The $L^p$ Neumann problem for the Stokes system in nonsmooth domains
Abstract
We study the Neumann problem for the Stokes system on bounded Lipschitz domains in with . Our main contribution is to introduce a nonlinear gradient quantity -- namely, the linear gradient weighted by a suitable power of the pair -- in place of the standard linear gradient used in previous work by Geng and Shen (2025). This new approach allows us to establish a global second-order estimate, which in turn yields an improved reverse H\"older inequality and extends the known range of solvability for convex domains, particularly improving the upper bound for . \medskip \noindent \quad\ Beyond the convex setting, our method also applies to semi-convex domains. Moreover, for more general Lipschitz domains, we prove solvability under a smallness condition on the second fundamental form of the boundary, assuming the boundary has second-order derivatives in the weak-type Lorentz spaces for , or for . In particular, our results cover all domains with .
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@article{arxiv.2607.15042,
title = {The $L^p$ Neumann problem for the Stokes system in nonsmooth domains},
author = {Qianyun Miao and Fa Peng},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.15042},
year = {2026}
}