$L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$ Well-Posedness and Logarithmic Lipschitz Regularity for the Density Patch Problem
Analysis of PDEs
2026-07-12 v1
Abstract
We study the density patch problem for the two-dimensional inhomogeneous incompressible Navier--Stokes system with vacuum, for initial data consisting of a Lipschitz density patch and a divergence-free velocity field in . We establish uniqueness of solutions at the natural energy level, thereby concluding the global well-posedness for data. Furthermore, we prove a log-Lipschitz estimate for the velocity field, extending the classical result of Chemin-Lerner to the inhomogeneous setting. As a consequence, the associated flow belongs to . for any , ensuring that the patch boundary remains a continuous curve of Hausdorff dimension , thus preserving its initial dimension for all time.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2607.10676,
title = {$L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$ Well-Posedness and Logarithmic Lipschitz Regularity for the Density Patch Problem},
author = {Alessandro Violini},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.10676},
year = {2026}
}