Nonuniqueness of Solutions to 2D Incompressible Euler Equations with Unbounded Vorticity
Nonuniqueness of Solutions to 2D Incompressible Euler Equations with Unbounded Vorticity
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Hyungjun Choi, Princeton
Fine Hall 314
Yudovich proved that the 2D incompressible Euler equation has a unique solution for integrable and bounded initial vorticity. While solutions are known to exist for integrable but unbounded vorticity, it remains open whether such initial data admits multiple solutions. In this talk, we construct two distinct solutions of the 2D Euler equation with the same initial vorticity in $\bigcap_{1\le p<\infty}L^p(\mathbb R^2)$. The vorticities are compactly supported in space and have mean zero, so the corresponding velocities have finite energy. The nonuniqueness mechanism is a cascade of transitions in quadrupole dynamics across infinitely many scales.