Strong convergence of a vector-BGK model to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations via the relative entropy method

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to prove the strong convergence of the solutions to a vector-BGK model under the diffusive scaling to the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on the two-dimensional torus. This result holds in any interval of time $[0,T]$, with $T>0$. We also provide the global in time uniform boundedness of the solutions to the approximating system. Our argument is based on the use of local in time $H^s$-estimates for the model, established in a previous work, combined with the $L^2$-relative entropy estimate and the interpolation properties of the Sobolev spaces.