Breakdown scenario for the Navier–Stokes equations on \(\mathbb{R}^3\)
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Problem statement
Let be a fixed viscosity constant. A vector field satisfies the decaying initial velocity condition if it is smooth (), divergence-free (), and all derivatives of decay faster than any polynomial at infinity: for every derivative order and every decay rate , there exists a constant such that for all . A function satisfies the decaying force condition if it is smooth on and all derivatives of decay faster than any polynomial in both space and time: for every and , there exists such that for all and . A pair of functions with and is a global smooth solution with finite energy for initial data and force if: (i) and are smooth on ; (ii) is square-integrable for each and the kinetic energy remains uniformly bounded for all ; (iii) the incompressibility condition holds for all ; (iv) the initial condition holds for all ; and (v) the Navier–Stokes equation holds for all and . Does there exist an initial velocity field satisfying the decaying initial velocity condition and a force satisfying the decaying force condition such that no pair is a global smooth solution with finite energy for this data?
Lean 4
Formal statement
Lean 4theorem navier_stokes_breakdown_R3 (nu : ℝ) (hnu : nu > 0) :
∃ (u₀ : ℝ³ → ℝ³) (f : ℝ³ → ℝ → ℝ³),
InitialVelocityConditionDecay u₀ ∧ ForceConditionDecay f ∧
¬ (∃ v p, NavierStokesExistenceAndSmoothnessRn nu u₀ f v p)On-site verification needs an executable Lean target. None is attached yet.
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