Energy dissipation without viscosity in ideal hydrodynamics. I: Fourier analysis and local energy transfer (Q1344767)

We outline a proof and give a discussion at a physical level of an assertion of Onsager's: namely, that a solution of incompressible Euler equations with Hölder continuous velocity of order \(h > 1/3\) conserves kinetic energy, but not necessarily if \(h \leq 1/3\). We prove the result under a ``\(*\)-Hölder condition'' which is somewhat stronger than usual Hölder continuity. Our argument establishes also the fundamental result that the instantaneous (sub-scale) energy transfer is dominated by local triadic interactions for a \(*\)-Hölder solution with exponent \(h\) in the range \(0 < h < 1\).