u + − χ R 0 ∂ t θ d ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + − θ d u + ⊗ u + ∣ ≤ 1 4 δ n + 1 16 η d E + λ − 1 / 2 . \delta_{n+1}^2\left|R^+-\theta_du^+-\chi R_0\partial_t\theta_d\right|+\delta_{n+1}^4\left|T^+-\theta_du^+\otimes u^+\right|
\leq\frac14\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_dE+\lambda^{-1/2}. δ n + 1 2 R + − θ d u + − χ R 0 ∂ t θ d + δ n + 1 4 T + − θ d u + ⊗ u + ≤ 4 1 δ n + 1 16 η d E + λ − 1/2 .
Proof. We compare the products containing w w w , the viscous term, and the oscillatory potentials with Ψ μ ( λ x ) \Psi_\mu(\lambda x) Ψ μ ( λ x ) . The remaining corrections are uniformly small by Lemma 5.1.
Step 1: Comparison with the stationary profile.
The old-scale bound (60) and Proposition 4.2 give (70) . Lemmas 4.1 and 3.11 imply
∣ w ∣ ≤ C ω 1 supp w , ∣ ∇ w ∣ ≤ C λ μ ω 1 supp w , |w|\leq C\omega\mathbf{1}_{\operatorname{supp}w},\qquad|\nabla w|\leq C\lambda\mu\omega\mathbf{1}_{\operatorname{supp}w}, ∣ w ∣ ≤ C ω 1 supp w , ∣∇ w ∣ ≤ C λ μ ω 1 supp w ,
1 supp w ≤ C μ − 2 + γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) . \mathbf{1}_{\operatorname{supp}w}\leq C\mu^{-2+\gamma/N}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). 1 supp w ≤ C μ − 2 + γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
Since ∣ u ∣ ≤ ω |u|\leq\omega ∣ u ∣ ≤ ω , the products containing w w w satisfy
∣ ( ρ − ∑ k a k ) w ∣ + ∣ ( ρ − ∑ k a k ) ( u ⊗ w + w ⊗ u + w ⊗ w ) ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 ω 2 μ − 2 + γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) . \left|\left(\rho-\sum_k a_k\right)w\right|+\left|\left(\rho-\sum_k a_k\right)(u\otimes w+w\otimes u+w\otimes w)\right|
\leq C\delta_{n+1}^{-1}\omega^2\mu^{-2+\gamma/N}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). ( ρ − k ∑ a k ) w + ( ρ − k ∑ a k ) ( u ⊗ w + w ⊗ u + w ⊗ w ) ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 ω 2 μ − 2 + γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
The viscous term is bounded by
∣ ∇ w + ∇ w T ∣ ≤ C λ μ ω μ − 2 + γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) . |\nabla w+\nabla w^{T}|\leq C\lambda\mu\omega\mu^{-2+\gamma/N}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). ∣∇ w + ∇ w T ∣ ≤ C λ μ ω μ − 2 + γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
For the oscillatory potentials, write Θ k − 1 = g ( λ x ) \Theta_k-1=g(\lambda x) Θ k − 1 = g ( λ x ) with g = ζ μ ( ⋅ − z ) − 1 g=\zeta_\mu(\mathord\cdot-z)-1 g = ζ μ ( ⋅ − z ) − 1 and z = y k + λ ω t k ∈ L k z=y_k+\lambda\omega t k\in L_k z = y k + λω t k ∈ L k . By Proposition 4.2, ∥ f k ∥ C 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 \|f_k\|_{C^1}\leq C\delta_{n+1}^{-1} ∥ f k ∥ C 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 . Lemma 3.11 gives
∣ R 0 [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] ∣ + ∣ R [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ω δ n + 1 − 1 μ γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) . |R_0[(\Theta_k-1)f_k]|+|R[(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k]|
\leq C\lambda^{-1}\omega\delta_{n+1}^{-1}\mu^{\gamma/N}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). ∣ R 0 [( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] ∣ + ∣ R [( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 ω δ n + 1 − 1 μ γ / N Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
The sum of these bounds is a multiple of Ψ μ ( λ x ) \Psi_\mu(\lambda x) Ψ μ ( λ x ) with coefficient at most
C δ n + 1 − 1 ( λ − 1 ω μ γ / N + ω 2 μ − 2 + γ / N + λ μ ω μ − 2 + γ / N ) ≤ C λ − 1 + 3 γ ≤ 1 8 δ n + 1 24 . C\delta_{n+1}^{-1}\left(\lambda^{-1}\omega\mu^{\gamma/N}+\omega^2\mu^{-2+\gamma/N}+\lambda\mu\omega\mu^{-2+\gamma/N}\right)
\leq C\lambda^{-1+3\gamma}\leq\frac18\delta_{n+1}^{24}. C δ n + 1 − 1 ( λ − 1 ω μ γ / N + ω 2 μ − 2 + γ / N + λ μ ω μ − 2 + γ / N ) ≤ C λ − 1 + 3 γ ≤ 8 1 δ n + 1 24 .
Here μ γ / N = λ γ \mu^{\gamma/N}=\lambda^\gamma μ γ / N = λ γ , μ − 2 + γ / N = λ − 2 N + γ \mu^{-2+\gamma/N}=\lambda^{-2N+\gamma} μ − 2 + γ / N = λ − 2 N + γ , and 27 γ < 1 27\gamma<1 27 γ < 1 .
Step 2: Localization and the compact corrections.
All terms estimated in Step 1 are supported in supp η u \operatorname{supp}\eta_u supp η u , where η d = 1 \eta_d=1 η d = 1 by Lemma 3.1 . On B 4 B_4 B 4 , Ψ μ ( λ x ) ≤ E ( x ) \Psi_\mu(\lambda x)\leq E(x) Ψ μ ( λ x ) ≤ E ( x ) by Lemma 4.2 . Outside B 4 B_4 B 4 , the velocity perturbation vanishes by Lemma 4.1, and the oscillatory potentials are at most λ − 3 / 4 \lambda^{-3/4} λ − 3/4 by Lemma 5.1.
It remains to estimate θ c u + \theta_cu^+ θ c u + , θ c u + ⊗ u + \theta_cu^+\otimes u^+ θ c u + ⊗ u + , χ R 0 ∂ t θ c \chi R_0\partial_t\theta_c χ R 0 ∂ t θ c , and R c , T c R_c,T_c R c , T c . Lemmas 5.1 and 3.3 , together with ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω |u^+|\leq C\omega ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω , bound their weighted sum by C δ n + 1 2 λ − 1 / 2 + C λ − 3 / 4 ω 2 C\delta_{n+1}^2\lambda^{-1/2}+C\lambda^{-3/4}\omega^2 C δ n + 1 2 λ − 1/2 + C λ − 3/4 ω 2 . Using the formulas for R + , T + R^+,T^+ R + , T + and the three summands of Δ P \Delta P Δ P in Lemma 4.3 proves the claim for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 .
Lemma 5.4 (Time derivative of the density corrector). *For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 ,
δ n + 1 2 ∣ χ R 0 ∂ t θ d ∣ ≤ 1 8 δ n + 1 16 η d E + 1 20 δ n + 1 24 . \delta_{n+1}^{2}|\chi\mathcal{R}_{0}\partial_t\theta_d|\leq\frac{1}{8}\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_d E+\frac{1}{20}\delta_{n+1}^{24}. δ n + 1 2 ∣ χ R 0 ∂ t θ d ∣ ≤ 8 1 δ n + 1 16 η d E + 20 1 δ n + 1 24 .
Proof. This is the estimate for which the nested cutoffs in θ d \theta_d θ d were introduced. The inverse divergence of the m m m th summand is controlled on the next cutoff, while the final coefficient λ − 4 N \lambda^{-4N} λ − 4 N makes its unlocalized bound small. We make this comparison before using the derivative bound for η d \eta_d η d .
Let g = Ψ μ − f Ψ μ g=\Psi_\mu-f\Psi_\mu g = Ψ μ − f Ψ μ . Differentiating the centered representation in Lemma 4.2 replaces η d \eta_d η d by η d ′ \eta'_d η d ′ . The pointwise estimate of Lemma 3.11 gives
∣ R 0 [ χ m g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 d − 1 Ψ μ ( λ x ) . |\mathcal{R}_0[\chi_m g(\lambda\cdot)]|\leq C\lambda^{-1}d^{-1}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x). ∣ R 0 [ χ m g ( λ ⋅ )] ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 d − 1 Ψ μ ( λ x ) .
At distance at least d d d from supp χ m \operatorname{supp}\chi_m supp χ m , Lemma 3.5 improves this to C d − 10 λ − 4 ≤ λ − 3 Cd^{-10}\lambda^{-4}\leq\lambda^{-3} C d − 10 λ − 4 ≤ λ − 3 . Multiplying by the coefficient of the m m m th summand, we obtain, for m < 8 N m<8N m < 8 N ,
λ − m / 2 ∣ R 0 [ χ m g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ∣ ≤ C λ − 1 / 2 d − 1 λ − ( m + 1 ) / 2 χ m + 1 Ψ μ ( λ x ) + λ − 3 − m / 2 . \lambda^{-m/2}|\mathcal{R}_0[\chi_mg(\lambda\cdot)]|\leq C\lambda^{-1/2}d^{-1}\lambda^{-(m+1)/2}\chi_{m+1}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x)
+\lambda^{-3-m/2}. λ − m /2 ∣ R 0 [ χ m g ( λ ⋅ )] ∣ ≤ C λ − 1/2 d − 1 λ − ( m + 1 ) /2 χ m + 1 Ψ μ ( λ x ) + λ − 3 − m /2 .
The first line is a small multiple of the next positive summand of E E E . For m = 8 N m=8N m = 8 N , the same pointwise estimate and ∥ Ψ μ ∥ ∞ ≤ C μ 2 \|\Psi_\mu\|_\infty\leq C\mu^2 ∥ Ψ μ ∥ ∞ ≤ C μ 2 from Lemma 3.11 give
λ − 4 N ∣ R 0 [ χ 8 N g ( λ ⋅ ) ] ∣ ≤ C λ − 4 N − 1 d − 1 μ 2 . \lambda^{-4N}|\mathcal{R}_0[\chi_{8N}g(\lambda\cdot)]|\leq C\lambda^{-4N-1}d^{-1}\mu^2. λ − 4 N ∣ R 0 [ χ 8 N g ( λ ⋅ )] ∣ ≤ C λ − 4 N − 1 d − 1 μ 2 .
