Sub and supercritical stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation (Q2352753)

The quasi-geostrophic equation is an important model in geophysical fluid dynamics. This paper investigates the following stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation on the two-dimensional torus \(\mathbb T^2\): \[ \dot \theta(t) =-u(t)\cdot\nabla \theta(t) -\kappa (-\Delta)^\alpha\theta(t) +G(\theta)\eta(t),\;\;\theta(0): \mathbb T^2\to \mathbb R, \] where \(\alpha>0\) is a constant, \(\eta\) is a Gaussian random field with white noise in time, \(u\) is determined by \(\theta\) via \[ u= (u_1,u_2) = (-R_2 \theta, R_1\theta), \] where \(R_j\) is the \(j\)-th periodic Riesz transform. The existence of a weak solution and the Markov selection are derived for \(\alpha\in (0,1)\), the existence and uniqueness (i.e. well-posedness) of strong solutions is proved for \(\alpha\in (\frac 1 2,1)\). Moreover, sufficient conditions for the ergodicity, exponential ergodicity and the law of large numbers for the solution are presented.