The global well-posedness for the Q-tensor model of nematic liquid crystals in the half-space

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Main Authors: Barbera, Daniele, Murata, Miho, Shibata, Yoshihiro
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author Barbera, Daniele
Murata, Miho
Shibata, Yoshihiro
author_facet Barbera, Daniele
Murata, Miho
Shibata, Yoshihiro
contents In this paper, we consider the Q-tensor model of nematic liquid crystals, which couples the Navier-Stokes equations with a parabolic-type equation describing the evolution of the directions of the anisotropic molecules, in the half-space. The aim of this paper is to prove the global well-posedness for the Q-tensor model in the $L_p$-$L_q$ framework. Our proof is based on the Banach fixed point argument. To control the higher-order terms of the solutions, we prove the weighted estimates of the solutions for the linearized problem by the maximal $L_p$-$L_q$ regularity. On the other hand, the estimates for the lower-order terms are obtained by the analytic semigroup theory. Here, the maximal $L_p$-$L_q$ regularity and the generation of an analytic semigroup are provided by the R-solvability for the resolvent problem arising from the Q-tensor model. It seems to be the first result to discuss the unique existence of a global-in-time solution for the Q-tensor model in the half-space.
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spellingShingle The global well-posedness for the Q-tensor model of nematic liquid crystals in the half-space
Barbera, Daniele
Murata, Miho
Shibata, Yoshihiro
Analysis of PDEs
Mathematical Physics
76A15, 35Q35, 35A01
In this paper, we consider the Q-tensor model of nematic liquid crystals, which couples the Navier-Stokes equations with a parabolic-type equation describing the evolution of the directions of the anisotropic molecules, in the half-space. The aim of this paper is to prove the global well-posedness for the Q-tensor model in the $L_p$-$L_q$ framework. Our proof is based on the Banach fixed point argument. To control the higher-order terms of the solutions, we prove the weighted estimates of the solutions for the linearized problem by the maximal $L_p$-$L_q$ regularity. On the other hand, the estimates for the lower-order terms are obtained by the analytic semigroup theory. Here, the maximal $L_p$-$L_q$ regularity and the generation of an analytic semigroup are provided by the R-solvability for the resolvent problem arising from the Q-tensor model. It seems to be the first result to discuss the unique existence of a global-in-time solution for the Q-tensor model in the half-space.
title The global well-posedness for the Q-tensor model of nematic liquid crystals in the half-space
topic Analysis of PDEs
Mathematical Physics
76A15, 35Q35, 35A01
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.03309