The mean corrections are bounded by Lemma 4.2 , while ∣ R 0 χ m ∣ ≤ C |\mathcal{R}_0\chi_m|\leq C ∣ R 0 χ m ∣ ≤ C by Lemma 3.3 . The old-scale bound (60) gives C δ n + 1 2 τ − 1 d − 1 λ − 1 / 2 ≤ λ − 1 / 4 C\delta_{n+1}^{2}\tau^{-1}d^{-1}\lambda^{-1/2}\leq\lambda^{-1/4} C δ n + 1 2 τ − 1 d − 1 λ − 1/2 ≤ λ − 1/4 . Apply Lemma 3.1 and sum the preceding bounds:
δ n + 1 2 ∣ χ R 0 ∂ t θ d ∣ ≤ δ n + 1 16 η d 1 − 1 / ( 16 N ) λ − 1 / 4 ∑ m < 8 N λ − ( m + 1 ) / 2 χ m + 1 Ψ μ ( λ x ) + C δ n + 1 16 ( λ − 3 / 4 + λ − 4 N − 3 / 4 μ 2 ) . \delta_{n+1}^{2}|\chi\mathcal{R}_0\partial_t\theta_d|
\leq\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_d^{1-1/(16N)}\lambda^{-1/4}
\sum_{m<8N}\lambda^{-(m+1)/2}\chi_{m+1}\Psi_\mu(\lambda x)
+C\delta_{n+1}^{16}\left(\lambda^{-3/4}+\lambda^{-4N-3/4}\mu^2\right). δ n + 1 2 ∣ χ R 0 ∂ t θ d ∣ ≤ δ n + 1 16 η d 1 − 1/ ( 16 N ) λ − 1/4 m < 8 N ∑ λ − ( m + 1 ) /2 χ m + 1 Ψ μ ( λ x ) + C δ n + 1 16 ( λ − 3/4 + λ − 4 N − 3/4 μ 2 ) .
The second line is at most δ n + 1 24 / 40 \delta_{n+1}^{24}/40 δ n + 1 24 /40 for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , since λ − 4 N μ 2 = λ − 2 N \lambda^{-4N}\mu^2=\lambda^{-2N} λ − 4 N μ 2 = λ − 2 N and 24 γ < 1 / 4 24\gamma<1/4 24 γ < 1/4 . For the first line, Young’s inequality gives
η d 1 − 1 / ( 16 N ) λ − 1 / 4 ≤ η d 8 + C N λ − 4 N . \eta_d^{1-1/(16N)}\lambda^{-1/4}\leq\frac{\eta_d}{8}+C_N\lambda^{-4N}. η d 1 − 1/ ( 16 N ) λ − 1/4 ≤ 8 η d + C N λ − 4 N .
The weighted sum is bounded by E E E and ∥ E ∥ ∞ ≤ C μ 2 \|E\|_\infty\leq C\mu^2 ∥ E ∥ ∞ ≤ C μ 2 by Lemma 3.11 . Thus its contribution is at most
1 8 δ n + 1 16 η d E + C δ n + 1 16 λ − 2 N ≤ 1 8 δ n + 1 16 η d E + 1 40 δ n + 1 24 . \frac{1}{8}\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_dE+C\delta_{n+1}^{16}\lambda^{-2N}
\leq\frac{1}{8}\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_dE+\frac{1}{40}\delta_{n+1}^{24}. 8 1 δ n + 1 16 η d E + C δ n + 1 16 λ − 2 N ≤ 8 1 δ n + 1 16 η d E + 40 1 δ n + 1 24 .
This proves the stated bound.
Proof of Lemma 5.2. By the input bounds in Proposition 4.1 and Lemma 4.1, ∣ u + ∣ ≤ ∣ u ∣ + ∣ w ∣ ≤ C ω |u^+|\leq|u|+|w|\leq C\omega ∣ u + ∣ ≤ ∣ u ∣ + ∣ w ∣ ≤ C ω . Using Lemma 4.2 and δ n + 1 2 ω = λ − 2 γ + 4 γ / b \delta_{n+1}^{2}\omega=\lambda^{-2\gamma+4\gamma/b} δ n + 1 2 ω = λ − 2 γ + 4 γ / b , we obtain
δ n + 1 2 ∣ θ d u + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ θ d u + ⊗ u + ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 η d E ( δ n + 1 2 ω + δ n + 1 4 ω 2 ) ≤ 1 8 δ n + 1 16 η d E . \delta_{n+1}^{2}|\theta_du^+|+\delta_{n+1}^{4}|\theta_du^+\otimes u^+|
\leq C\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_dE(\delta_{n+1}^{2}\omega+\delta_{n+1}^{4}\omega^2)
\leq\frac{1}{8}\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_dE. δ n + 1 2 ∣ θ d u + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ θ d u + ⊗ u + ∣ ≤ C δ n + 1 16 η d E ( δ n + 1 2 ω + δ n + 1 4 ω 2 ) ≤ 8 1 δ n + 1 16 η d E .
Combining this bound with Lemmas 5.3 and 5.4 gives
δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ ≤ 1 2 δ n + 1 16 η d E + 1 10 δ n + 1 24 , (71) \delta_{n+1}^{2}|R^+|+\delta_{n+1}^{4}|T^+|
\leq\frac{1}{2}\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_dE+\frac{1}{10}\delta_{n+1}^{24}, \tag*{(71)} δ n + 1 2 ∣ R + ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T + ∣ ≤ 2 1 δ n + 1 16 η d E + 10 1 δ n + 1 24 , (71)
because C λ − 1 / 2 ≤ δ n + 1 24 / 20 C\lambda^{-1/2}\leq\delta_{n+1}^{24}/20 C λ − 1/2 ≤ δ n + 1 24 /20 .
By Lemmas 4.2 and 5.1, the full density perturbation satisfies
θ ≥ − ∑ k a k + δ n + 1 16 η d E − C δ n + 1 16 − λ − 3 / 4 . \theta\geq-\sum_k a_k+\delta_{n+1}^{16}\eta_dE-C\delta_{n+1}^{16}-\lambda^{-3/4}. θ ≥ − k ∑ a k + δ n + 1 16 η d E − C δ n + 1 16 − λ − 3/4 .
Comparing this with (71) proves (69) , after absorbing the uniformly small terms into C δ n + 1 16 C\delta_{n+1}^{16} C δ n + 1 16 . By Proposition 4.2 and ω = δ n − 4 \omega=\delta_n^{-4} ω = δ n − 4 ,
∑ k a k ≤ 48 δ n 12 + 24 δ n 4 ∣ R ∣ + 24 δ n 8 ∣ T ∣ ≤ 48 δ n 12 + δ n 2 ∣ R ∣ + δ n 4 ∣ T ∣ \sum_k a_k\leq48\delta_n^{12}+24\delta_n^{4}|R|+24\delta_n^{8}|T|
\leq48\delta_n^{12}+\delta_n^{2}|R|+\delta_n^{4}|T| k ∑ a k ≤ 48 δ n 12 + 24 δ n 4 ∣ R ∣ + 24 δ n 8 ∣ T ∣ ≤ 48 δ n 12 + δ n 2 ∣ R ∣ + δ n 4 ∣ T ∣
for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 . Since 48 δ n 12 + C δ n + 1 16 ≤ δ n 2 48\delta_n^{12}+C\delta_{n+1}^{16}\leq\delta_n^2 48 δ n 12 + C δ n + 1 16 ≤ δ n 2 , this gives the density lower bound required in Proposition 4.1.
Integral estimates
The pointwise bound already controls the defects in L p L^p L p . For convergence of the solutions, we also need small density increments and summable increments of momentum, flux, and pressure. The latter are estimated directly, since the density and velocity norms alone do not identify their products.
Lemma 5.5 (Integral estimates). For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , the new defects and the density increment satisfy
∥ ( R + , T + ) ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n + 1 8 (72) \|(R^+,T^+)\|_{C_tL^p}\leq\delta_{n+1}^8 \tag*{(72)} ∥ ( R + , T + ) ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n + 1 8 (72) and
∥ ρ + − ρ ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n 2 . (73) \|\rho^+-\rho\|_{C_tL^p}\leq\delta_n^2. \tag*{(73)} ∥ ρ + − ρ ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n 2 . (73) If n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 , then
∥ ρ + u + − ρ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ + u + ⊗ u + − ρ u ⊗ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ Π + − Π ∥ L t 1 L x 1 ≤ δ n 2 . (74) \|\rho^+u^+-\rho u\|_{C_tL^1}+\|\rho^+u^+\otimes u^+-\rho u\otimes u\|_{C_tL^1}
+\|\Pi^+-\Pi\|_{L_t^1L_x^1}\leq\delta_n^2. \tag*{(74)} ∥ ρ + u + − ρ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ + u + ⊗ u + − ρ u ⊗ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ Π + − Π ∥ L t 1 L x 1 ≤ δ n 2 . (74)
Proof. The defect estimates of Lemmas 5.3 and 5.4, together with Lemma 4.2 and ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω |u^+|\leq C\omega ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω , give
∥ R + ∥ L p ≤ C δ n + 1 14 , ∥ T + ∥ L p ≤ C δ n + 1 12 . \|R^+\|_{L^p}\leq C\delta_{n+1}^{14},\qquad\|T^+\|_{L^p}\leq C\delta_{n+1}^{12}. ∥ R + ∥ L p ≤ C δ n + 1 14 , ∥ T + ∥ L p ≤ C δ n + 1 12 .
For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , this proves (5.13). We now estimate the increments of the density and the nonlinear quantities.
Step 1: The density increment.
For n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 , Proposition 4.2 and the input bounds in Proposition 4.1 give ∥ a k ∥ L p ≤ ∥ ∑ k a k ∥ L p ≤ C δ n 12 \|a_k\|_{L^p}\leq\|\sum_k a_k\|_{L^p}\leq C\delta_n^{12} ∥ a k ∥ L p ≤ ∥ ∑ k a k ∥ L p ≤ C δ n 12 . For n = 0 n=0 n = 0 , the input is the fixed Z ∗ Z_* Z ∗ and the same proposition gives ∥ a k ∥ ∞ ≤ C ∗ ω − 1 = C ∗ δ 0 4 \|a_k\|_\infty\leq C_*\omega^{-1}=C_*\delta_0^4 ∥ a k ∥ ∞ ≤ C ∗ ω − 1 = C ∗ δ 0 4 . In both cases we may use the weaker bound ∥ a k ∥ L p ≤ C ∗ δ n 4 \|a_k\|_{L^p}\leq C_*\delta_n^4 ∥ a k ∥ L p ≤ C ∗ δ n 4 .
Since 3 N ( 1 − 1 / p ) < 3 N ( p − 1 ) < γ / b 3N(1-1/p)<3N(p-1)<\gamma/b 3 N ( 1 − 1/ p ) < 3 N ( p − 1 ) < γ / b , ∥ ζ μ ∥ L p ≤ C μ 3 − 3 / p ≤ C δ n − 1 \|\zeta_\mu\|_{L^p}\leq C\mu^{3-3/p}\leq C\delta_n^{-1} ∥ ζ μ ∥ L p ≤ C μ 3 − 3/ p ≤ C δ n − 1 . Lemma 3.4 and Proposition 4.2 therefore yield
∥ θ p ∥ L p ≤ C ∗ δ n − 1 ( δ n 4 + λ − 1 δ n + 1 2 ω − 1 ) + C ∗ δ n 4 ≤ C ∗ δ n 3 . \|\theta_p\|_{L^p}\leq C_*\delta_n^{-1}\left(\delta_n^4+\lambda^{-1}\delta_{n+1}^2\omega^{-1}\right)+C_*\delta_n^4
\leq C_*\delta_n^3. ∥ θ p ∥ L p ≤ C ∗ δ n − 1 ( δ n 4 + λ − 1 δ n + 1 2 ω − 1 ) + C ∗ δ n 4 ≤ C ∗ δ n 3 .
