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In-Jee Jeong

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arXiv2025

On the optimal rate of vortex stretching for axisymmetric Euler flows without swirl

For axisymmetric flows without swirl and compactly supported initial vorticity, we prove the upper bound of $t^{4/3}$ for the growth of the vorticity maximum, which was conjectured by Childress [Phys. D, 2008] and supported by numerical computations from Childress--Gilbert--Valiant [J. Fluid Mech. 2016]. The key is to estimate the velocity maximum by the kinetic energy together with conserved quantities involving the vorticity.

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arXiv2025

Well-posedness for Ohkitani model and long-time existence for surface quasi-geostrophic equations

We consider the Cauchy problem for the logarithmically singular surface quasi-geostrophic (SQG) equation, introduced by Ohkitani, $$\partial_t θ- \nabla^\perp \log(10+(-Δ)^{\frac12})θ\cdot \nabla θ= 0 ,$$ and establish local existence and uniqueness of smooth solutions in the scale of Sobolev spaces with exponent decreasing with time. Such a decrease of the Sobolev exponent is necessary, as we have shown in the companion paper that the problem is strongly ill-posed in any fixed Sobolev spaces. The time dependence of the Sobolev exponent can be removed when there is a dissipation term strictly stronger than log. These results improve wellposedness statements by Chae, Constantin, Córdoba, Gancedo, and Wu in \cite{CCCGW}. This well-posedness result can be applied to describe the long-time dynamics of the $δ$-SQG equations, defined by $$\partial_t θ+ \nabla^\perp (10+(-Δ)^{\frac12})^{-δ}θ\cdot \nabla θ= 0,$$ for all sufficiently small $δ>0$ depending on the size of the initial data. For the same range of $δ$, we establish global well-posedness of smooth solutions to the logarithmically dissipative counterpart: $$\partial_t θ+ \nabla^\perp (10+(-Δ)^{\frac12})^{-δ}θ\cdot \nabla θ+ \log(10+(-Δ)^{\frac12})θ= 0.$$

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arXiv2024

Stability of vortex quadrupoles with odd-odd symmetry

For the 2D incompressible Euler equations, we establish global-in-time ($t \in \mathbb{R}$) stability of vortex quadrupoles satisfying odd symmetry with respect to both axes. Specifically, if the vorticity restricted to a quadrant is signed, sufficiently concentrated and close to its radial rearrangement up to a translation in $L^1$, we prove that it remains so for all times. The main difficulty is that the kinetic energy maximization problem in a quadrant -- the typical approach for establishing vortex stability -- lacks a solution, as the kinetic energy continues to increase when the vorticity escapes to infinity. We overcome this by taking dynamical information into account: finite-time desingularization result is combined with monotonicity of the first moment and a careful analysis of the interaction energies between vortices. The latter is achieved by new pointwise estimates on the Biot--Savart kernel and quantitative stability results for general interaction kernels. Moreover, with a similar strategy we obtain stability of a pair of opposite-signed Lamb dipoles moving away from each other.

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arXiv2024

Twisting in Hamiltonian Flows and Perfect Fluids

We introduce a notion of stability for non-autonomous Hamiltonian flows on two-dimensional annular surfaces. This notion of stability is designed to capture the sustained twisting of particle trajectories. The main Theorem is applied to establish a number of results that reveal a form of irreversibility in the Euler equations governing the motion of an incompressible and inviscid fluid. In particular, we show that nearby general stable steady states (i) all fluid flows exhibit indefinite twisting (ii) vorticity generically exhibits gradient growth and wandering. We also give examples of infinite time gradient growth for smooth solutions to the SQG equation and of smooth vortex patches that entangle and develop unbounded perimeter in infinite time.

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arXiv2024

Logarithmic spirals in 2d perfect fluids

We study logarithmic spiraling solutions to the 2d incompressible Euler equations which solve a nonlinear transport system on $\mathbb{S}$. We show that this system is locally well-posed in $L^p, p\geq 1$ as well as for atomic measures, that is logarithmic spiral vortex sheets. In particular, we realize the dynamics of logarithmic vortex sheets as the well-defined limit of logarithmic solutions which could be smooth in the angle. Furthermore, our formulation not only allows for a simple proof of existence and bifurcation for non-symmetric multi branched logarithmic spiral vortex sheets but also provides a framework for studying asymptotic stability of self-similar dynamics. We give a complete characterization of the long time behavior of logarithmic spirals. We prove global well-posedness for bounded logarithmic spirals as well as data that admit at most logarithmic singularities. This is due to the observation that the local circulation of the vorticity around the origin is a strictly monotone quantity of time. We are then able to show a dichotomy in the long time behavior, solutions either blow up (either in finite or infinite time) or completely homogenize. In particular, bounded logarithmic spirals should converge to constant steady states. For logarithmic spiral sheets, the dichotomy is shown to be even more drastic where only finite time blow up or complete homogenization of the fluid can and does occur.

