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A proof of Vishik's nonuniqueness Theorem for the forced 2D Euler equation

Analysis of PDEs 2026-04-17 v1

Abstract

We give a simpler proof of Vishik's nonuniqueness Theorem for the forced 2D Euler equation in the vorticity class L1LpL^1\cap L^p with 2<p<2<p<\infty. The main simplification is an alternative construction of a smooth and compactly supported unstable vortex, which is split into two steps: Firstly, we construct a piecewise constant unstable vortex, and secondly, we find a regularization through a fixed point argument. This simpler structure of the unstable vortex yields a simplification of the other parts of Vishik's proof.

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@article{arxiv.2404.15995,
  title  = {A proof of Vishik's nonuniqueness Theorem for the forced 2D Euler equation},
  author = {Ángel Castro and Daniel Faraco and Francisco Mengual and Marcos Solera},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.15995},
  year   = {2026}
}

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32 pages, 2 figures