Lemmas 5.1 and 4.2 give
∥ θ c ∥ ∞ ≤ λ − 3 / 4 , ∥ θ d ∥ L p ≤ C δ n + 1 16 . \|\theta_c\|_\infty\leq\lambda^{-3/4},\qquad\|\theta_d\|_{L^p}\leq C\delta_{n+1}^{16}. ∥ θ c ∥ ∞ ≤ λ − 3/4 , ∥ θ d ∥ L p ≤ C δ n + 1 16 .
For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , their sum with θ p \theta_p θ p is at most δ n 2 \delta_n^2 δ n 2 . In the remaining steps we assume n ≥ 1 n\geq1 n ≥ 1 .
Step 2: The momentum increment.
Use the modified momentum identity in Lemma 4.3. By Lemma 3.4 with q = 1 q=1 q = 1 and the coefficient bound in Step 1,
∥ ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ∥ L 1 ≤ ω ∑ k ( 2 ∥ a k ∥ L 1 + C λ − 1 ∥ a k ∥ C 1 ) ≤ C δ n 8 + C λ − 1 δ n + 1 − 1 . \left\|\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k\right\|_{L^1}
\leq\omega\sum_k\left(2\|a_k\|_{L^1}+C\lambda^{-1}\|a_k\|_{C^1}\right)
\leq C\delta_n^8+C\lambda^{-1}\delta_{n+1}^{-1}. k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k L 1 ≤ ω k ∑ ( 2∥ a k ∥ L 1 + C λ − 1 ∥ a k ∥ C 1 ) ≤ C δ n 8 + C λ − 1 δ n + 1 − 1 .
By Lemma 3.4 and Proposition 4.2,
∥ R 0 [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] ∥ L 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f k ∥ C 1 ≤ C λ − 1 δ n + 1 − 1 . \|\mathcal{R}_0[(\Theta_k-1)f_k]\|_{L^1}
\leq C\lambda^{-1}\|f_k\|_{C^1}
\leq C\lambda^{-1}\delta_{n+1}^{-1}. ∥ R 0 [( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] ∥ L 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ∥ f k ∥ C 1 ≤ C λ − 1 δ n + 1 − 1 .
For ∂ t θ d \partial_t\theta_d ∂ t θ d , use the centered representation and mean estimate in Lemma 4.2, then apply Lemma 3.4 to obtain
∥ R 0 ∂ t θ d ∥ L 1 ≤ C τ − 1 λ − 1 d − 1 . \|\mathcal{R}_0\partial_t\theta_d\|_{L^1}\leq C\tau^{-1}\lambda^{-1}d^{-1}. ∥ R 0 ∂ t θ d ∥ L 1 ≤ C τ − 1 λ − 1 d − 1 .
The decomposition of Δ P \Delta P Δ P in Lemma 4.3 and the moment bound in Lemma 5.1 now give ∥ χ ∇ P ∥ L 1 ≤ λ − 1 / 2 \|\chi\nabla P\|_{L^1}\leq\lambda^{-1/2} ∥ χ ∇ P ∥ L 1 ≤ λ − 1/2 for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 . The same bound holds for R c R_c R c . Combining these estimates with (5.13) and the input bounds in Proposition 4.1 yields
∥ ρ + u + − ρ u ∥ L 1 ≤ ∥ ∑ k a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k ∥ L 1 + ∥ χ ∇ P + R c ∥ L 1 + ∥ R + ∥ L p + ∥ R ∥ L p ≤ C δ n 8 . (75) \|\rho^+u^+-\rho u\|_{L^1}
\leq
\left\|\sum_k a_k(\Theta_k-1)V_k\right\|_{L^1}
+\|\chi\nabla P+R_c\|_{L^1}
+\|R^+\|_{L^p}+\|R\|_{L^p}
\leq C\delta_n^8. \tag*{(75)} ∥ ρ + u + − ρ u ∥ L 1 ≤ k ∑ a k ( Θ k − 1 ) V k L 1 + ∥ χ ∇ P + R c ∥ L 1 + ∥ R + ∥ L p + ∥ R ∥ L p ≤ C δ n 8 . (75)
Step 3: The momentum flux.
We use the flux identity in Lemma 4.4. The principal oscillatory term is bounded by Lemma 3.4 and the coefficient bound in Step 1:
C ω 2 ( δ n 12 + λ − 1 δ n + 1 − 1 ω − 1 ) ≤ C δ n 4 . C\omega^2\left(\delta_n^{12}+\lambda^{-1}\delta_{n+1}^{-1}\omega^{-1}\right)\le C\delta_n^4. C ω 2 ( δ n 12 + λ − 1 δ n + 1 − 1 ω − 1 ) ≤ C δ n 4 .
The scalar pressure correction has the same size. Indeed, Proposition 4.2 gives
∥ π ∥ L 1 ≤ C ( ω δ n 8 + ω ∥ R ∥ L 1 + ∥ T ∥ L 1 ) ≤ C δ n 4 , \begin{aligned}
\|\pi\|_{L^1}\le C\left(\omega\delta_n^8+\omega\|R\|_{L^1}+\|T\|_{L^1}\right) \\
&\le C\delta_n^4,
\end{aligned} ∥ π ∥ L 1 ≤ C ( ω δ n 8 + ω ∥ R ∥ L 1 + ∥ T ∥ L 1 ) ≤ C δ n 4 ,
and ∥ T ∥ L 1 ≤ 2 δ n 8 \|T\|_{L^1}\le2\delta_n^8 ∥ T ∥ L 1 ≤ 2 δ n 8 .
For the remaining products, combine (5.11) with the support and velocity bounds of Lemma 4.1:
∥ ( ρ − ∑ k a k ) ( u ⊗ w + w ⊗ u + w ⊗ w ) ∥ L 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 ω 2 μ − 3 . \left\|\left(\rho-\sum_k a_k\right)(u\otimes w+w\otimes u+w\otimes w)\right\|_{L^1}
\le C\delta_{n+1}^{-1}\omega^2\mu^{-3}. ( ρ − k ∑ a k ) ( u ⊗ w + w ⊗ u + w ⊗ w ) L 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 ω 2 μ − 3 .
By Lemma 5.1 and ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω |u^+|\le C\omega ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω , ∥ θ c u + ⊗ u + ∥ L 1 ≤ λ − 1 / 2 \|\theta_cu^+\otimes u^+\|_{L^1}\le\lambda^{-1/2} ∥ θ c u + ⊗ u + ∥ L 1 ≤ λ − 1/2 . Finally, Lemma 4.2, and ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω |u^+|\le C\omega ∣ u + ∣ ≤ C ω give
∥ θ d u + ⊗ u + ∥ L 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 16 ω 2 ∥ E ∥ L 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 12 . \begin{aligned}
\|\theta_du^+\otimes u^+\|_{L^1}\le C\delta_{n+1}^{16}\omega^2\|E\|_{L^1} \\
&\le C\delta_{n+1}^{12}.
\end{aligned} ∥ θ d u + ⊗ u + ∥ L 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 16 ω 2 ∥ E ∥ L 1 ≤ C δ n + 1 12 .
Adding these estimates bounds the full flux increment by C δ n 4 C\delta_n^4 C δ n 4 .
Step 4: The pressure increment.
For the pressure in Lemma 4.4, recall Π + − Π = − π + χ ∂ t P \Pi^+-\Pi=-\pi+\chi\partial_tP Π + − Π = − π + χ ∂ t P and use ∥ π ∥ L 1 ≤ C δ n 4 \|\pi\|_{L^1}\le C\delta_n^4 ∥ π ∥ L 1 ≤ C δ n 4 from Step 3. By Lemma 4.1,
∂ t [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] = − div [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] + ( Θ k − 1 ) ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) f k . \partial_t\left[(\Theta_k-1)f_k\right]
=-\operatorname{div}\left[(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k\right]
+(\Theta_k-1)(\partial_t+V_k\cdot\nabla)f_k. ∂ t [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] = − div [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ] + ( Θ k − 1 ) ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) f k .
Apply Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 \Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0} Δ − 1 P = 0 to this identity. This operator commutes with div \operatorname{div} div , and Lemma 3.4 applies to both resulting potentials. Hence
∥ ∂ t Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] ∥ L 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ( ω ∥ f k ∥ C 1 + ∥ ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) f k ∥ C 1 ) ≤ C λ − 1 ω δ n + 1 − 1 . \begin{aligned}
\left\|\partial_t\Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}\left[(\Theta_k-1)f_k\right]\right\|_{L^1}
\le C\lambda^{-1}\left(\omega\|f_k\|_{C^1}+\|(\partial_t+V_k\cdot\nabla)f_k\|_{C^1}\right) \\
&\le C\lambda^{-1}\omega\delta_{n+1}^{-1}.
\end{aligned} ∂ t Δ − 1 P = 0 [ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k ] L 1 ≤ C λ − 1 ( ω ∥ f k ∥ C 1 + ∥ ( ∂ t + V k ⋅ ∇ ) f k ∥ C 1 ) ≤ C λ − 1 ω δ n + 1 − 1 .
Further, ∥ Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 ∂ t 2 θ c ∥ L 1 ≤ C λ − 3 / 4 \|\Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}\partial_t^2\theta_c\|_{L^1}\le C\lambda^{-3/4} ∥ Δ − 1 P = 0 ∂ t 2 θ c ∥ L 1 ≤ C λ − 3/4 by (5.2). Differentiate the centered representation in Lemma 4.2 twice, then apply Lemmas 3.1 and 3.4 to obtain
∥ Δ − 1 ∂ t 2 θ d ∥ L 1 ≤ C τ − 2 λ − 1 d − 1 . \|\Delta^{-1}\partial_t^2\theta_d\|_{L^1}\le C\tau^{-2}\lambda^{-1}d^{-1}. ∥ Δ − 1 ∂ t 2 θ d ∥ L 1 ≤ C τ − 2 λ − 1 d − 1 .
Hence ∥ Π + − Π ∥ L t , x 1 ≤ C δ n 4 + λ − 1 / 2 \|\Pi^+-\Pi\|_{L^1_{t,x}}\le C\delta_n^4+\lambda^{-1/2} ∥ Π + − Π ∥ L t , x 1 ≤ C δ n 4 + λ − 1/2 . For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 all three quantities are at most 1 3 δ n 2 \frac{1}{3}\delta_n^2 3 1 δ n 2 . □ \square □
Derivative bounds
It remains to control the growth of the smooth norms. We use a coarse polynomial bound: the construction costs at most a power of λ \lambda λ linear in N N N , while the iteration allows λ N 2 \lambda^{N^2} λ N 2 .
