Because is a divergence-free vector field, the product rule gives
The integral of a divergence over the periodic domain vanishes. Hence integration by parts yields
This is the skew-symmetry of incompressible transport.
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Let and be two weak solutions with the same initial data, and set and . The diagnostic Stokes equation gives
Subtracting the temperature equations yields
Pair this equation with . The term transported by vanishes by the skew-symmetry of incompressible transport, while the other nonlinear term satisfies
The forcing difference is at most . Consequently
The coefficient is integrable on because . Since , the Gronwall inequality gives , and the Stokes equation then gives . The weak solution is unique.
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Take the inner product of the first Galerkin equation with . The orthogonal projection may be removed against , and skew-symmetry of incompressible transport cancels the nonlinear term. Hence
The Cauchy-Schwarz inequality and Young inequality give
Thus both quantities requested in the first estimate are bounded by, for example,
Next take the inner product with . Periodicity and incompressibility give
The given curl identity and the two-dimensional Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality imply
Applying Young's inequality to this term and to yields
The first estimate bounds the right-hand side independently of . Therefore one may choose a constant such that
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