The Navier-Stokes equations in $\mathbb R^2_+$ with point vortex initial data: Zero-viscosity limit

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Auteurs principaux: Wang, Chao, Yue, Jingchao, Zhang, Zhifei
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author Wang, Chao
Yue, Jingchao
Zhang, Zhifei
author_facet Wang, Chao
Yue, Jingchao
Zhang, Zhifei
contents This is the second of two papers devoted to the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in a half-space with point vortex initial data. A major difficulty stems from the interaction between the point vortex initial data and the boundary, which complicates the derivation of a valid asymptotic expansion. To overcome this, we carry out a precise matching between the point vortex and boundary-layer profiles to accurately capture the correct viscous behavior of the vortex in the half-plane. Based on this matched asymptotic analysis, we decompose the vorticity into three components: vorticity near the point vortex, vorticity near the boundary, and vorticity in the transition layer. A key point is that each component must be analyzed in its own distinct region. On this basis, we establish refined estimates and thereby achieve the inviscid limit for the point vortex. Finally, we rigorously prove that solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations converge to the Lamb-Oseen vortex away from the boundary, while approaching the Prandtl boundary-layer system in the near-boundary region.
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spellingShingle The Navier-Stokes equations in $\mathbb R^2_+$ with point vortex initial data: Zero-viscosity limit
Wang, Chao
Yue, Jingchao
Zhang, Zhifei
Analysis of PDEs
This is the second of two papers devoted to the asymptotic behavior of solutions to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in a half-space with point vortex initial data. A major difficulty stems from the interaction between the point vortex initial data and the boundary, which complicates the derivation of a valid asymptotic expansion. To overcome this, we carry out a precise matching between the point vortex and boundary-layer profiles to accurately capture the correct viscous behavior of the vortex in the half-plane. Based on this matched asymptotic analysis, we decompose the vorticity into three components: vorticity near the point vortex, vorticity near the boundary, and vorticity in the transition layer. A key point is that each component must be analyzed in its own distinct region. On this basis, we establish refined estimates and thereby achieve the inviscid limit for the point vortex. Finally, we rigorously prove that solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations converge to the Lamb-Oseen vortex away from the boundary, while approaching the Prandtl boundary-layer system in the near-boundary region.
title The Navier-Stokes equations in $\mathbb R^2_+$ with point vortex initial data: Zero-viscosity limit
topic Analysis of PDEs
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.05787