Lemma 5.6 (Derivative bounds). For sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 ,
∥ ( ρ + , u + , R + , T + ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π + − Π ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ 1 2 λ N 2 . \|(\rho^+,u^+,R^+,T^+)\|_{C^3_{t,x}}+\|\Pi^+-\Pi\|_{C^3_{t,x}}\le\frac{1}{2}\lambda^{N^2}. ∥ ( ρ + , u + , R + , T + ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π + − Π ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ 2 1 λ N 2 .
Proof. We first bound the density and velocity perturbations, then the new errors. The losses from cutoff derivatives are controlled by (5.1) and absorbed in the extra powers of δ n + 1 − 1 \delta_{n+1}^{-1} δ n + 1 − 1 below.
Step 1: The perturbations and transport errors.
For 0 ≤ j ≤ 6 0\le j\le6 0 ≤ j ≤ 6 , all unspecified norms are C t , x j C^j_{t,x} C t , x j norms. Differentiate the moving profiles of Lemma 4.1 and use its velocity estimate, together with the derivative bound of Lemma 3.11, to obtain
∥ Θ k ∥ ≤ C μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) j , \|\Theta_k\|\le C\mu^3(\lambda\mu\omega)^j, ∥ Θ k ∥ ≤ C μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) j ,
∥ W k ∥ ≤ C ω ( λ μ ω ) j , \|W_k\|\le C\omega(\lambda\mu\omega)^j, ∥ W k ∥ ≤ C ω ( λ μ ω ) j ,
∥ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) ∥ ≤ C μ 2 ( λ μ ω ) j . \|\Psi_\mu(\lambda\cdot)\|\le C\mu^2(\lambda\mu\omega)^j. ∥ Ψ μ ( λ ⋅ ) ∥ ≤ C μ 2 ( λ μ ω ) j .
By Proposition 4.2,
∥ a k ∥ ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 , ∥ π ∥ + ∥ f k ∥ ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 ω . \|a_k\| \le\delta_{n+1}^{-1}, \qquad\|\pi\|+\|f_k\| \le C\delta_{n+1}^{-1}\omega. ∥ a k ∥ ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 , ∥ π ∥ + ∥ f k ∥ ≤ C δ n + 1 − 1 ω .
Apply Lemma 3.2 to the density perturbations of Lemma 4.2. Its bound c m ≤ C c_m \le C c m ≤ C gives
∥ θ p ∥ ≤ δ n + 1 − 2 μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) j , \|\theta_p\| \le\delta_{n+1}^{-2}\mu^3(\lambda\mu\omega)^j, ∥ θ p ∥ ≤ δ n + 1 − 2 μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) j ,
∥ θ d ∥ ≤ δ n + 1 4 μ 2 ( λ μ ω ) j , \|\theta_d\| \le\delta_{n+1}^{4}\mu^2(\lambda\mu\omega)^j, ∥ θ d ∥ ≤ δ n + 1 4 μ 2 ( λ μ ω ) j ,
while ∥ θ c ∥ ≤ 1 \|\theta_c\| \le1 ∥ θ c ∥ ≤ 1 by (5.2). The defining equation for P P P in Lemma 4.3 and the transported sum in Lemma 4.4 involve these same terms. Thus, for 1 ≤ j ≤ 6 1 \le j \le6 1 ≤ j ≤ 6 ,
∥ Δ P ∥ C t , x j − 1 + ∥ ∑ k ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k ∥ C t , x j − 1 ≤ δ n + 1 − 2 μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) j . \|\Delta P\|_{C_{t,x}^{j-1}}+\left\|\sum_k(\Theta_k-1)f_kV_k\right\|_{C_{t,x}^{j-1}} \le\delta_{n+1}^{-2}\mu^3(\lambda\mu\omega)^j. ∥Δ P ∥ C t , x j − 1 + k ∑ ( Θ k − 1 ) f k V k C t , x j − 1 ≤ δ n + 1 − 2 μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) j .
Here each derivative of a cutoff costs at most a power of τ − 1 + d − 1 ≤ λ n \tau^{-1}+d^{-1}\le\lambda_n τ − 1 + d − 1 ≤ λ n . The sixth derivative of θ c \theta_c θ c is covered by (5.2).
Step 2: The new defects and pressure. Apply Lemmas 3.3 and 3.7 to P P P and the formula for R c R_c R c in Lemma 4.3. For 0 ≤ j ≤ 5 0\le j\le5 0 ≤ j ≤ 5 , this gives
∥ P ∥ C t , x j + ∥ ∇ P ∥ C t , x j + ∥ R c ∥ C t , x j ≤ δ n + 1 − 3 μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) j + 1 . \|P\|_{C_{t,x}^j}+\|\nabla P\|_{C_{t,x}^j}+\|R_c\|_{C_{t,x}^j}\le\delta_{n+1}^{-3}\mu^3(\lambda\mu\omega)^{j+1}. ∥ P ∥ C t , x j + ∥∇ P ∥ C t , x j + ∥ R c ∥ C t , x j ≤ δ n + 1 − 3 μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) j + 1 .
The formula for T c T_c T c in Lemma 4.4 and Lemma 3.8 then yield
∥ T c ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ δ n + 1 − 4 μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) 6 ω . \|T_c\|_{C_{t,x}^3}\le\delta_{n+1}^{-4}\mu^3(\lambda\mu\omega)^6\omega. ∥ T c ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ δ n + 1 − 4 μ 3 ( λ μ ω ) 6 ω .
These estimates apply to all fields of Lemma 4.4. The products are controlled by Lemma 3.2, and the final symmetric antidivergence by Lemma 3.8. Together with the velocity bound, all the required norms are dominated by
C δ n + 1 − 5 μ 3 ω 2 ( λ μ ω ) 9 ≤ λ 50 N ≤ λ N 2 / 2 . C\delta_{n+1}^{-5}\mu^3\omega^2(\lambda\mu\omega)^9\le\lambda^{50N}\le\lambda^{N^2/2}. C δ n + 1 − 5 μ 3 ω 2 ( λ μ ω ) 9 ≤ λ 50 N ≤ λ N 2 /2 .
Here 50 N < N 2 / 2 50N<N^2/2 50 N < N 2 /2 , so this is smaller than 1 2 λ N 2 \frac12\lambda^{N^2} 2 1 λ N 2 for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 .
Proof of Proposition 4.1
Proof of Proposition 4.1. Take the fields Z + Z^+ Z + of Lemma 4.4. That lemma gives the equations and support, with K ′ = supp η d K'=\operatorname{supp}\eta_d K ′ = supp η d and U ⊂ B ( x 0 , 1 2 ( r − + r + ) ) U\subset B(x_0,\frac12(r_-+r_+)) U ⊂ B ( x 0 , 2 1 ( r − + r + )) . Lemma 5.2 gives the lower bound for the total density perturbation, and Lemma 5.5 gives the defect bounds.
The increment bounds follow from (5.14), Lemma 4.1 and
∥ u + ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 δ n − 1 + C ω ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 . \|u^+\|_\infty\le2\delta_n^{-1}+C\omega\le\delta_{n+1}^{-1}. ∥ u + ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 δ n − 1 + C ω ≤ δ n + 1 − 1 .
The nonlinear estimates are (5.15), and the derivative bound is Lemma 5.6.
Regularization and proof of Proposition 2.1
Proposition 4.1 controls three derivatives, whereas its application at the next stage requires twenty. We recover these derivatives by regularization. The linear form of the approximate equations lets us mollify without introducing a new equation error; we then choose the support gaps and close the induction.
Regularization
We mollify differences from the fixed approximate solution in the linear variables of Definition 2.1.
Let Z ∗ = ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ , Π ‾ , R ∗ , T ∗ ) Z_*=(\rho_*,u_*,\overline{\Pi},R_*,T_*) Z ∗ = ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ , Π , R ∗ , T ∗ ) be as in Lemma 2.1, with modified momentum m ∗ m_* m ∗ and modified flux Φ ∗ \Phi_* Φ ∗ as in Definition 2.1. Fix an even, nonnegative scalar κ ∈ C ∞ ( R 4 ) \kappa\in C^\infty(\mathbb{R}^4) κ ∈ C ∞ ( R 4 ) , supported in the unit ball, with integral one, and put κ h ( t , x ) = h − 4 κ ( t / h , x / h ) \kappa_h(t,x)=h^{-4}\kappa(t/h,x/h) κ h ( t , x ) = h − 4 κ ( t / h , x / h ) . For a function F F F on [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 [0,1]\times\mathbb{T}^3 [ 0 , 1 ] × T 3 , smooth and scalar, vector, or matrix valued, supported in a compact set K ⊂ ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 K\subset(0,1)\times\mathbb{T}^3 K ⊂ ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 and 0 < h < 1 2 dist ( K , { 0 , 1 } × T 3 ) 0<h<\frac12\operatorname{dist}(K,\{0,1\}\times\mathbb{T}^3) 0 < h < 2 1 dist ( K , { 0 , 1 } × T 3 ) , let F h = κ h ∗ F F_h=\kappa_h*F F h = κ h ∗ F (space-time convolution, F F F extended by zero); F h ( t , x ) = 0 F_h(t,x)=0 F h ( t , x ) = 0 whenever dist ( ( t , x ) , K ) > h \operatorname{dist}((t,x),K)>h dist (( t , x ) , K ) > h . Elementary properties of convolution give, for k ≥ 0 k\ge0 k ≥ 0 ,
∥ F h − F ∥ C t , x k ≤ 2 h ∥ F ∥ C t , x k + 1 , ∥ F h ∥ C t , x k ≤ C k h − max { k − 3 , 0 } ∥ F ∥ C t , x 3 . (76) \|F_h-F\|_{C_{t,x}^k}\le2h\|F\|_{C_{t,x}^{k+1}},\qquad\|F_h\|_{C_{t,x}^k}\le C_kh^{-\max\{k-3,0\}}\|F\|_{C_{t,x}^3}. \tag*{(76)} ∥ F h − F ∥ C t , x k ≤ 2 h ∥ F ∥ C t , x k + 1 , ∥ F h ∥ C t , x k ≤ C k h − m a x { k − 3 , 0 } ∥ F ∥ C t , x 3 . (76)
Lemma 6.1 (Regularization). Let Z = ( ρ , u , Π , R , T ) Z=(\rho,u,\Pi,R,T) Z = ( ρ , u , Π , R , T ) be a smooth solution of (2.1) from Definition 2.1 such that Z − Z ∗ Z-Z_\ast Z − Z ∗ is supported in a compact set K ⊂ ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 K\subset(0,1)\times\mathbb{T}^3 K ⊂ ( 0 , 1 ) × T 3 , and let h h h be as above. Define the regularized density, velocity and pressure by
ρ ′ = ρ ∗ + ( ρ − ρ ∗ ) h , u ′ = u ∗ + ( u − u ∗ ) h , Π ′ = Π ‾ + ( Π − Π ‾ ) h . (77) \begin{aligned}
\rho'&=\rho_\ast+(\rho-\rho_\ast)h,\\
u'&=u_\ast+(u-u_\ast)h,\\
\Pi'&=\overline{\Pi}+(\Pi-\overline{\Pi})h. \tag*{(77)}
\end{aligned} ρ ′ u ′ Π ′ = ρ ∗ + ( ρ − ρ ∗ ) h , = u ∗ + ( u − u ∗ ) h , = Π + ( Π − Π ) h . (77) Recover the defects from the regularized modified momentum and flux:
R ′ = ρ ′ u ′ − m ∗ − ( m − m ∗ ) h , T ′ = ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ − Φ ∗ − ( Φ − Φ ∗ ) h . (78) \begin{aligned}
R'&=\rho'u'-m_\ast-(m-m_\ast)h,\\
T'&=\rho'u'\otimes u'-\Phi_\ast-(\Phi-\Phi_\ast)h. \tag*{(78)}
\end{aligned} R ′ T ′ = ρ ′ u ′ − m ∗ − ( m − m ∗ ) h , = ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ − Φ ∗ − ( Φ − Φ ∗ ) h . (78) Then Z ′ = ( ρ ′ , u ′ , Π ′ , R ′ , T ′ ) Z'=(\rho',u',\Pi',R',T') Z ′ = ( ρ ′ , u ′ , Π ′ , R ′ , T ′ ) is a smooth solution of (2.1) from Definition 2.1, and Z ′ ( t , x ) = Z ∗ ( t , x ) Z'(t,x)=Z_\ast(t,x) Z ′ ( t , x ) = Z ∗ ( t , x ) whenever dist ( ( t , x ) , K ) > h \operatorname{dist}((t,x),K)>h dist (( t , x ) , K ) > h .
