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We construct examples of finite time singularity from smooth data for linear uniformly parabolic systems in the plane. We obtain similar examples for quasilinear systems with coefficients that depend only on the solution.
It has been established that solutions to the inviscid Proudman-Johnson equation subject to a homogeneous three-point boundary condition can develop singularities in finite time. In this paper, we consider the possibility of singularity…
Models of inviscid incompressible fluid are considered, with the kinetic energy (i.e., the Lagrangian functional) taking the form ${\cal L}\sim\int k^\alpha|{\bf v_k}|^2d^3{\bf k}$ in 3D Fourier representation, where $\alpha$ is a constant,…
The classical plane Couette flow, plane Poiseuille flow, and pipe Poiseuille flow share some universal 3D steady coherent structure in the form of "streak-roll-critical layer". As the Reynolds number approaches infinity, the steady coherent…
We prove that there exists no self-similar finite time blowing up solution to the 3D incompressible Euler equations. By similar method we also show nonexistence of self-similar blowing up solutions to the divergence-free transport equation…
We establish long-time existence of smooth solutions to the 2D ideal Boussinesq equations and to the 2D non-homogeneous incompressible Euler equations for initial data consisting of small temperature perturbations, or small density…
A fundamental question in fluid dynamics concerns the formation of discontinuous shock waves from smooth initial data. We prove that from smooth initial data, smooth solutions to the 2d Euler equations in azimuthal symmetry form a first…
The stationary version of the Boussinesq system with a general gravitational acceleration term is considered. Under suitable assumptions on this term, as well as on the external forces acting on each equation of this coupled system, we…
It is known that smooth solutions to the non-isentropic Navier-Stokes equations without heat-conductivity may lose their regularities in finite time in the presence of vacuum. However, in spite of the recent progress on such blowup…
In this paper we study the finite time blow-up problem for the axisymmetric 3D incompressible Euler equations with swirl. The evolution equations for the deformation tensor and the vorticity are reduced considerably in this case. Under the…
We consider the Rayleigh-Taylor problem for two compressible, immiscible, inviscid, barotropic fluids evolving with a free interface in the presence of a uniform gravitational field. After constructing Rayleigh-Taylor steady-state solutions…
This paper deals with stability and the large-time decay to any given global smooth solutions of the 3D density-dependent incompressible Boussinesq system. The decay rate for solutions of the corresponding Cauchy problem is obtained in this…
In this paper, we study the stability threshold of the two-dimensional Boussinesq equations around the Couette flow in an infinite channel $\mathbb{R} \times [-1, 1]$ under no-slip boundary conditions. We prove that the Couette flow is…
We show that small perturbations of the spatially homogeneous equilibrium of a thermally driven compressible viscous fluid are globally stable. Specifically, any weak solution of the evolutionary Navier--Stokes--Fourier system driven by…
For any $\alpha \in (0,1/3)$, we construct exact $C^{\alpha}$ self-similar blowup profiles for the vorticity of the 3D incompressible Euler equation without swirl, and build on them to prove asymptotically self-similar blowup from…
We generate an explicit four-fold infinity of physically acceptable exact perfect fluid solutions of Einstein's equations by way of conformal transformations of physically unacceptable solutions (one way to view the use of isotropic…
Considered herein are a number of variants of the Boussinesq type systems modeling surface water waves. Such equations were derived by different authors to describe the two-way propagation of long gravity waves. A question of existence of…
We consider the Cauchy problem for incompressible viscoelastic fluids in the whole space $\mathbb{R}^d$ ($d=2,3$). By introducing a new decomposition via Helmholtz's projections, we first provide an alternative proof on the existence of…
We study singularity formation in two one-dimensional nonlinear wave models with quadratic time-derivative nonlinearities. The non-null model violates the null condition and typically develops finite-time blow-up; the null-form model is…
We consider the inviscid unsteady Prandtl system in two dimensions, motivated by the fact that it should model to leading order separation and singularity formation for the original viscous system. We give a sharp expression for the maximal…