Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 359 1 a ii Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Because is a divergence-free vector field, the product rule givesThe integral of a divergence over the periodic domain vanishes. Hence integration by parts yieldsThis is the skew-symmetry of incompressible transport.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 359 1 d Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
Let and be two weak solutions with the same initial data, and set and . The diagnostic Stokes equation givesSubtracting the temperature equations yieldsPair this equation with . The term transported by vanishes by the skew-symmetry of incompressible transport, while the other nonlinear term satisfiesThe forcing difference is at most . ConsequentlyThe coefficient is integrable on because . Since , the Gronwall inequality gives , and the Stokes equation then gives . The weak solution is unique.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2026 iii Paper 359 2 a i Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-09-24
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. HenceThe Cauchy-Schwarz inequality and Young inequality giveThus both quantities requested in the first estimate are bounded by, for example,
Next take the inner product with . Periodicity and incompressibility giveThe given curl identity and the two-dimensional Gagliardo-Nirenberg inequality implyApplying Young's inequality to this term and to yieldsThe first estimate bounds the right-hand side independently of . Therefore one may choose a constant such that