$L^1$-Uniqueness of Kolmogorov Operators Associated to 2D Stochastic Navier-Stokes Coriolis Equations with Space-Time White Noise

Abstract

We consider the Kolmogorov operator $K$ associated to a stochastic Navier-Stokes equation driven by space-time white noise on the two-dimensional torus with periodic boundary conditions and a rotating reference frame, introducing fictitious forces such as the Coriolis force. This equation then serves as a simple model for geophysical flows. We prove that the Gaussian measure induced by the enstrophy is infinitesimally invariant for $K$ on finitely based cylindrical test functions and moreover $K$ is $L^1$-unique w. r. t. the enstrophy measure for sufficiently large viscosity.

18 pages. This is the prepublication draft of the article published online in J. Theoret. Probab (2014)