Set the positive constant
H = 1 + ∥ ( ρ , u , R , T ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π − Π ‾ ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ , R ∗ , T ∗ ) ∥ C t , x 3 . \mathcal{H}=1+\|(\rho,u,R,T)\|_{C^3_{t,x}}+\|\Pi-\overline{\Pi}\|_{C^3_{t,x}}+\|(\rho_\ast,u_\ast,R_\ast,T_\ast)\|_{C^3_{t,x}}. H = 1 + ∥ ( ρ , u , R , T ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥Π − Π ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ , R ∗ , T ∗ ) ∥ C t , x 3 . The approximation error satisfies
∥ Z ′ − Z ∥ C t , x 0 + ∥ u ′ − u ∥ C t H s + ∥ ρ ′ u ′ − ρ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ − ρ u ⊗ u ∥ C t L 1 ≤ C 0 h H 3 . (79) \|Z'-Z\|_{C^0_{t,x}}+\|u'-u\|_{C_tH^s}+\|\rho'u'-\rho u\|_{C_tL^1}+\|\rho'u'\otimes u'-\rho u\otimes u\|_{C_tL^1}\le C_0h\mathcal{H}^3. \tag*{(79)} ∥ Z ′ − Z ∥ C t , x 0 + ∥ u ′ − u ∥ C t H s + ∥ ρ ′ u ′ − ρ u ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ − ρ u ⊗ u ∥ C t L 1 ≤ C 0 h H 3 . (79) The higher derivatives obey
∥ ( ρ ′ , u ′ , R ′ , T ′ ) ∥ C t , x 20 ≤ C ∗ h − 17 H 3 , (80) \|(\rho',u',R',T')\|_{C^{20}_{t,x}}\le C_\ast h^{-17}\mathcal{H}^3, \tag*{(80)} ∥ ( ρ ′ , u ′ , R ′ , T ′ ) ∥ C t , x 20 ≤ C ∗ h − 17 H 3 , (80) while the pressure satisfies
∥ Π ′ − Π ‾ ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ ∥ Π − Π ‾ ∥ C t , x 3 . (81) \|\Pi'-\overline{\Pi}\|_{C^3_{t,x}}\le\|\Pi-\overline{\Pi}\|_{C^3_{t,x}}. \tag*{(81)} ∥ Π ′ − Π ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ ∥Π − Π ∥ C t , x 3 . (81) Here C 0 C_0 C 0 depends only on κ \kappa κ , and C ∗ C_\ast C ∗ also depends on ∥ ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ , R ∗ , T ∗ ) ∥ C t , x 20 \|(\rho_\ast,u_\ast,R_\ast,T_\ast)\|_{C^{20}_{t,x}} ∥ ( ρ ∗ , u ∗ , R ∗ , T ∗ ) ∥ C t , x 20 .
Proof. By the linear formulation in Definition 2.1, the differences of Z Z Z and Z ∗ Z_\ast Z ∗ satisfy
∂ t ( ρ − ρ ∗ ) + div ( m − m ∗ ) = 0 , \partial_t(\rho-\rho_\ast)+\operatorname{div}(m-m_\ast)=0, ∂ t ( ρ − ρ ∗ ) + div ( m − m ∗ ) = 0 ,
∂ t ( m − m ∗ ) + div ( Φ − Φ ∗ ) + ∇ ( Π − Π ‾ ) − Δ ( u − u ∗ ) = 0. \partial_t(m-m_\ast)+\operatorname{div}(\Phi-\Phi_\ast)+\nabla(\Pi-\overline{\Pi})-\Delta(u-u_\ast)=0. ∂ t ( m − m ∗ ) + div ( Φ − Φ ∗ ) + ∇ ( Π − Π ) − Δ ( u − u ∗ ) = 0.
and these differences are supported in K K K . Mollification commutes with derivatives, so the mollified differences satisfy the same equations. By (6.2) and (6.3), ρ ′ u ′ − R ′ = m ∗ + ( m − m ∗ ) h \rho'u'-R'=m_\ast+(m-m_\ast)h ρ ′ u ′ − R ′ = m ∗ + ( m − m ∗ ) h and ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ − T ′ = Φ ∗ + ( Φ − Φ ∗ ) h \rho'u'\otimes u'-T'=\Phi_\ast+(\Phi-\Phi_\ast)h ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ − T ′ = Φ ∗ + ( Φ − Φ ∗ ) h . Adding the equations for Z ∗ Z_\ast Z ∗ shows that Z ′ Z' Z ′ solves the system of Definition 2.1; also div u ′ = 0 \operatorname{div}u'=0 div u ′ = 0 and T ′ T' T ′ is symmetric. Where dist ( ( t , x ) , K ) > h \operatorname{dist}((t,x),K)>h dist (( t , x ) , K ) > h , all mollified differences vanish, so ρ ′ = ρ ∗ \rho'=\rho_\ast ρ ′ = ρ ∗ , u ′ = u ∗ u'=u_\ast u ′ = u ∗ , Π ′ = Π ‾ \Pi'=\overline{\Pi} Π ′ = Π , R ′ = R ∗ R'=R_\ast R ′ = R ∗ and T ′ = T ∗ T'=T_\ast T ′ = T ∗ there.
Step 1: Approximation in low norms.
In this step C C C depends only on κ \kappa κ . We have ∥ ρ − ρ ∗ ∥ C 3 + ∥ u − u ∗ ∥ C 3 + ∥ Π − Π ‾ ∥ C 3 ≤ 3 H \|\rho-\rho_\ast\|_{C^3}+\|u-u_\ast\|_{C^3}+\|\Pi-\overline{\Pi}\|_{C^3}\le3\mathcal{H} ∥ ρ − ρ ∗ ∥ C 3 + ∥ u − u ∗ ∥ C 3 + ∥Π − Π ∥ C 3 ≤ 3 H , ∥ m − m ∗ ∥ C 1 ≤ C H 2 \|m-m_\ast\|_{C^1}\le C\mathcal{H}^2 ∥ m − m ∗ ∥ C 1 ≤ C H 2 and ∥ Φ − Φ ∗ ∥ C 1 ≤ C H 3 \|\Phi-\Phi_\ast\|_{C^1}\le C\mathcal{H}^3 ∥Φ − Φ ∗ ∥ C 1 ≤ C H 3 . By (6.1),
∥ ρ ′ − ρ ∥ C 0 + ∥ u ′ − u ∥ C 2 + ∥ Π ′ − Π ∥ C 0 ≤ C h H , \|\rho'-\rho\|_{C^0}+\|u'-u\|_{C^2}+\|\Pi'-\Pi\|_{C^0}\le Ch\mathcal{H}, ∥ ρ ′ − ρ ∥ C 0 + ∥ u ′ − u ∥ C 2 + ∥ Π ′ − Π ∥ C 0 ≤ C h H ,
since ρ ′ − ρ = ( ρ − ρ ∗ ) h − ( ρ − ρ ∗ ) \rho'-\rho=(\rho-\rho_\ast)h-(\rho-\rho_\ast) ρ ′ − ρ = ( ρ − ρ ∗ ) h − ( ρ − ρ ∗ ) , and similarly for u u u and Π \Pi Π . In particular ∥ u ′ − u ∥ C t H s ≤ C ∥ u ′ − u ∥ C 2 ≤ C h H \|u'-u\|_{C_tH^s}\le C\|u'-u\|_{C^2}\le Ch\mathcal{H} ∥ u ′ − u ∥ C t H s ≤ C ∥ u ′ − u ∥ C 2 ≤ C h H , and ∥ u ′ ∥ ∞ + ∥ ρ ′ ∥ ∞ ≤ C H \|u'\|_\infty+\|\rho'\|_\infty\le C\mathcal{H} ∥ u ′ ∥ ∞ + ∥ ρ ′ ∥ ∞ ≤ C H . Next,
R ′ − R = ( ρ ′ u ′ − ρ u ) − [ ( m − m ∗ ) h − ( m − m ∗ ) ] , R'-R=(\rho'u'-\rho u)-\big[(m-m_\ast)h-(m-m_\ast)\big], R ′ − R = ( ρ ′ u ′ − ρ u ) − [ ( m − m ∗ ) h − ( m − m ∗ ) ] ,
because R = ρ u − m ∗ − ( m − m ∗ ) R=\rho u-m_\ast-(m-m_\ast) R = ρ u − m ∗ − ( m − m ∗ ) . Both terms are bounded by C h H 2 Ch\mathcal{H}^2 C h H 2 , using ρ ′ u ′ − ρ u = ( ρ ′ − ρ ) u ′ + ρ ( u ′ − u ) \rho'u'-\rho u=(\rho'-\rho)u'+\rho(u'-u) ρ ′ u ′ − ρ u = ( ρ ′ − ρ ) u ′ + ρ ( u ′ − u ) . In the same way ∥ T ′ − T ∥ C 0 + ∥ ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ − ρ u ⊗ u ∥ C 0 ≤ C h H 3 \|T'-T\|_{C^0}+\|\rho'u'\otimes u'-\rho u\otimes u\|_{C^0}\le Ch\mathcal{H}^3 ∥ T ′ − T ∥ C 0 + ∥ ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ − ρ u ⊗ u ∥ C 0 ≤ C h H 3 . Since ∣ T 3 ∣ = 1 |T^3|=1 ∣ T 3 ∣ = 1 , the L 1 L^1 L 1 norms are bounded by the C 0 C^0 C 0 norms.
Step 2: Higher derivatives.