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arXiv2024

On illposedness of the Hall and electron magnetohydrodynamic equations without resistivity on the whole space

It has been shown in our previous work that the incompressible and irresistive Hall- and electron-magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations are illposed on flat domains $M = \mathbb{R}^k \times \mathbb{T}^{3-k}$ for $0 \le k \le 2$. The data and solutions therein were assumed to be independent of one coordinate, which not only significantly simplifies the systems but also allows for a large class of steady states. In this work, we remove the assumption of independence and conclude strong illposedness for compactly supported data in $\mathbb{R}^3$. This is achieved by constructing degenerating wave packets for linearized systems around time-dependent axisymmetric magnetic fields. A few main additional ingredients are: a more systematic application of the generalized energy estimate, use of the Bogovskiǐ operator, and a priori estimates for axisymmetric solutions to the Hall- and electron-MHD systems.

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arXiv2024

On global regularity of some bi-rotational Euler flows in $\mathbb{R}^{4}$

In this paper, we consider incompressible Euler flows in $ \mathbb{R}^{4} $ under bi-rotational symmetry, namely solutions that are invariant under rotations in $\mathbb{R}^{4}$ fixing either the first two or last two axes. With the additional swirl-free assumption, our first main result gives local wellposedness of Yudovich-type solutions, extending the work of Danchin [Uspekhi Mat. Nauk 62(2007), no.3, 73-94] for axisymmetric flows in $\mathbb{R}^{3}$. The second main result establishes global wellposedness under additional decay conditions near the axes and at infinity. This in particular gives global regularity of $C^{\infty}$ smooth and decaying Euler flows in $\mathbb{R}^{4}$ subject to bi-rotational symmetry without swirl.

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arXiv2024

Wellposedness of the electron MHD without resistivity for large perturbations of the uniform magnetic field

We prove the local wellposedness of the Cauchy problems for the electron magnetohydrodynamics equations (E-MHD) without resistivity for possibly large perturbations of nonzero uniform magnetic fields. While the local wellposedness problem for (E-MHD) has been extensively studied in the presence of resistivity (which provides dissipative effects), this seems to be the first such result without resistivity. (E-MHD) is a fluid description of plasma in small scales where the motion of electrons relative to ions is significant. Mathematically, it is a quasilinear dispersive equation with nondegenerate but nonelliptic second-order principal term. Our result significantly improves upon the straightforward adaptation of the classical work of Kenig--Ponce--Rolvung--Vega on the quasilinear ultrahyperbolic Schrödinger equations, as the regularity and decay assumptions on the initial data are greatly weakened to the level analogous to the recent work of Marzuola--Metcalfe--Tataru in the case of elliptic principal term. A key ingredient of our proof is a simple observation about the relationship between the size of a symbol and the operator norm of its quantization as a pseudodifferential operator when restricted to high frequencies. This allows us to localize the (non-classical) pseudodifferential renormalization operator considered by Kenig--Ponce--Rolvung--Vega, and produce instead a classical pseudodifferential renormalization operator. We furthermore incorporate the function space framework of Marzuola--Metcalfe--Tataru to the present case of nonelliptic principal term.

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arXiv2023

Weakened vortex stretching effect in three scale hierarchy for the 3D Euler equations

We consider the 3D incompressible Euler equations under the following three scale hierarchical situation: large-scale vortex stretching the middle-scale, and at the same time, the middle-scale stretching the small-scale. In this situation, we show that, the stretching effect of this middle-scale flow is weakened by the large-scale. In other words, the vortices being stretched could have the corresponding stress tensor being weakened.

