Isett–Oh optimal energy regularity conjecture for Hölder Euler solutions

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Let vv be a weak solution of the incompressible Euler equations on R×Tn\mathbb R\times\mathbb T^n with spatial-temporal Hölder regularity v∈Cθ(R×Tn)v \in C^\theta(\mathbb R\times\mathbb T^n), where θ<13\theta<\frac{1}{3}. Write ev(t)e_v(t) for its kinetic energy profile. The known estimate for v∈L∞((0,T);Cθ(T3))v\in L^\infty((0,T);C^\theta(\mathbb T^3)) is

∣ev(t)−ev(s)∣≤C∣t−s∣2θ1−θ.|e_v(t)-e_v(s)|\leq C|t-s|^{\frac{2\theta}{1-\theta}}.

Isett–Oh conjecture. For every θ<13\theta<\frac{1}{3}, there exists a weak Euler solution v∈Cθ(R×Tn)v\in C^\theta(\mathbb R\times\mathbb T^n) such that

ev∉W2θ1−θ+ε,p(I)e_v\notin W^{\frac{2\theta}{1-\theta}+\varepsilon,p}(I)

for every ε>0\varepsilon>0, p≥1p\geq1, and every open interval I⊂RI\subset\mathbb R. Moreover, the set of all such solutions is residual in the space of all Cθ(R×Tn)C^\theta(\mathbb R\times\mathbb T^n) weak solutions, equipped with the topology induced by the CθC^\theta norm.

This conjecture asserts optimality of the Hölder exponent 2θ1−θ\frac{2\theta}{1-\theta} for the energy profile below Onsager's threshold. The corresponding upper regularity estimate is known, as is energy conservation for θ>13\theta>\frac13; the sharp typicality and failure of every higher fractional Sobolev regularity remain the conjectural content.

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Luigi De Rosa and Riccardo Tione, “Sharp energy regularity and typicality results for Hölder solutions of incompressible Euler equations”, arXiv:1908.03529 (2025).

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