Remarks on determining projections for stochastic dissipative equations (Q1576821)

Let \(D\subset \mathbb{R}^{d}\) be a smooth bounded open set, \(g\) a polynomial of odd degree with a positive leading coefficient, and let \(W_1,\dots,W_{n}\) be real Wiener processes. Assume that \(\varphi_1,\dots,\varphi_{n}\) are smooth functions on \(D\), \(f\in L^2(0,T;L^2(D))\) for all \(T>0\). A stochastic reaction-diffusion equation \[ {\partial u\over\partial t} - \nu\Delta u + g(u) = f + \sum^{n}_{i=1} \varphi_{i} {\roman dW_{i}\over\roman dt} \;\;\text{in \(\mathbb{R}_{+}\times D\)}, \quad u=0 \;\text{on \(\mathbb{R}_{+}\times\partial D\)} \tag{1} \] is considered. A projection operator \(\mathcal R: H^1_0(D)\to V \subset L^2(D)\), \(V\) being a finite-dimensional subspace, is called a determining projection if all solutions \(u\), \(v\) to (1) such that \[ \lim_{t\to +\infty} \|\mathcal Ru(t,\omega) - \mathcal Rv(t,\omega) \|_{L^2(D)} = 0 \quad \text{for almost all \(\omega\)} \] satisfy \[ \lim_{t\to +\infty} \|u(t,\omega) - v(t,\omega) \|_{L^2(D)} = 0 \quad \text{for almost all \(\omega\)}. \] It is shown that the Scott and Zhang projection [\textit{L. R. Scott} and \textit{S. Zhang}, Math. Comput. 54, No.~190, 483-493 (1990; Zbl 0696.65007)] is determining for the stochastic equation (1). Analogous results on determining projections are discussed also for two dimensional stochastic Navier-Stokes equations.