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Michael Růžička

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Weak solutions for steady, fully inhomogeneous generalized Navier-Stokes equations

We consider the question of existence of weak solutions for the fully inhomogeneous, stationary generalized Navier-Stokes equations for homogeneous, shear-thinning fluids. For a shear rate exponent $p \in \big(\tfrac{2d}{d+1}, 2\big)$, previous results require either smallness of the norm or vanishing of the normal component of the boundary data. In this work, combining previous methods, we propose a new, more general smallness condition.

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A Local Discontinuous Galerkin approximation for the $p$-Navier-Stokes system, Part I: Convergence analysis

In the present paper, we propose a Local Discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) approximation for fully non-homogeneous systems of $p$-Navier-Stokes type. On the basis of the primal formulation, we prove well-posedness, stability (a priori estimates), and weak convergence of the method. To this end, we propose a new DG discretization of the convective term and develop an abstract non-conforming theory of pseudo-monotonicity, which is applied to our problem. We also use our approach to treat the $p$-Stokes problem.

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Analysis of a fully-discrete, non-conforming approximation of evolution equations and applications

In this paper, we consider a fully-discrete approximation of an abstract evolution equation deploying a non-conforming spatial approximation and finite differences in time (Rothe-Galerkin method). The main result is the convergence of the discrete solutions to a weak solution of the continuous problem. Therefore, the result can be interpreted either as a justification of the numerical method or as an alternative way of constructing weak solutions. We formulate the problem in the very general and abstract setting of so-called non-conforming Bochner pseudo-monotone operators, which allows for a unified treatment of several evolution problems. Our abstract results for non-conforming Bochner pseudo-monotone operators allow to establish (weak) convergence just by verifying a few natural assumptions on the operators time-by-time and on the discretization spaces. Hence, applications and extensions to several other evolution problems can be performed easily. We exemplify the applicability of our approach on several DG schemes for the unsteady $p$-Navier-Stokes problem. The results of some numerical experiments are reported in the final section.

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Convergence analysis of a Local Discontinuous Galerkin approximation for nonlinear systems with balanced Orlicz-structure

In this paper, we investigate a Local Discontinuous Galerkin (LDG) approximation for systems with balanced Orlicz-structure. We propose a new numerical flux, which yields optimal convergence rates for linear ansatz functions. In particular, our approach yields a unified treatment for problems with $(p,δ)$-structure for arbitrary $p \in (1,\infty)$ and $δ\ge 0$.

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Natural second order regularity for systems in the case $1<p\leq 2$ using the $A$-approximation

In this paper we consider nonlinear problems with an operator depending only on the deformation tensor. We consider the class of operators derived from a potential and with $(p,δ)$ structure, for $1<p\leq 2$ and for all $δ\geq0$. We apply the so called $A$-approximation method to approximate the operator by another one with linear growth. This allows us to prove the "natural" second order regularity (up to the boundary) in the case of homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions. We focus on the steady (elliptic) case, but results are given also in the time-dependent (parabolic) case. Results presented are not completely new, but the method we apply was not used before in this setting.

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Existence of steady solutions for a general model for micropolar electrorheological fluid flows

In this paper we study the existence of solutions to a steady system that describes the motion of a micropolar electrorheological fluid. The constitutive relations for the stress tensors belong to the class of generalized Newtonian fluids. The analysis of this particular problem leads naturally to weighted Sobolev spaces. By deploying the Lipschitz truncation technique, we establish the existence of solutions without additional assumptions on the electric field.

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Existence of steady solutions for a model for micropolar electrorheological fluid flows with not globally $\log$--Hölder continuous shear exponent

In this paper, we study the existence of weak solutions to a steady system that describes the motion of a micropolar electrorheological fluid. The constitutive relations for the stress tensors belong to the class of generalized Newtonian fluids. The analysis of this particular problem leads naturally to weighted variable exponent Sobolev spaces. We establish the existence of solutions for a material function $\hat p$ that is $\log$--Hölder continuous and an electric field $\mathbf{E}$ for that $\vert\mathbf{E}\vert^2$ is bounded and smooth. Note that these conditions do not imply that the variable shear exponent $p=\hat p\circ\vert \mathbf{E}\vert^2$ is globally $\log$--Hölder continuous.

