Finite-time blow-up of two $(1+1)$D systems rigorously derived from the 3D axisymmetric Euler equations
Abstract
We study two -dimensional systems, denoted and , that are rigorously derived from the three-dimensional axisymmetric Euler equations in a signed polar formulation on the meridian plane. The main point of view in this revision is that these D systems are not ad hoc model equations and not merely ``symmetry-axis reductions.'' Rather, they arise as exact symmetry-axis/apex restrictions of the full D system~ obtained from 3D axisymmetric Euler, and they already contain the core finite-time singularity mechanism of the full problem. The rev3 geometry is based on the symmetry axes for which ridge flatness is preserved automatically by the evenness in . Along these axes, and in particular at the apex , the reduced dynamics closes exactly. This yields two rigorously derived D systems: the horizontal-axis system and the vertical-axis system . The apex trace of these systems reduces further to a closed ODE of Constantin--Lax--Majda type, from which we obtain finite-time blow-up at the coordinate origin. The paper has three main outputs. First, it derives the signed-polar D subsystem~ from the 3D axisymmetric Euler equations and identifies the exact D systems and carried by the symmetry axes. Second, it proves finite-time blow-up for the resulting apex dynamics and analyzes the associated convective axis reduction. Third, it derives the exact background--remainder equations and formulates a conditional nonlinear stability mechanism: if a compatible full background exists on with the coefficient bounds required by the weighted energy method, then the full solution inherits the same finite-time apex blow-up.
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@article{arxiv.2604.01244,
title = {Finite-time blow-up of two $(1+1)$D systems rigorously derived from the 3D axisymmetric Euler equations},
author = {Yaoming Shi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.01244},
year = {2026}
}
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32 pages (Compared with revision2, the present version introduces a new rev3 geometry based on symmetry axes $\theta=0,\pm\pi/2$, rigorously derives two exact (1+1)D systems from the 3D axisymmetric Euler equations, proves finite-time apex blow-up through the closed dynamics at x=0). arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2603.26715