Strong solutions to the 3-D compressible MHD equations with density-dependent viscosities in exterior domains with far-field vacuum

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Main Authors: Liu, Hairong, Luo, Tao, Zhong, Hua
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author Liu, Hairong
Luo, Tao
Zhong, Hua
author_facet Liu, Hairong
Luo, Tao
Zhong, Hua
contents This paper investigates the existence and uniqueness of local strong solutions to the three-dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations with density-dependent viscosities in an exterior domain. The system models the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids, such as plasmas, and incorporates the effects of magnetic fields on fluid motion. We focus on the case where the viscosity coefficients are proportional to the fluid density, and the far-field density approaches vacuum. By introducing a reformulation of the problem using new variables to handle the degeneracy near vacuum, we establish the local well-posedness of strong solutions for arbitrarily large initial data, even in the presence of far-field vacuum. Our analysis employs energy estimates, elliptic regularity theory, and a careful treatment of the Navier-slip boundary conditions for the velocity and perfect conductivity conditions for the magnetic field. To the best of our knowledge, such results are not available even for the Cauchy problem to the 3-D compressible MHD equations with degenerate viscosities.
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spellingShingle Strong solutions to the 3-D compressible MHD equations with density-dependent viscosities in exterior domains with far-field vacuum
Liu, Hairong
Luo, Tao
Zhong, Hua
Analysis of PDEs
This paper investigates the existence and uniqueness of local strong solutions to the three-dimensional compressible magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations with density-dependent viscosities in an exterior domain. The system models the dynamics of electrically conducting fluids, such as plasmas, and incorporates the effects of magnetic fields on fluid motion. We focus on the case where the viscosity coefficients are proportional to the fluid density, and the far-field density approaches vacuum. By introducing a reformulation of the problem using new variables to handle the degeneracy near vacuum, we establish the local well-posedness of strong solutions for arbitrarily large initial data, even in the presence of far-field vacuum. Our analysis employs energy estimates, elliptic regularity theory, and a careful treatment of the Navier-slip boundary conditions for the velocity and perfect conductivity conditions for the magnetic field. To the best of our knowledge, such results are not available even for the Cauchy problem to the 3-D compressible MHD equations with degenerate viscosities.
title Strong solutions to the 3-D compressible MHD equations with density-dependent viscosities in exterior domains with far-field vacuum
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.04376