On one criterion of the uniqueness of generalized solutions for linear transport equations with discontinuous coefficients

Abstract

We study generalized solutions of multidimensional transport equation with bounded measurable solenoidal field of coefficients $a(x)$. It is shown that any generalized solution satisfies the renormalization property if and only if the operator $a\cdot\nabla u$, $u\in C_0^1(\mathbb{R}^n)$ in the Hilbert space $L^2(\mathbb{R}^n)$ is an essentially skew-adjoint operator, and this is equivalent to the uniqueness of generalized solutions. We also establish existence of a contractive semigroup, which provides generalized solutions, and give a criterion of its uniqueness.