The equation of potential flows of a compressible viscous fluid at small Reynolds numbers: Existence, uniqueness, and stabilization of solutions (Q1334430)

We consider the boundary value problem for the model system of equations \(\mu\Delta \vec u+(\lambda+ \mu)\nabla (\text{div } \vec u)- \nabla p=0\), \({{\partial\rho} \over {\partial t}}+ \text{div}(\rho\vec u)=0\), \(p=p(\rho)\). From a mechanical standpoint, such an approximation to the Navier-Stokes equations is justified when the Reynolds number is small, i.e. in the case of highly viscous fluids. Our aim is to prove solvability for the problem in various functional classes, establish uniqueness for a solution under certain assumptions on smoothness, and prove stabilization for a solution at infinite time.