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Strong ill-posedness and non-existence in Sobolev spaces for generalized-SQG

Analysis of PDEs 2025-07-15 v2

Abstract

The general surface quasi-geostrophic equation is the scalar transport equation defined by \begin{equation*} \frac{\partial \theta}{\partial t}+v^\gamma_1 \frac{\partial \theta}{\partial x_1}+v^\gamma_2 \frac{\partial \theta}{\partial x_2} =0 , \end{equation*} where the velocity comes defined by \begin{equation*} v^\gamma=\nabla^{\perp} \psi_\gamma=\left(\partial_{2} \psi_\gamma,-\partial_{1} \psi_\gamma \right), \quad \psi_\gamma=-\Lambda^{-1+\gamma} \theta, \end{equation*} and θ(,0)=θ0()\theta(\cdot,0)=\theta_0(\cdot) is the initial condition. We consider the parameter γ(1,1)\gamma \in (-1,1) and the non-local operator Λα=(Δ)α2\Lambda^{\alpha}=(-\Delta)^{\frac{\alpha}{2}} is defined on the Fourier side by Λαf^(ξ)=ξαf^(ξ)\widehat{\Lambda^{\alpha} f}(\xi)=|\xi|^{\alpha} \widehat{f}(\xi). The PDE is well-posed in the Sobolev spaces HsH^s with s>2+γs>2+\gamma. In this paper we prove strong ill-posedness in the super-critical regime HβH^\beta with β[1,2+γ)(32+γ,2+γ)\beta\in [1,2+\gamma)\cap(\frac{3}{2}+\gamma,2+\gamma). To do this, we will derive an approximated PDE solvable by some family of functions that we will call pseudosolutions and that will allow us to control the norms of the real solutions. Using this result and a gluing argument we also prove non-existence of solutions in the same Sobolev spaces. Since the pseudosolution will control the real one, we can build a solution that will be initially in HβH^{\beta} and will leave it instantaneously. Nevertheless, this solution exists for a long time and remains the only classical solution in a high regularity class.

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@article{arxiv.2502.06357,
  title  = {Strong ill-posedness and non-existence in Sobolev spaces for generalized-SQG},
  author = {Diego Córdoba and José Lucas-Manchón and Luis Martínez-Zoroa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.06357},
  year   = {2025}
}

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