Computer-Assisted Proofs of 3D Euler Singularity and Nonuniqueness of Leray–Hopf Solutions for the Unforced 3D Navier–Stokes Equations
Salle W - ENS PSL 45 rue d'Ulm, Paris, FranceSpeaker: Thomas Hou (Caltech) Whether the 3D incompressible Euler equations can develop a finite-time singularity from smooth initial data remains one of the central open problems in nonlinear PDEs. In this talk, I will present recent joint work with Dr. Jiajie Chen, in which we rigorously prove finite-time blowup for the 2D Boussinesq equations and the 3D axisymmetric Euler equations with smooth initial data and smooth boundary. Our approach uses a dynamically rescaled formulation that reduces singularity formation to the long-time stability of an approximate self-similar blowup profile. A key […]