Regularity and uniqueness for a class of solutions to the hydrodynamic flow of nematic liquid crystals

Abstract

In this paper, we establish an $ε$-regularity criterion for any weak solution $(u,d)$ to the nematic liquid crystal flow (1.1) such that $(u,\nabla d)\in L^p_tL^q_x$ for some $p\ge 2$ and $q\ge n$ satisfying the condition (1.2). As consequences, we prove the interior smoothness of any such a solution when $p>2$ and $q>n$. We also show that uniqueness holds for the class of weak solutions $(u,d)$ the Cauchy problem of the nematic liquid crystal flow (1.1) that satisfy $(u,\nabla d)\in L^p_tL^q_x$ for some $p>2$ and $q>n$ satisfying (1.2).