By (6.1), for 0 ≤ i ≤ 20 0\le i\le20 0 ≤ i ≤ 20 ,
∥ ρ ′ ∥ C i + ∥ u ′ ∥ C i ≤ C ∗ + C h − max { i − 3 , 0 } H . \|\rho'\|_{C^i}+\|u'\|_{C^i}\le C_\ast+Ch^{-\max\{i-3,0\}}\mathcal{H}. ∥ ρ ′ ∥ C i + ∥ u ′ ∥ C i ≤ C ∗ + C h − m a x { i − 3 , 0 } H .
The regularized modified momentum and flux satisfy
∥ ( m − m ∗ ) h ∥ C 20 + ∥ ( Φ − Φ ∗ ) h ∥ C 20 ≤ C h − 17 H 3 . \|(m-m_\ast)h\|_{C^{20}}+\|(\Phi-\Phi_\ast)h\|_{C^{20}}\le Ch^{-17}\mathcal{H}^3. ∥ ( m − m ∗ ) h ∥ C 20 + ∥ ( Φ − Φ ∗ ) h ∥ C 20 ≤ C h − 17 H 3 .
In differentiating ρ ′ u ′ \rho'u' ρ ′ u ′ or ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ \rho'u' \otimes u' ρ ′ u ′ ⊗ u ′ , the twenty derivatives are distributed among the factors. The powers of h − 1 h^{-1} h − 1 in any product add up to at most seventeen, since
∑ l max { i l − 3 , 0 } ≤ 17 whenever ∑ l i l = 20. \sum_l \max\{i_l-3,0\} \le17 \qquad\text{whenever} \qquad\sum_l i_l=20. l ∑ max { i l − 3 , 0 } ≤ 17 whenever l ∑ i l = 20.
Leibniz’ rule therefore gives the bound for R ′ R' R ′ and T ′ T' T ′ in (80) . Finally, Π ′ − Π ˉ = ( Π − Π ˉ ) h \Pi'-\bar{\Pi}=(\Pi-\bar{\Pi})_h Π ′ − Π ˉ = ( Π − Π ˉ ) h , and convolution with a probability density does not increase the C 3 C^3 C 3 norm. This proves (81) .
Proof of Proposition 2.1
Proof. At each stage we first regularize the difference from Z ∗ Z_* Z ∗ , then apply Proposition 4.1. The regularization restores the derivative bounds required for the next perturbation. We choose its scale so that its effect on the low norms and on the pointwise density bound is much smaller than the allowed increment.
Step 1: Choice of the support margins.
Write J = ( t − , t + ) J=(t_-,t_+) J = ( t − , t + ) , and choose ℓ > 0 \ell>0 ℓ > 0 with K ∗ ⊂ ( t − + 2 ℓ , t + − 2 ℓ ) × B K_* \subset(t_-+2\ell,t_+-2\ell)\times B K ∗ ⊂ ( t − + 2 ℓ , t + − 2 ℓ ) × B . Define
I n = [ t − + ℓ ( 1 + 2 − n ) , t + − ℓ ( 1 + 2 − n ) ] . I_n=\left[t_-+\ell(1+2^{-n}),t_+-\ell(1+2^{-n})\right]. I n = [ t − + ℓ ( 1 + 2 − n ) , t + − ℓ ( 1 + 2 − n ) ] .
and
I n ′ = [ t − + ℓ ( 1 + 3 4 2 − n ) , t + − ℓ ( 1 + 3 4 2 − n ) ] . I'_n=\left[t_-+\ell\left(1+\frac{3}{4}2^{-n}\right),t_+-\ell\left(1+\frac{3}{4}2^{-n}\right)\right]. I n ′ = [ t − + ℓ ( 1 + 4 3 2 − n ) , t + − ℓ ( 1 + 4 3 2 − n ) ] .
Then I n ⊂ I n ′ ⊂ int I n + 1 I_n\subset I'_n\subset\operatorname{int} I_{n+1} I n ⊂ I n ′ ⊂ int I n + 1 and K ∗ ⊂ I 0 × B K_*\subset I_0\times B K ∗ ⊂ I 0 × B . Both the inner time gap and τ n = dist ( I n ′ , ∂ I n + 1 ) \tau_n=\operatorname{dist}(I'_n,\partial I_{n+1}) τ n = dist ( I n ′ , ∂ I n + 1 ) equal ℓ 2 − n / 4 \ell2^{-n}/4 ℓ 2 − n /4 . For the spatial supports, let
r ∞ = 1 2 ( r 0 + r B ) , r n = r ∞ − ( r ∞ − r 0 ) 2 − n , r_\infty=\frac{1}{2}(r_0+r_B), \qquad r_n=r_\infty-(r_\infty-r_0)2^{-n}, r ∞ = 2 1 ( r 0 + r B ) , r n = r ∞ − ( r ∞ − r 0 ) 2 − n ,
and set
r 0 − = r 0 , r n − = 1 2 ( r n − 1 + r n ) ( n ≥ 1 ) . r_0^-=r_0, \qquad r_n^-=\frac{1}{2}(r_{n-1}+r_n)\quad(n\ge1). r 0 − = r 0 , r n − = 2 1 ( r n − 1 + r n ) ( n ≥ 1 ) .
All supports will lie in the compact subset
K ∞ = [ t − + ℓ , t + − ℓ ] × B ‾ ( x 0 , r ∞ ) ⊂ Q . K_\infty=[t_-+\ell,t_+-\ell]\times\overline{B}(x_0,r_\infty)\subset Q. K ∞ = [ t − + ℓ , t + − ℓ ] × B ( x 0 , r ∞ ) ⊂ Q .
We use the spatial gap and regularization scale
d n = r n + 1 − r n 64 N + 40 , h n = λ n − N 3 . d_n=\frac{r_{n+1}-r_n}{64N+40}, \qquad h_n=\lambda_n^{-N^3}. d n = 64 N + 40 r n + 1 − r n , h n = λ n − N 3 .
Since inverse support gaps grow at most like C 2 n C2^n C 2 n , whereas λ n = a b n \lambda_n=a^{b^n} λ n = a b n , for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 we have uniformly in n n n
τ n − 1 + d n − 1 ≤ λ n , \tau_n^{-1}+d_n^{-1}\le\lambda_n, τ n − 1 + d n − 1 ≤ λ n ,
h n < min { τ n , ℓ / 2 } ( n ≥ 0 ) , h_n<\min\{\tau_n,\ell/2\}\qquad(n\ge0), h n < min { τ n , ℓ /2 } ( n ≥ 0 ) ,
h n < 1 4 ( r n − r n − 1 ) ( n ≥ 1 ) . (82) h_n<\frac{1}{4}(r_n-r_{n-1})\qquad(n\ge1). \tag*{(82)} h n < 4 1 ( r n − r n − 1 ) ( n ≥ 1 ) . (82)
Step 2: The bounds to be propagated.
We construct Z n Z_n Z n , starting from Z 0 = Z ∗ Z_0=Z_* Z 0 = Z ∗ , so that Z n − Z ∗ Z_n-Z_* Z n − Z ∗ and ( R n , T n ) (R_n,T_n) ( R n , T n ) are supported in I n × B ‾ ( x 0 , r n − ) I_n\times\overline{B}(x_0,r_n^-) I n × B ( x 0 , r n − ) . The norm bounds are
∥ ( ρ n , u n , R n , T n ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π n − Π ˉ ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ λ n N 2 , \|(\rho_n,u_n,R_n,T_n)\|_{C^3_{t,x}}+\|\Pi_n-\bar{\Pi}\|_{C^3_{t,x}}\le\lambda_n^{N^2}, ∥ ( ρ n , u n , R n , T n ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π n − Π ˉ ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ λ n N 2 ,
∥ u n ∥ ∞ ≤ δ n − 1 , \|u_n\|_\infty\le\delta_n^{-1}, ∥ u n ∥ ∞ ≤ δ n − 1 ,
∥ ( R n , T n ) ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n 8 ( n ≥ 1 ) . (83) \|(R_n,T_n)\|_{C_tL^p}\le\delta_n^8\qquad(n\ge1). \tag*{(83)} ∥ ( R n , T n ) ∥ C t L p ≤ δ n 8 ( n ≥ 1 ) . (83)
For the density, we require the direct pointwise lower bound
ρ n ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 + δ n 2 ∣ R n ∣ + δ n 4 ∣ T n ∣ + 2 ∑ j ≥ n δ j 2 . (84) \rho_n\ge\rho_*-\delta_0+\delta_n^2|R_n|+\delta_n^4|T_n|+2\sum_{j\ge n}\delta_j^2. \tag*{(84)} ρ n ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 + δ n 2 ∣ R n ∣ + δ n 4 ∣ T n ∣ + 2 j ≥ n ∑ δ j 2 . (84)
The defect terms cover the density removed by the next principal perturbation; the tail covers the remaining uniform losses. The initial conditions hold for sufficiently large a > 0 a>0 a > 0 , since Z ∗ Z_* Z ∗ is fixed and
δ 0 2 ∥ R ∗ ∥ ∞ + δ 0 4 ∥ T ∗ ∥ ∞ + 2 ∑ j ≥ 0 δ j 2 ≤ δ 0 . \delta_0^2\|R_*\|_\infty+\delta_0^4\|T_*\|_\infty+2\sum_{j\ge0}\delta_j^2\le\delta_0. δ 0 2 ∥ R ∗ ∥ ∞ + δ 0 4 ∥ T ∗ ∥ ∞ + 2 j ≥ 0 ∑ δ j 2 ≤ δ 0 .
Step 3: Regularization before the perturbation. Assume the preceding bounds at level n n n . If n = 0 n=0 n = 0 , put Z 0 ′ = Z 0 Z'_0=Z_0 Z 0 ′ = Z 0 . If n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 , apply Lemma 6.1 with
K = I n × B ‾ ( x 0 , r n − ) , h = h n , K=I_n\times\overline{B}(x_0,r_n^-), \qquad h=h_n, K = I n × B ( x 0 , r n − ) , h = h n ,
and denote the result by Z n ′ Z'_n Z n ′ . By (6.8), the quantity H \mathcal{H} H in that lemma is at most 3 λ n N 2 3\lambda_n^{N^2} 3 λ n N 2 . Estimate (6.4) gives
∥ Z n ′ − Z n ∥ C t , x 0 + ∥ u n ′ − u n ∥ C t H s + ∥ ρ n ′ u n ′ − ρ n u n ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ n ′ u n ′ ⊗ u n ′ − ρ n u n ⊗ u n ∥ C t L 1 ≤ 27 C 0 λ n − N 3 + 3 N 2 ≤ λ n − N 3 / 2 ≤ δ n 16 . (85) \begin{aligned}
\lVert Z'_n-Z_n\rVert_{C^0_{t,x}}+\lVert u'_n-u_n\rVert_{C_tH^s}
&+\lVert\rho'_n u'_n-\rho_nu_n\rVert_{C_tL^1}\\
&+\lVert\rho'_n u'_n\otimes u'_n-\rho_nu_n\otimes u_n\rVert_{C_tL^1}\\
&\le27C_0\lambda_n^{-N^3+3N^2}\le\lambda_n^{-N^3/2}\le\delta_n^{16}. \tag*{(85)}
\end{aligned} ∥ Z n ′ − Z n ∥ C t , x 0 + ∥ u n ′ − u n ∥ C t H s + ∥ ρ n ′ u n ′ − ρ n u n ∥ C t L 1 + ∥ ρ n ′ u n ′ ⊗ u n ′ − ρ n u n ⊗ u n ∥ C t L 1 ≤ 27 C 0 λ n − N 3 + 3 N 2 ≤ λ n − N 3 /2 ≤ δ n 16 . (85)
By (6.5),
∥ ( ρ n ′ , u n ′ , R n ′ , T n ′ ) ∥ C t , x 2 ≤ 27 C ∗ λ n 17 N 3 + 3 N 2 ≤ λ n N 4 / 2 ≤ λ n N 4 . \lVert(\rho'_n,u'_n,R'_n,T'_n)\rVert_{C^2_{t,x}}
\le27C_*\lambda_n^{17N^3+3N^2}
\le\lambda_n^{N^4/2}\le\lambda_n^{N^4}. ∥( ρ n ′ , u n ′ , R n ′ , T n ′ ) ∥ C t , x 2 ≤ 27 C ∗ λ n 17 N 3 + 3 N 2 ≤ λ n N 4 /2 ≤ λ n N 4 .
