Cauchy problem for the non-Newtonian viscous incompressible fluid (Q678368)

The article is devoted to the problem of the existence, uniqueness and regularity of the weak solution of the Cauchy problem for non-Newtonian viscous incompressible fluid. The Cauchy stress tensor has a form \[ \tau=-pI-\tau (e)-2\mu_1\Delta e, \tag{1} \] where \(e\) is the deformation velocity tensor and \(\tau(e)\) satisfies the following condition \[ \tau_{ij}(e) e_{ij}\geq c|e|^p \tag{2} \] or \[ \tau_{ij}(e) e_{ij}\geq c\big(|e|^2+|e|^p\big). \] Section 3 deals with the global existence and uniqueness of weak solution for bipolar problem (it means \(\mu_1\not= 0\)) \(p\geq 1\) for both models and also with the regularity. In section 4 the author is interested in the case when \(\mu_1\to 0^+.\) It is proved the existence of weak solution for the first model when \(p>\tfrac{3n}{n+2}\) and its uniqueness and regularity for \(p\geq 1+\tfrac{2n}{n+2}\), \(n\) is dimension. For the second model the existence of weak solution is proved for \(p>1.\)