Well-posedness of problems in fluid dynamics (a fluid-dynamical point of view) (Q4501446)

This is a detailed review of well-posedness of mathematical problems arising in fluid mechanics, with emphasis put on the hydrodynamical interpretation of the results obtained. Extended contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Navier-Stokes equations; 3. Initial and boundary conditions; 4. Mathematical structure of problems in fluid dynamics; 5. Existence and uniqueness (Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem, incompressible and compressible cases); 6. Vortex sheets and shock layers (jump relations associated with conservation laws, structure of shock layers, Kutta-Joukowski condition); 7. Well-posed problems (two-dimensional ideal flows, Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, Taylor instability, d'Alembert's paradox, Prandtl boundary layer, triple-deck theory, filtering and non-stationary correction, existence, uniqueness, stability and regularity -- recent results (up to December 1996)); 8. Approach to turbulence using low-dimensional dynamical systems (Galerkin method, bifurcations, scenarios, routes to chaos). Bibliography contains 219 references (from Hadamard and Landau up to 1997).