Mean field equation for the equilibrium turbulence and a related functional inequality (Q2434042)

The paper deals with the following mean field equation for equilibrium turbulence on a two-dimensional compact orientable Riemannian manifold \((M,g)\) without boundary: \[ -\Delta_g v=\lambda_1 \Big(\frac{e^v}{\int_M e^v\;dv_g}-\frac{1}{| M| }\Big)- \lambda_2 \Big(\frac{e^v}{\int_M e^v\;dv_g}-\frac{1}{| M| }\Big),\quad \int_M v\;dv_g=0, \] where \(\Delta_g, dv_g\) and \(| M| \) are the Laplace-Beltrami operator, the volume form, and the volume of \(M\), respectively, and \(\lambda_1, \lambda_2\) are nonnegative constants. The authors develop blow-up analysis and establish a functional inequality of Trudinger-Moser type.