Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2026 / iii / Paper 359 / 2 / c / Solution

Let $q=2p+2$ and multiply the vorticity equation by ${\omega }^{q-1}$, first for an odd power as in the hint. Periodic integration by parts and $\nabla \cdot u=0$ giveThe diffusion term is nonnegative, while the Holder inequality bounds the right-hand side by $\Vert g{\Vert }_q\Vert \omega {\Vert }_q^{q-1}$. ConsequentlyOn the finite-volume torus, $L^q$ norms increase to the essential supremum as $q\to \infty$. Hence the damped-vorticity maximum estimate gives

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