Onsager-type conjecture for active scalar equations

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Let θ\theta be a weak solution of the active scalar equation, let δ\delta be the parameter appearing in the equation, and set

Λ=(Δ)12.\Lambda=(-\Delta)^{\frac12}.

The Hamiltonian is

H(t)=12T2θT0[θ](x,t)dx,\mathcal{H}(t)=\frac12\int_{\mathbb{T}^2}\theta T_0[\theta](x,t)\,dx,

with T0T_0 the Fourier multiplier defined in the preceding setup. Onsager-type conjecture. All weak solutions θ\theta satisfying

Λ1θCt,x1+2δ3\Lambda^{-1}\theta\in C_{t,x}^{1+\frac{2\delta}{3}}

conserve the Hamiltonian. Conversely, for every

1+δ2γ<1+2δ3,\frac{1+\delta}{2}\leq\gamma<1+\frac{2\delta}{3},

there exist weak solutions satisfying

Λ1θCt0Cxγ\Lambda^{-1}\theta\in C_t^0C_x^\gamma

that do not conserve the Hamiltonian. This conjecture proposes a sharp Onsager-type regularity threshold for Hamiltonian conservation in the active scalar equations; the positive and negative parts respectively assert conservation above the threshold and anomalous dissipation below it.

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Primary source

Xuanxuan Zhao, “An Onsager-type Theorem for General 2D Active Scalar Equations”, arXiv:2412.11094 (2025).

Additional references

2 papers in this index state this conjecture (2019–2024). The statement above is taken from the most recent of them; the others are arXiv:1901.02318.

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