Flows associated with irregular \(\mathbb R^d\)-vector fields (Q2575605)

The paper is devoted to the existence and uniqueness of solutions for flows associated with irregular (nonsmooth) \(\mathbb R^d\)-vector fields. It is assumed that the vector fields together with their gradient (in the distribution sense) and the exponential of the divergence satisfy \(L^p(\sigma)\)-type hypothesis, where \(\sigma\) denotes the standard Gaussian measure on \(\mathbb R^d\). Based on the study of the associated (partial differential) transport equation \(\frac{\partial u}{\partial t}=B\cdot\nabla u \), where \(B\) is the vector field, and of the action of the flow on the Gaussian measure, the existence and uniqueness of solutions are established. Also an expression for the density, almost everywhere continuity of trajectories, and the flow property are obtained. It is also proved that the flow avoids some special compact sets of \(\mathbb R^d\).