On the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations with the free boundary condition (Q1389838)

The two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations with free boundary condition is studied. Three different results are established. First, an orthogonality property for the trilinear from is given. Based on this result, an upper bound of the dimension of the corresponding attractor which is given by \(CG^{2/3}(\log G+1)^{1/3}\) where \(G\) is the non-dimensional Grashof number and \(C\) is constant depending only on the domain, is derived. Finally, a new form of the corresponding Lieb-Thirring inequality for elongaged domains is proved and the explicit dependence of the upper bound of the dimension of the attractor on the length ratio of the domain is inferred.