Regularity and singularity in solutions of the three-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations

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Abstract: Higher moments of the vorticity field Omegam(t) in the form of L2m-norms (1leqm<infty) are used to explore the regularity problem for solutions of the three-dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on the domain [0,L]per3. It is found that the set of quantities D_{m}(t) = Omega_{m}^{alpha_{m}} ,qquadqquadalpha_{m} = frac{2m}{4m-3}, provide a natural scaling in the problem resulting in a bounded set of time averages <Dm>T on a finite interval of time [0,T]. The behaviour of Dm+1/Dm is studied on what are called `good' and `bad' intervals of [0,T] which are interspersed with junction points (neutral) aui. For large but finite values of m with large initial data �ig(Omegam(0)leqvarpi0O(Gr4)�ig), it is found that there is an upper bound Omega_{m} leq c_{av}^{2}varpi_{0}Gr^{4} ,qquadvarpi_{0} = u L^{-2}, which is punctured by infinitesimal gaps or windows in the vertical walls between the good/bad intervals through which solutions may escape. While this result is consistent with that of Leray cite{Leray} and Scheffer cite{Scheff76}, this estimate for Omegam corresponds to a length scale well below the validity of the Navier-Stokes equations.




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