Global smooth solution and large time behavior of the one-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations (Q1304613)

The author studies the Navier-Stokes equation for a viscous, heat-conducting one-dimensional real gas, i.e. \[ \begin{alignedat}{2} u_t- v_x & = 0 \quad &&\text{in }[0,1]\times [0,\infty),\\ v_t- \sigma_x & = 0\quad && \text{in }[0,1]\times [0,\infty),\\ \Biggl(e+{v^2\over 2}\Biggr)_t- (\sigma v)_x+ q_x & = 0\quad && \text{in }[0,1]\times [0,\infty)\end{alignedat} \] under the boundary conditions \[ \begin{alignedat}{2} q(0,t)= q(1, t) &= 0,\quad && t\geq 0,\\ v(0,t)= 0,\;\sigma(1,t) &= 0,\quad && t\geq 0.\end{alignedat} \] Here, \(u\) is the specific volume, \(v\) is the velocity, \(\sigma\) the stress, \(e\) the specific internal energy and \(q\) the heat flux. Under appropriate assumptions on the data of the problem, the author proves the existence of a global smooth solution. Furthermore, the upper limit of the volume of the gas is shown to tend to infinity as \(t\to\infty\).