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On the existence of weak solutions for a family of unsteady rotational Smagorinsky models

In this paper we show that the rotational Smagorinsky model for turbulent flows, can be put, for a wide range of parameters in the setting of Bochner pseudo-monotone evolution equations. This allows to prove existence of weak solutions a) identifying a proper functional setting in weighted spaces and b) checking some easily verifiable assumptions, at fixed time. We also will discuss the critical role of the exponents present in the model (power of the distance function and power of the curl) for what concerns the application of the theory of pseudo-monotone operators.

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Optimal error estimate for a space-time discretization for incompressible generalized Newtonian fluids: The Dirichlet problem

In this paper we prove optimal error estimates for {solutions with natural regularity} of the equations describing the unsteady motion of incompressible shear-thinning fluids. We consider a full space-time semi-implicit scheme for the discretization. The main novelty, with respect to previous results, is that we obtain the estimates directly without introducing intermediate semi-discrete problems, which enables the treatment of homogeneous Dirichlet boundary conditions.

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Existence of weak solutions for inhomogeneous generalized Navier-Stokes equations

We prove existence of weak solutions for the fully inhomogeneous, stationary generalized Navier-Stokes equations for shear-thinning fluids. Our proof is based on the theory of pseudomonotone operators and the Lipschitz truncation method, whose application is presented as a general result. Our approach requires a smallness and a regularity assumption on the data; we show that this is inevitable in the framework of pseudomonotone operators.

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Space-time discretization for nonlinear parabolic systems with $p$-structure

In this paper we consider nonlinear parabolic systems with elliptic part which can be also degenerate. We prove optimal error estimates for smooth enough solutions. The main novelty, with respect to previous results, is that we obtain the estimates directlywithout introducing intermediate semi-discrete problems. In addition, we prove the existence of solutions of the continuous problem with the requested regularity, if the data of the problem are smooth enough.

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Note on the existence theory for pseudo-monotone evolution problems

In this note we develop a framework which allows to prove an existence result for non-linear evolution problems involving time-dependent, pseudo-monotone operators. This abstract existence result is applicable to a large class of concrete problems where the standard theorem on evolutionary pseudo-monotone operators is not applicable. To this end we introduce the notion of Bochner pseudo-monotonicity, and Bochner coercivity, which are appropriate extensions of the concepts of pseudo-monotonicity and coercivity to the evolutionary setting. Moreover, we give sufficient conditions for these new notions, which are easily and widely applicable.

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Solenoidal difference quotients and their application to the regularity theory of the $p$-Stokes system

We prove existence of a solution to the divergence equation satisfying a new Bogovski-type estimate for the difference quotients. This enables us to give an alternative proof of the interior regularity of the solution to the $p$-Stokes problem, completely avoiding the pressure. Moreover, as a key preliminary result we prove boundedness of Calderón-Zygmnud operators with standard kernels in weighted Lebesgue and Orlicz spaces over a general domain.

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Convergence of fully discrete implicit and semi-implicit approximations of nonlinear parabolic equations

The article addresses the convergence of implicit and semi-implicit, fully discrete approximations of a class of nonlinear parabolic evolution problems. Such schemes are popular in the numerical solution of evolutions defined with the $p$-Laplace operator since the latter lead to linear systems of equations in the time steps. The semi-implicit treatment of the operator requires introducing a regularization parameter that has to be suitably related to other discretization parameters. To avoid restrictive, unpractical conditions, a careful convergence analysis has to be carried out. The arguments presented in this article show that convergence holds under a moderate condition that relates the step size to the regularization parameter but which is independent of the spatial resolution.

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