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Sharp non-uniqueness for the Boussinesq equation with fractional dissipation

Analysis of PDEs 2025-12-01 v1

Abstract

This paper focuses on the dd-dimensional (d2d\geq2) Boussinesq equation with fractional dissipation (Δ)α(-\Delta)^{\alpha} on the torus. We show that the uniqueness property breaks down within the function space LtpLxL^p_tL^\infty_x for any p<2α2α1p<\frac{2\alpha}{2\alpha-1} when 1α<d+121\leq\alpha<\frac{d+1}{2} and the function space Lt2α2α1LxqL^\frac{2\alpha}{2\alpha-1}_tL^q_x for any q<q<\infty when 1<α<d+121<\alpha<\frac{d+1}{2}. Moreover, the weak solutions we construct are smooth outside a set of singular times with Hausdorff dimension arbitrarily small. This result is sharp, as weak-strong uniqueness holds in the space LT2α2α1LxL^{\frac{2\alpha}{2\alpha-1}}_TL^\infty_x.

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@article{arxiv.2511.22023,
  title  = {Sharp non-uniqueness for the Boussinesq equation with fractional dissipation},
  author = {Zipeng Chen and Zhaoyang Yin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.22023},
  year   = {2025}
}