On the \(\mathcal {R}\)-boundedness of solution operators for the Stokes equations with free boundary condition. (Q2018257)

The paper considers the Stokes problem with variable viscosity and free boundary condition in a uniform \(W^{2-1/r}_r\) domain in \(\mathbb R^N\), \(2\leq N < r < \infty \). The \(\mathcal R\)-boundedness of the solution operators with spectral parameters \(\lambda \in \Sigma_{\epsilon ,\lambda_0}=\{\lambda \in \mathbb C\:~| \mathrm{arg}~\lambda | \leq \pi -\epsilon ,~| \lambda | >\lambda_0\}\) is proved under the assumption of the unique solvability of the weak Dirichlet-Neumann problem. This assumption is known to hold true for some particular examples of domains. The result implies the \(L_p\)-\(L_q\) maximal regularity as well as the generation of an analytic semigroup for the time-dependent problem.