Propagation of logarithmic regularity and inviscid limit for the 2D Euler equations

Abstract

The aim of this note is to study the Cauchy problem for the 2D Euler equations under very low regularity assumptions on the initial datum. We prove propagation of regularity of logarithmic order in the class of weak solutions with $L^p$ initial vorticity, provided that $p\ge 4$. We also study the inviscid limit from the 2D Navier-Stokes equations for vorticity with logarithmic regularity in the Yudovich class, showing a rate of convergence of order $|\log \hat{I}½{|}^{-\hat{I}\pm /2}$ with $\hat{I}\pm >0$.

Submitted to "Mathematics in Engineering" for the special issue "Math aspects of classical and quantum fluid dynamics" dedicated to Pierangelo Marcati for his 70th birthday