Weak-strong uniqueness principle Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-14
A weak-strong uniqueness principle says that a weak solution with the same data as a sufficiently regular classical solution agrees with that solution throughout its interval of regular existence, within the specified weak class. The conclusion is class-dependent: all bounded weak solutions of a prescribed linear transport field satisfy it, while nonlinear conservation laws require an admissibility condition such as an entropy solution condition.