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arXiv2023

Illposedness for dispersive equations: Degenerate dispersion and Takeuchi--Mizohata condition

We provide a unified viewpoint on two illposedness mechanisms for dispersive equations in one spatial dimension, namely degenerate dispersion and (the failure of) the Takeuchi--Mizohata condition. Our approach is based on a robust energy- and duality-based method introduced in an earlier work of the authors in the setting of Hall-magnetohydynamics. Concretely, the main results in this paper concern strong illposedness of the Cauchy problem (e.g., non-existence and unboundedness of the solution map) in high-regularity Sobolev spaces for various quasilinear degenerate Schrödinger- and KdV-type equations, including the Hunter--Smothers equation, $K(m, n)$ models of Rosenau--Hyman, and the inviscid surface growth model. The mechanism behind these results may be understood in terms of combination of two effects: degenerate dispersion -- which is a property of the principal term in the presence of degenerating coefficients -- and the evolution of the amplitude governed by the Takeuchi--Mizohata condition -- which concerns the subprincipal term. We also demonstrate how the same techniques yield a more quantitative version of the classical $L^{2}$-illposedness result by Mizohata for linear variable-coefficient Schrödinger equations with failed Takeuchi--Mizohata condition.

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arXiv2023

On well-posedness of $α$-SQG equations in the half-plane

We investigate the well-posedness of $α$-SQG equations in the half-plane, where $α=0$ and $α=1$ correspond to the 2D Euler and SQG equations respectively. For $0<α\le 1/2$, we prove local well-posedness in certain weighted anisotropic Hölder spaces. We also show that such a well-posedness result is sharp: for any $0<α\le 1$, we prove nonexistence of Hölder regular solutions (with the Hölder regularity depending on $α$) for initial data smooth up to the boundary.

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arXiv2022

Axi-symmetric solutions for active vector models generalizing 3D Euler and electron--MHD equations

We study systems interpolating between the 3D incompressible Euler and electron--MHD equations, given by \begin{equation*} \partial_t B + V \cdot \nabla B = B\cdot \nabla V, \qquad V = -\nabla\times (-Δ)^{-a} B, \qquad \nabla\cdot B = 0, \end{equation*} where $B$ is a time-dependent vector field in $\mathbb{R}^3$. Under the assumption that the initial data is axi-symmetric without swirl, we prove local well-posedness of Lipschitz continuous solutions and existence of traveling waves in the range $1/2<a<1$. These generalize the corresponding results for the 3D axisymmetric Euler equations and should be useful in the study of stability and instability for axisymmetric solutions.

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arXiv2022

Global regularity for some axisymmetric Euler flows in $\mathbb{R}^{d}$

We consider axisymmetric Euler flows without swirl in $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ with $d\geq 4$, for which the global regularity of smooth solutions is an open problem. When $d = 4$, we obtain global regularity under the assumption that the initial vorticity satisfies some decay at infinity and is vanishing at the axis. Assuming further that the initial vorticity is of one sign guarantees global regularity for $d\leq 7$.

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arXiv2022

Active vector models generalizing 3D Euler and electron--MHD equations

We introduce an active vector system, which generalizes both the 3D Euler equations and the electron--magnetohydrodynamic equations (E--MHD). We may as well view the system as singularized systems for the 3D Euler equations, in which case the equations of (E--MHD) correspond to the order two more singular one than the 3D Euler equations. The generalized surface quasi-geostrophic equation (gSQG) can be also embedded into a special case of our system when the unknown functions are constant in one coordinate direction. We investigate some basic properties of this system as well as the conservation laws. In the case when the system corresponds up to order one more singular than the 3D Euler equations, we prove local well-posedness in the standard Sobolev spaces. The proof crucially depends on a sharp commutator estimate similar to the one used for (gSQG) in the work of Chae, Constantin, Córdoba, Gancedo, and Wu. Since the system covers many areas of both physically and mathematically interesting cases, one can expect that there are various related problems to be investigated, parts of which are discussed here.

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arXiv2022

On evolution of corner-like gSQG patches

We study the evolution of corner-like patch solutions to the generalized SQG equations. Depending on the angle size and order of the velocity kernel, the corner instantaneously bents either downward or upward. In particular, we obtain the existence of strictly convex and smooth patch solutions which become immediately non-convex.

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arXiv2022

Stability of monotone, non-negative, and compactly supported vorticities in the half cylinder and infinite perimeter growth for patches

We consider the incompressible Euler equations in the half cylinder $ \mathbb{R}_{>0}\times\mathbb{T}$. In this domain, any vorticity which is independent of $x_2$ defines a stationary solution. We prove that such a stationary solution is nonlinearly stable in a weighted $L^{1}$ norm involving the horizontal impulse, if the vorticity is non-negative and non-increasing in $x_1$. This includes stability of cylindrical patches $\{x_{1}<α\},\; α>0$. The stability result is based on the fact that such a profile is the unique minimizer of the horizontal impulse among all functions with the same distribution function. Based on stability, we prove existence of vortex patches in the half cylinder that exhibit infinite perimeter growth in infinite time.

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