Existence of hyperbolic blow-up to the generalized quasi-geostrophic equation

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Main Authors: Ferreira, Lucas C. F., Guimarães, Ricardo M. M.
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author Ferreira, Lucas C. F.
Guimarães, Ricardo M. M.
author_facet Ferreira, Lucas C. F.
Guimarães, Ricardo M. M.
contents In this work, we investigate the blow-up of solutions to the generalized surface quasi-geostrophic (gSQG) equation in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$, within the more singular range $β\in(1,2)$ for the coupling of the velocity field. This behavior is studied under a hyperbolic setting based on the framework originally introduced by Córdoba (1998, Annals of Math. 148, 1135--52) for the classical SQG equation. Assuming that the level sets of the solution contains a hyperbolic saddle, and under suitable conditions on the solution at the origin, we obtain the existence of a time $T^{\ast}\in\mathbb{R}^{+}\cup\{\infty\}$ at which the opening angle of the saddle collapses. Moreover, we derive a lower bound for the blow-up time $T^\ast$. This geometric degeneration leads to the blow-up of the Hölder norm $\Vertθ(t)\Vert_{C^σ}$ as $t\rightarrow T^{\ast}$, for $σ\in(0, β-1)$, showing the formation of singularity in the Hölder space at time $T^{\ast}$. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first results in the literature to rigorously prove the formation of a singularity, whether in finite or infinite time, for a class of smooth solutions to the gSQG equation.
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spellingShingle Existence of hyperbolic blow-up to the generalized quasi-geostrophic equation
Ferreira, Lucas C. F.
Guimarães, Ricardo M. M.
Analysis of PDEs
35Q35, 76U60, 35B44, 35B40
In this work, we investigate the blow-up of solutions to the generalized surface quasi-geostrophic (gSQG) equation in $\mathbb{R}^{2}$, within the more singular range $β\in(1,2)$ for the coupling of the velocity field. This behavior is studied under a hyperbolic setting based on the framework originally introduced by Córdoba (1998, Annals of Math. 148, 1135--52) for the classical SQG equation. Assuming that the level sets of the solution contains a hyperbolic saddle, and under suitable conditions on the solution at the origin, we obtain the existence of a time $T^{\ast}\in\mathbb{R}^{+}\cup\{\infty\}$ at which the opening angle of the saddle collapses. Moreover, we derive a lower bound for the blow-up time $T^\ast$. This geometric degeneration leads to the blow-up of the Hölder norm $\Vertθ(t)\Vert_{C^σ}$ as $t\rightarrow T^{\ast}$, for $σ\in(0, β-1)$, showing the formation of singularity in the Hölder space at time $T^{\ast}$. To the best of our knowledge, these are the first results in the literature to rigorously prove the formation of a singularity, whether in finite or infinite time, for a class of smooth solutions to the gSQG equation.
title Existence of hyperbolic blow-up to the generalized quasi-geostrophic equation
topic Analysis of PDEs
35Q35, 76U60, 35B44, 35B40
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15708