Onsager-type conjecture for active scalar equations
Let be a weak solution of the active scalar equation, let be the parameter appearing in the equation, and set
The Hamiltonian is
with the Fourier multiplier defined in the preceding setup. Onsager-type conjecture. All weak solutions satisfying
conserve the Hamiltonian. Conversely, for every
there exist weak solutions satisfying
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.
References
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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