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Main Authors: Rodrigues, Jos\é Francisco, Santos, Lisa
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.15206
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  • We formulate the flow of thick fluids as evolution variational and quasi-variational inequalities, with a variable threshold on the absolute value of the deformation rate tensor. In the variational case, we show the existence and uniqueness of strong and weak solutions in the viscous case and also the existence of strong and weak solutions in the inviscid case. These problems correspond to solve, respectively, the Navier-Stokes and the Euler equations with an additional generalised Lagrange multiplier associated with the threshold on the deformation rate tensor. Applying the continuous dependence of strong and weak solutions to the variational inequalities for the Navier-Stokes with constraints on the derivatives, and on their respective generalised Lagrange multipliers, we can solve the case of the variable threshold depending on the solution itself that correspond to quasi-variational problems. \vspace{2mm} $$ \text{Dedicated to Vsevolod Alekseevich Solonnikov, {\em in memoriam}}$$