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Regularity and blow up for active scalars

Analysis of PDEs 2010-09-06 v1

Abstract

We review some recent results for a class of fluid mechanics equations called active scalars, with fractional dissipation. Our main examples are the surface quasi-geostrophic equation, the Burgers equation, and the Cordoba-Cordoba-Fontelos model. We discuss nonlocal maximum principle methods which allow to prove existence of global regular solutions for the critical dissipation. We also recall what is known about the possibility of finite time blow up in the supercritical regime.

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@article{arxiv.1009.0540,
  title  = {Regularity and blow up for active scalars},
  author = {Alexander Kiselev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1009.0540},
  year   = {2010}
}

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33 pages

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