arXiv · 2610.17995
Local Hadamard well-posedness of the 2D primitive equations without thermal diffusion under strict stratification
Abstract
We study the two-dimensional non-rotating primitive equations with anisotropic viscosity and no thermal diffusion. For doubly periodic perturbations of a hydrostatic equilibrium with an affine temperature profile, we establish local Hadamard well-posedness in Sobolev spaces under strict stratification. The initial horizontal velocity and temperature have sufficient regularity and vanishing vertical means, but need not be small. The estimates close at the same Sobolev order for these variables despite the horizontal derivative loss in the diagnostic vertical velocity. Stratification-weighted energy estimates and a horizontal compensation argument avoid an additional temperature derivative while retaining the full vertical dependence and the vertically homogeneous velocity component determined by periodic compatibility. A one-sided comparison places higher-order norms of the more regular solution only in terms involving lower-order differences. This structure allows the Bona--Smith method to yield continuous dependence in the original Sobolev topology. We obtain a unique maximal strong solution in the strictly stratified class, together with continuous dependence of the diagnostic vertical velocity and pressure in their natural Sobolev spaces and lower semicontinuity of the maximal lifespan.
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Fengjie Luo, Quan Wang, Zhengdong Du. 2026-10-13. Local Hadamard well-posedness of the 2D primitive equations without thermal diffusion under strict stratification. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.17995
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