By (6.7), the regularized support is contained in I n ′ × B ‾ ( x 0 , r n ) I'_n\times\overline{B}(x_0,r_n) I n ′ × B ( x 0 , r n ) . The same set contains K ∗ K_* K ∗ , so it also contains the supports of R n ′ , T n ′ R'_n,T'_n R n ′ , T n ′ . Combining (6.10) with (6.8) gives
∥ u n ′ ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 δ n − 1 , ∥ ( R n ′ , T n ′ ) ∥ C t L p ≤ 2 δ n 8 ( n ≥ 1 ) , \lVert u'_n\rVert_\infty\le2\delta_n^{-1},\qquad
\lVert(R'_n,T'_n)\rVert_{C_tL^p}\le2\delta_n^8\qquad(n\ge1), ∥ u n ′ ∥ ∞ ≤ 2 δ n − 1 , ∥( R n ′ , T n ′ ) ∥ C t L p ≤ 2 δ n 8 ( n ≥ 1 ) ,
and
ρ n ′ ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 + δ n 2 ∣ R n ′ ∣ + δ n 4 ∣ T n ′ ∣ + 2 ∑ j ≥ n δ j 2 − 3 δ n 16 . (86) \rho'_n\ge\rho_*-\delta_0+\delta_n^2|R'_n|+\delta_n^4|T'_n|+2\sum_{j\ge n}\delta_j^2-3\delta_n^{16}. \tag*{(86)} ρ n ′ ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 + δ n 2 ∣ R n ′ ∣ + δ n 4 ∣ T n ′ ∣ + 2 j ≥ n ∑ δ j 2 − 3 δ n 16 . (86)
Consequently, Z n ′ Z'_n Z n ′ satisfies all the hypotheses for one step, with
I ′ = I n ′ , J ′ = int I n + 1 , I'=I'_n,\qquad J'=\operatorname{int} I_{n+1}, I ′ = I n ′ , J ′ = int I n + 1 ,
r − = r n , r + = r n + 1 , r_-=r_n,\qquad r_+=r_{n+1}, r − = r n , r + = r n + 1 ,
τ = τ n , d = d n . \tau=\tau_n,\qquad d=d_n. τ = τ n , d = d n .
Step 4: The next perturbation. Let Z n + 1 = ( Z n ′ ) + Z_{n+1}=(Z'_n)^+ Z n + 1 = ( Z n ′ ) + be given by Proposition 4.1. The support conclusion places Z n + 1 − Z n ′ Z_{n+1}-Z'_n Z n + 1 − Z n ′ and its defects inside I n + 1 × B ‾ ( x 0 , r n + 1 − ) I_{n+1}\times\overline{B}(x_0,r_{n+1}^-) I n + 1 × B ( x 0 , r n + 1 − ) . The difference Z n ′ − Z ∗ Z'_n-Z_* Z n ′ − Z ∗ is supported in the same set, so the required support property holds at level n + 1 n+1 n + 1 .
By Proposition 4.1 and (6.6),
∥ ( ρ n + 1 , u n + 1 , R n + 1 , T n + 1 ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π n + 1 − Π ‾ ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ 1 2 λ n + 1 N 2 + ∥ Π n ′ − Π ‾ ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ 1 2 λ n + 1 N 2 + λ n N 2 ≤ λ n + 1 N 2 . \begin{aligned}
\lVert(\rho_{n+1},u_{n+1},R_{n+1},T_{n+1})\rVert_{C^3_{t,x}}
+\lVert\Pi_{n+1}-\overline{\Pi}\rVert_{C^3_{t,x}}
&\le\frac12\lambda_{n+1}^{N^2}+\lVert\Pi'_n-\overline{\Pi}\rVert_{C^3_{t,x}}\\
&\le\frac12\lambda_{n+1}^{N^2}+\lambda_n^{N^2}
\le\lambda_{n+1}^{N^2}.
\end{aligned} ∥( ρ n + 1 , u n + 1 , R n + 1 , T n + 1 ) ∥ C t , x 3 + ∥ Π n + 1 − Π ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ 2 1 λ n + 1 N 2 + ∥ Π n ′ − Π ∥ C t , x 3 ≤ 2 1 λ n + 1 N 2 + λ n N 2 ≤ λ n + 1 N 2 .
The remaining norm bounds in (6.8) follow from Proposition 4.1. For the density, apply its lower bound for the full perturbation to the regularized fields and use (6.11):
ρ n + 1 ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 + δ n + 1 2 ∣ R n + 1 ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T n + 1 ∣ + 2 ∑ j ≥ n δ j 2 − δ n 2 − 3 δ n 16 . \rho_{n+1}\ge\rho_*-\delta_0+\delta_{n+1}^2|R_{n+1}|+\delta_{n+1}^4|T_{n+1}|
+2\sum_{j\ge n}\delta_j^2-\delta_n^2-3\delta_n^{16}. ρ n + 1 ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 + δ n + 1 2 ∣ R n + 1 ∣ + δ n + 1 4 ∣ T n + 1 ∣ + 2 j ≥ n ∑ δ j 2 − δ n 2 − 3 δ n 16 .
Since 3 δ n 16 ≤ δ n 2 3\delta_n^{16}\le\delta_n^2 3 δ n 16 ≤ δ n 2 , the last line is at least 2 ∑ j ≥ n + 1 δ j 2 2\sum_{j\ge n+1}\delta_j^2 2 ∑ j ≥ n + 1 δ j 2 . This proves (6.9) at level n + 1 n+1 n + 1 and closes the induction.
Step 5: Convergence bounds and the density lower bound. The common support property follows from the construction of K ∞ K_\infty K ∞ . Combining Proposition 4.1 and (6.10) gives
∥ ρ n + 1 − ρ n ∥ C t L p + ∥ u n + 1 − u n ∥ C t H s ≤ 2 δ n 16 + δ n 2 + δ n + 1 16 ≤ δ n . \lVert\rho_{n+1}-\rho_n\rVert_{C_tL^p}+\lVert u_{n+1}-u_n\rVert_{C_tH^s}
\le2\delta_n^{16}+\delta_n^2+\delta_{n+1}^{16}
\le\delta_n. ∥ ρ n + 1 − ρ n ∥ C t L p + ∥ u n + 1 − u n ∥ C t H s ≤ 2 δ n 16 + δ n 2 + δ n + 1 16 ≤ δ n .
This proves the density and velocity increment bound. The defect bound (2.3) is the last estimate in (6.8).
For n ≥ 1 n\ge1 n ≥ 1 , Proposition 4.1 and (6.10) bound the total increment of momentum, flux and pressure by δ n 2 + 3 δ n 16 ≤ δ n \delta_n^2+3\delta_n^{16}\le\delta_n δ n 2 + 3 δ n 16 ≤ δ n . For the regularized pressure we also use ∥ Π n ′ − Π n ∥ L 1 ≤ ∥ Z n ′ − Z n ∥ C 0 \lVert\Pi'_n-\Pi_n\rVert_{L^1}\le\lVert Z'_n-Z_n\rVert_{C^0} ∥ Π n ′ − Π n ∥ L 1 ≤ ∥ Z n ′ − Z n ∥ C 0 . This proves the required momentum, flux, and pressure increment bound.
Finally, dropping the nonnegative defect and tail terms in (6.9) gives ρ n ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 \rho_n\ge\rho_*-\delta_0 ρ n ≥ ρ ∗ − δ 0 . This is the required density lower bound and completes the proof.
Elementary auxiliary estimates
We prove Lemmas 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3. The cutoff construction gives the nested supports and the derivative bound used for positivity; the kernel calculation gives both the periodic scaling and the endpoint integral estimates.
Time cutoffs
Proof of Lemma 3.1. We first construct a smooth increasing cutoff on the real line, then rescale it at the two endpoints of I I I .
Step 1: A cutoff with a controlled derivative.
Define η 0 ∈ C ∞ ( R ; [ 0 , 1 ] ) \eta_0 \in C^\infty(\mathbb{R};[0,1]) η 0 ∈ C ∞ ( R ; [ 0 , 1 ]) by
η 0 ( t ) = { 0 , t ≤ 0 , e − 1 / t e − 1 / t + e − 1 / ( 1 − t ) , 0 < t < 1 , 1 , t ≥ 1. \eta_0(t)=
\begin{cases}
0, & t \le0,\\
\dfrac{e^{-1/t}}{e^{-1/t}+e^{-1/(1-t)}}, & 0<t<1,\\
1, & t \ge1.
\end{cases} η 0 ( t ) = ⎩ ⎨ ⎧ 0 , e − 1/ t + e − 1/ ( 1 − t ) e − 1/ t , 1 , t ≤ 0 , 0 < t < 1 , t ≥ 1.
On ( 0 , 1 ) (0,1) ( 0 , 1 ) , differentiation gives
η 0 ′ = η 0 ( 1 − η 0 ) ( t − 2 + ( 1 − t ) − 2 ) ≥ 0. \eta_0'=\eta_0(1-\eta_0)\left(t^{-2}+(1-t)^{-2}\right)\ge0. η 0 ′ = η 0 ( 1 − η 0 ) ( t − 2 + ( 1 − t ) − 2 ) ≥ 0.
For 0 < t ≤ 1 / 2 0<t\le1/2 0 < t ≤ 1/2 , η 0 ( t ) ≤ e 2 e − 1 / t \eta_0(t)\le e^2e^{-1/t} η 0 ( t ) ≤ e 2 e − 1/ t , so
∣ η 0 ′ ∣ η 0 − 1 + 1 / ( 16 N ) ≤ 2 t − 2 η 0 1 / ( 16 N ) ≤ 2 e 1 / ( 8 N ) t − 2 e − 1 / ( 16 N t ) ≤ C N . |\eta_0'|\eta_0^{-1+1/(16N)}
\le2t^{-2}\eta_0^{1/(16N)}
\le2e^{1/(8N)}t^{-2}e^{-1/(16Nt)}
\le C_N. ∣ η 0 ′ ∣ η 0 − 1 + 1/ ( 16 N ) ≤ 2 t − 2 η 0 1/ ( 16 N ) ≤ 2 e 1/ ( 8 N ) t − 2 e − 1/ ( 16 N t ) ≤ C N .
