Stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation

Abstract

In this note we study the 2d stochastic quasi-geostrophic equation in ${\mathbb{T}}^2$ for general parameter $\alpha \in (0,1)$ and multiplicative noise. We prove the existence of martingale solutions and pathwise uniqueness under some condition in the general case, i.e. for all $\alpha \in (0,1)$. In the subcritical case $\alpha >1/2$, we prove existence and uniqueness of (probabilistically) strong solutions and construct a Markov family of solutions. In particular, it is uniquely ergodic for $\alpha >2/3$ provided the noise is non-degenerate. In this case, the convergence to the (unique) invariant measure is exponentially fast. In the general case, we prove the existence of Markov selections.