On local classical solutions to the Cauchy problem of the two-dimensional barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations with vacuum (Q741490)

The Cauchy problem of the barotropic compressible Navier-Stokes equations on the whole two-dimensional space with vacuum as far field density are considered. When the shear and the bulk viscosities are a positive constant and a power function of the density, respectively, it is proved that the two-dimensional Cauchy problem of the compressible Navier-Stokes equations admits a unique local strong solution provided the initial density decays not too slow at infinity. If the initial data satisfy some additional regularity and compatibility conditions, the strong solution becomes a classical one.