Vorticity blowup in compressible Euler equations in $\mathbb{R}^d, d \geq 3$

Abstract

We prove finite-time vorticity blowup in the compressible Euler equations in $\mathbb{R}^d$ for any $d \geq 3$, starting from smooth, localized, and non-vacuous initial data. This is achieved by lifting the vorticity blowup result from [CCSV24] in $\mathbb{R}^2$ to $\mathbb{R}^d$ and utilizing the axisymmetry in $\mathbb{R}^d$. At the time of the first singularity, both vorticity blowup and implosion occur on a sphere $S^{d-2}$. Additionally, the solution exhibits a non-radial implosion, accompanied by a stable swirl velocity that is sufficiently strong to initially dominate the non-radial components and to generate the vorticity blowup.