Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2026/iii/paper-359/1/c/ii/solution

Define
The first equation and the bounded inverse of the Stokes operator show that and that
in . In fact, the strong convergence from part (i) and convergence of the spectral projections imply
In three dimensions , so in . Because ,
and the nonlinear term consequently converges in distributions and in the required weak sense. The linear terms pass by weak convergence, while tends strongly to the identity. Hence
in . Together with part (i), this proves existence of a global weak solution of the Rayleigh-Bénard convection system on every finite interval.
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