For t ≥ 1 / 2 t\ge1/2 t ≥ 1/2 , η 0 ≥ 1 / 2 \eta_0\ge1/2 η 0 ≥ 1/2 and η 0 ′ \eta_0' η 0 ′ is bounded. Thus
∣ η 0 ′ ∣ ≤ C N η 0 1 − 1 / ( 16 N ) on R . (87) |\eta_0'|\le C_N\eta_0^{1-1/(16N)}
\quad\text{on }\mathbb{R}. \tag*{(87)} ∣ η 0 ′ ∣ ≤ C N η 0 1 − 1/ ( 16 N ) on R . (87)
Step 2: The three nested cutoffs.
Set
η ( t ) = η 0 ( 10 ( t − t − ) τ + 2 ) η 0 ( 10 ( t + − t ) τ + 2 ) , \eta(t)=\eta_0\left(\frac{10(t-t_-)}{\tau}+2\right)\eta_0\left(\frac{10(t_+-t)}{\tau}+2\right), η ( t ) = η 0 ( τ 10 ( t − t − ) + 2 ) η 0 ( τ 10 ( t + − t ) + 2 ) ,
and define η u \eta_u η u and η d \eta_d η d with 2 2 2 replaced by 4 4 4 and 6 6 6 , respectively. Then η = 1 \eta=1 η = 1 on [ t − − τ / 10 , t + + τ / 10 ] [t_- - \tau/10,t_+ + \tau/10] [ t − − τ /10 , t + + τ /10 ] , and
supp η ⊂ [ t − − τ / 5 , t + + τ / 5 ] ⊂ { η u = 1 } , \operatorname{supp}\eta\subset[t_- - \tau/5,t_+ + \tau/5]\subset\{\eta_u=1\}, supp η ⊂ [ t − − τ /5 , t + + τ /5 ] ⊂ { η u = 1 } ,
supp η u ⊂ [ t − − 2 τ / 5 , t + + 2 τ / 5 ] ⊂ { η d = 1 } , \operatorname{supp}\eta_u\subset[t_- - 2\tau/5,t_+ + 2\tau/5]\subset\{\eta_d=1\}, supp η u ⊂ [ t − − 2 τ /5 , t + + 2 τ /5 ] ⊂ { η d = 1 } ,
supp η d ⊂ [ t − − 3 τ / 5 , t + + 3 τ / 5 ] ⋐ J ′ . \operatorname{supp}\eta_d\subset[t_- - 3\tau/5,t_+ + 3\tau/5]\Subset J'. supp η d ⊂ [ t − − 3 τ /5 , t + + 3 τ /5 ] ⋐ J ′ .
The gaps in the definitions make each cutoff one near the preceding support. The desired C j C^j C j bounds follow by scaling, since τ < 1 \tau<1 τ < 1 . Apply (A.1) to each factor of η d \eta_d η d . Both factors lie in [ 0 , 1 ] [0,1] [ 0 , 1 ] , so each term in the product rule is bounded by C N τ − 1 η d 1 − 1 / ( 16 N ) C_N\tau^{-1}\eta_d^{1-1/(16N)} C N τ − 1 η d 1 − 1/ ( 16 N ) . This gives the desired bound for η d ′ \eta_d' η d ′ .
Calculus inequalities
Proof of Lemma 3.2. Leibniz’ rule gives the product estimate, since the binomial coefficients for a derivative of order at most j j j sum to at most 2 j 2^j 2 j .
For the composition estimate, ∥ Γ ∘ v ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥ Γ ∥ C 0 ( K ) \|\Gamma\circ v\|_\infty\le\|\Gamma\|_{C^0(\mathcal{K})} ∥Γ ∘ v ∥ ∞ ≤ ∥Γ ∥ C 0 ( K ) .
For 1 ≤ i ≤ j 1\le i\le j 1 ≤ i ≤ j , the Faà di Bruno formula writes each derivative of order i i i as a sum of at most C ( j , m ) C(j,m) C ( j , m ) terms of the form
( ∇ l Γ ) ( v ) [ ∂ α 1 v , … , ∂ α l v ] , (\nabla^l\Gamma)(v)[\partial^{\alpha_1}v,\ldots,\partial^{\alpha_l}v], ( ∇ l Γ ) ( v ) [ ∂ α 1 v , … , ∂ α l v ] ,
where the multi-indices satisfy
∣ α a ∣ ≥ 1 , ∑ a = 1 l ∣ α a ∣ = i . |\alpha_a|\ge1,\qquad\sum_{a=1}^{l}|\alpha_a|=i. ∣ α a ∣ ≥ 1 , a = 1 ∑ l ∣ α a ∣ = i .
Here 1 ≤ l ≤ i 1\le l\le i 1 ≤ l ≤ i , and the derivatives are in ( t , x ) (t,x) ( t , x ) . Every such term is bounded by
∥ ∇ l Γ ∥ C 0 ( K ) ∥ v ∥ C t , x j l ≤ ∥ Γ ∥ C j ( K ) ( 1 + ∥ v ∥ C t , x j ) j . \|\nabla^l\Gamma\|_{C^0(\mathcal{K})}\|v\|_{C^j_{t,x}}^l
\le\|\Gamma\|_{C^j(\mathcal{K})}(1+\|v\|_{C^j_{t,x}})^j. ∥ ∇ l Γ ∥ C 0 ( K ) ∥ v ∥ C t , x j l ≤ ∥Γ ∥ C j ( K ) ( 1 + ∥ v ∥ C t , x j ) j .
This proves the composition bound. For positive-order derivatives, only derivatives of Γ \Gamma Γ of orders 1 , … , j 1,\ldots,j 1 , … , j occur. Replacing their norms on K \mathcal{K} K by their global bounds proves the last assertion.
Periodic kernels
Proof of Lemma 3.3. We identify the singularity of each inverse Laplacian, then deduce the operator bounds and the scaling identities.
Step 1: The periodic Green functions.
The mean-zero periodic Green function has Fourier coefficients
G ^ ( 0 ) = 0 , G ^ ( k ) = − 1 4 π 2 ∣ k ∣ 2 ( k ∈ Z 3 ∖ { 0 } ) . \widehat{G}(0)=0,\qquad\widehat{G}(k)=-\frac{1}{4\pi^{2}|k|^{2}}\quad(k\in\mathbb{Z}^{3}\setminus\{0\}). G ( 0 ) = 0 , G ( k ) = − 4 π 2 ∣ k ∣ 2 1 ( k ∈ Z 3 ∖ { 0 }) .
Thus G 2 = G ∗ G G_{2}=G*G G 2 = G ∗ G is mean-zero, Δ G 2 = G \Delta G_{2}=G Δ G 2 = G , and Δ − 2 P ≠ 0 f = G 2 ∗ f \Delta^{-2}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0}f=G_{2}*f Δ − 2 P = 0 f = G 2 ∗ f .
Choose a scalar χ ∈ C ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1 / 2 ) ) \chi\in C^{\infty}(B(0,1/2)) χ ∈ C ∞ ( B ( 0 , 1/2 )) equal to one on B ( 0 , 1 / 4 ) B(0,1/4) B ( 0 , 1/4 ) , and regard it as periodic on the fundamental cube. Since Δ ( − 1 / ( 4 π ∣ z ∣ ) ) = δ 0 \Delta(-1/(4\pi|z|))=\delta_{0} Δ ( − 1/ ( 4 π ∣ z ∣ )) = δ 0 , the distribution
G ( z ) + χ ( z ) 4 π ∣ z ∣ G(z)+\frac{\chi(z)}{4\pi|z|} G ( z ) + 4 π ∣ z ∣ χ ( z )
has a smooth Laplacian and hence is smooth by elliptic regularity. Similarly, Δ ∣ z ∣ = 2 / ∣ z ∣ \Delta|z|=2/|z| Δ∣ z ∣ = 2/∣ z ∣ gives
G 2 ( z ) + χ ( z ) ∣ z ∣ 8 π ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ) . G_{2}(z)+\frac{\chi(z)|z|}{8\pi}\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{T}^{3}). G 2 ( z ) + 8 π χ ( z ) ∣ z ∣ ∈ C ∞ ( T 3 ) .
Both Green functions are smooth away from the origin. Differentiating these expressions proves the asserted kernel bounds.
Step 2: Kernel bounds and boundedness.
By definition, the kernel of R 0 \mathcal{R}_{0} R 0 is ∇ G \nabla G ∇ G ; the entries of the kernel of R \mathcal{R} R are linear combinations of entries of ∇ G \nabla G ∇ G and ∇ 3 G 2 \nabla^{3}G_{2} ∇ 3 G 2 . The kernel of Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 \Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0} Δ − 1 P = 0 is G G G . The Green-function bound just proved gives the asserted kernel estimates for these operators.
All these kernels are integrable and have zero mean. Young’s inequality gives boundedness on L q L^{q} L q for 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ 1\le q\le\infty 1 ≤ q ≤ ∞ . Convolution commutes with translations and derivatives, including time derivatives, so the same bounds hold on C t , x j C^{j}_{t,x} C t , x j .
Step 3: Scaling and integrable derivatives.
The nonzero Fourier multipliers of R 0 \mathcal{R}_{0} R 0 and R \mathcal{R} R are homogeneous of degree − 1 -1 − 1 ; the multiplier of Δ − 1 P ≠ 0 \Delta^{-1}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0} Δ − 1 P = 0 has degree − 2 -2 − 2 . For integer λ \lambda λ ,
g ( λ ⋅ ) ^ ( λ k ) = g ^ ( k ) , g ( λ ⋅ ) ^ ( k ) = 0 if k ∉ λ Z 3 . \widehat{g(\lambda\cdot)}(\lambda k)=\widehat{g}(k),\qquad\widehat{g(\lambda\cdot)}(k)=0\quad\text{if }k\notin\lambda\mathbb{Z}^{3}. g ( λ ⋅ ) ( λk ) = g ( k ) , g ( λ ⋅ ) ( k ) = 0 if k ∈ / λ Z 3 .
Applying the multipliers at these frequencies proves the scaling identities.
Finally, the kernel of Δ − 2 ∂ α P ≠ 0 \Delta^{-2}\partial^{\alpha}\mathbb{P}_{\ne0} Δ − 2 ∂ α P = 0 is ∂ α G 2 \partial^{\alpha}G_{2} ∂ α G 2 . Its singularity has order 1 − ∣ α ∣ 1-|\alpha| 1 − ∣ α ∣ , which is integrable for ∣ α ∣ ≤ 3 |\alpha|\le3 ∣ α ∣ ≤ 3 . Another application of Young’s inequality gives the last assertion.
Xingyu Li
Department of Mathematics and Geosciences, University of Trieste, via Valerio 12/1, Trieste, 34127 Italy
Email address: xingyuli92@gmail.com