Log-Lipschitz modulus 2026-10-07
Set and extend for . This positive, nondecreasing modulus of continuity is weaker than a linear Lipschitz continuity bound but still has . At small distances it is equivalent to . A signed cannot be an upper modulus at distances less than one. The planar vorticity velocity kernel maps into velocity fields with this modulus.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 7 2 d Solution 2026-10-07
The planar vorticity velocity kernel has magnitude . Split its defining integral into and for any . The singular part is absolutely integrable in two dimensions:In particular provesWhen both norms are nonzero, optimization in also gives . If either norm is zero, almost everywhere. Absolute convergence supplies a well-defined velocity at every , with these uniform bounds.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 7 2 e Solution 2026-10-07
For , . The printed upper bound is negative whenever , so it cannot bound a nonnegative difference. The correct small-distance modulus is , and the radius in the hint must also be positive.
Write , , and . Then . Denote the planar vorticity velocity kernel by . It satisfies and . Split the integral at radii and about .
On , every point of the segment joining and remains at least from . The mean value theorem bounds the kernel difference by , giving a contribution at most .
On , use the sum of the two kernel magnitudes instead of their derivatives. This disk lies inside a disk of radius about either . Hence its contribution is bounded by . Combining the three regions yieldsAt coincident points the difference is zero. At larger distances use the boundedness from part (d). A convenient global log-Lipschitz modulus isgiving . This is positive, continuous and nondecreasing. It also proves continuity of .
Yudovich characteristic flow 2026-10-07
For a planar Euler velocity obtained from vorticity in , the planar vorticity velocity kernel gives a locally integrable speed bound and log-Lipschitz modulus. Spatial mollification gives existence of global trajectories; the Osgood uniqueness criterion gives uniqueness and continuous dependence. Measurability in time and an initial trace are needed. This establishes the flow for a fixed Euler solution; nonlinear uniqueness of the Euler solution itself requires further comparison arguments.