The minimal-intensity conjecture for finite-time Euler singularities

Let T<T_*<\infty and let ωCc(R3×[0,T))\omega\in C^\infty_c(\mathbb{R}^3\times[0,T_*)) be a smooth solution of the 3D Euler equation that becomes singular as tTt\to T_*. Minimal-intensity conjecture. There exists a universal finite exponent pp_* such that

supt[0,T)ω(t)Lp=+.\sup_{t\in[0,T_*)}\|\omega(t)\|_{L^{p_*}}=+\infty.

The conjecture would show that every finite-time singularity has a universal minimum intensity in an LpL^{p_*} norm, potentially without resolving the full blow-up problem.

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Theodore D. Drivas and Tarek M. Elgindi, “Singularity formation in the incompressible Euler equation in finite and infinite time”, arXiv:2203.17221 (2022).

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