Cohen–Danchin logarithmic-sharpness conjecture for acute-corner cusps

Consider a vortex patch whose boundary has a single corner of acute angle, and define the order of a cusp at x=x0x=x_0 by

sup{β>0:lim supxx0(f1f2)(x)xx0β<},\sup\left\{\beta>0:\limsup_{x\to x_0}\frac{|(f_1-f_2)(x)|}{|x-x_0|^{\beta}}<\infty\right\},

where f1f_1 and f2f_2 represent the graphs of the two sides of the cusping boundary near x=x0x=x_0. Cohen–Danchin's conjecture. Any acute single corner would immediately evolve into a cusp of order 11 with logarithmic sharpness. The conjecture refines the prediction that an acute corner immediately forms a cusp, using the fact stated in the source that cusps of order one are preserved in time.

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Tarek M. Elgindi and Min Jun Jo, “Cusp Formation in Vortex Patches”, arXiv:2504.02705 (2025).

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