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Validity of Prandtl's boundary layer from the Boltzmann theory

Analysis of PDEs 2025-07-02 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We justify Prandtl equations and higher order Prandtl expansion from the hydrodynamic limit of the Boltzmann equations. Our fluid data is of the form shear flow\text{shear flow}, plus κ\sqrt\kappa order term in analytic spaces in xT2x_\parallel \in\mathbb T^2 and Sobolev in x3R+x_3\in\mathbb{R}_+. This work is the first to rigorously justify the Prandtl equations from the hydrodynamic limits of the Boltzmann equations. The novelty lies in obtaining estimates for the linearized Boltzmann equation with a diffusive boundary condition around a Prandtl layer shear flow in analytic spaces. The key techniques involve delicate commutator estimates and the use of local conservation law.

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@article{arxiv.2410.16160,
  title  = {Validity of Prandtl's boundary layer from the Boltzmann theory},
  author = {Chanwoo Kim and Trinh T. Nguyen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.16160},
  year   = {2025}
}

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80 pages