Abstract
The domain of science and engineering relies heavily on an in-depth comprehension of fluid dynamics, given the prevalence of fluids such as water, air, and interstellar gas in the universe. Euler equations form the basis for the study of fluid motion. This paper is concerned with the Cauchy problem of isentropic compressible Euler equations away from the vacuum. We use the integration method with the general test function , proving that there exist the corresponding blowup results of irrotational solutions for Euler equations and Euler equations with time-dependent damping in (), provided the density-independent initial functional is sufficiently large. We also provide two simple and explicit test functions and , to demonstrate the blowup phenomenon in the one-dimensional case. In particular, our results are applicable to the non-radial system.
1. Introduction
The compressible Euler equations are used to describe the motion of an ideal fluid, incorporating the conservation laws of mass, momentum, and energy. These equations play a significant role in various applications such as analyzing aircraft engine thrust and examining fluid states at engine inlet and exhaust [1]. Readers can refer to [2,3,4] for a more in-depth discussion of physical background. The isentropic compressible Euler equations in are expressed as
where unknown functions and with represent the density and velocity of the fluid. The pressure with constants and .
As the classical system in the fields of aerodynamics and mathematics, Euler equations have been the subject of extensive study. Given that Euler equations can be rephrased as first-order quasilinear hyperbolic systems, there exist local existence and uniqueness theorems for classical solutions, as can be found in [5,6]. In [7], Chen gave the local existence of smooth solutions for three-dimensional Euler equations with initial conditions away from the vacuum. The local well-posedness for Euler equations is also be included in [8,9]. Particularly, the investigations of singularities and life span estimation of solutions for Euler equations have captivated numerous mathematicians and physicists. In this paper, we focus on the blowup phenomenon of solutions for Euler Equation (1) with initial data
with some positive constants and R. For the Cauchy problem with non-vacuum initial values and compact support, Sideris [10] initially proposed the integral functional
and established the finite-time singularity of solutions for three-dimensional non-isentropic Euler equations with sufficiently large . Subsequently, in [11], Zhu, Tu, and Fu further derived the corresponding blowup results with a less restraining condition for this system. Then, Yuen delved into the lifespan of two-dimensional projected solutions of Euler Equation (1) in [12] by employing a new density-independent functional
Those interested can find more comprehensive studies on the blowup phenomena of Euler equations in [13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20].
Then, we proceed to consider irrotational solutions of Euler Equation (1), namely, the velocity satisfies
By employing the extended vector analysis formula
rotational Euler Equation (1) can be written in following form.
where . Equation (7) denotes the irrotational Euler equations, also known as potential flows [8]. In radial symmetry, Euler Equation (1) can be written as
where
Therefore, the solutions of Equation (8) are irrotational solutions. In [21], by concerning the preserved total mass and energy, as well as the degenerate total pressure, Suzuki investigated the non-existence of global-in-time, irrotational solutions for Euler equations in with a vacuum state. In [22], Yuen improved the previous results with functional (4), providing the blowup proof of multi-dimensional irrotational solutions for Euler equations in non-radial symmetry.
Nevertheless, it is essential to acknowledge that Euler Equation (1) exhibits inherent constraints, being solely applicable to ideal fluids and disregarding the viscous effects. Consequently, it becomes imperative to incorporate more intricate and precise models, such as adding damping terms, for practical applications. Describing the movement of compressible fluid through a porous medium involves employing the compressible Euler equations with time-dependent damping, represented by
where and . When , the damping effect weakens with time t, denoted as the underdamping case. Conversely, for , the damping effect intensifies with time t, termed the overdamping case. When , system (10) reduces to the original Euler Equation (1). For further insights, we refer readers to [23,24] and the references therein.
The isentropic Euler equations with the friction term can also be viewed as a model of hyperbolic conservation laws with damping. In [25], Kato proved that solutions of the Cauchy problem for full quasilinear symmetric hyperbolic systems exist only for a small time interval. For the initial data around the constant states, Pan [26,27], Hou, and Yin [28] gave the global existence and blowup of smooth solutions to Equation (10) in one, two, and three dimensions, respectively. Liu’s work in [29] imparted a detailed account of the boundary singular and time-asymptotic behaviors of Euler equations with linear damping near vacuum. In [30], Cheung and Wong explored the blowup of radial solutions for the initial-boundary value problem of multi-dimensional Equation (10) with . Readers can refer to [31,32,33] for pertinent studies of Euler equations with damping.
Similarly, articulating irrotational Euler equations with time-dependent damping is encapsulated in the following formulations.
In [34], building upon the same functionals as in [19], Liu, Wang, and Yuen expanded the corresponding blowup theory to irrotational solutions for multi-dimensional Equation (11) in a vacuum setting.
2. Materials and Methods
In the study of the blowup for solutions, the integration functional method is frequently employed, with the objective of demonstrating that the singularity of solutions will inevitably develop within a finite time if the initial data of the functional are sufficiently large. In the following research, we shall use the integration method with the test function to illustrate the blowup conditions of solutions for Equations (7) and (11).
There are certain blowup findings regarding Euler equations obtained through the utilization of the integral functional with test functions. In [19], Lei, Du, and Zhang utilized test functions and the modified Bessel function associated with the radius r, establishing that solutions for Euler equations in and must undergo blowup in finite time when initial values exhibit radial symmetry and involve vacuum conditions. Then, Wong and Yuen [35] discovered a non-negative and strictly increasing test function and applied the functional
to derive new blowup conditions of solutions for multi-dimensional Euler Equation (8). Their findings indicated that singular solutions with radial symmetry must occur in finite time when reaches a sufficient value. Additionally, Cheung, Wong and Yuen constructed a test function that represents an increasing property on and vanishes at in [36]. They used the functional
to address the initial-boundary value problem with and of three-dimensional non-isentropic Euler equations. Recently, Wu and Wang formulated the functional
with an exact test function in [37], to demonstrate the blowup phenomena of spherically symmetric solutions for non-isentropic Euler equations, without requiring the initial velocity to have a compact support and the initial density and entropy to be equal to a constant outside the support of the initial velocity.
In this article, we discover two general test functions for and for with , where is a strictly increasing function on satisfying and is a strictly increasing function on satisfying . By utilizing density-independent functionals
and
we examine the blowup behavior of irrotational solutions for n-dimensional compressible Euler Equation (7) and Euler equations with time-dependent damping (11) within the setting of initial conditions (2). For enhanced comprehension, the corresponding blowup criteria of the one-dimensional case with two simple test functions and are also included. Our results further expand the conclusions presented in [22] and remain applicable for the non-radial system.
3. Results
In this section, we shall present our research results and furnish detailed proofs.
3.1. Main Theorems
In this part, we introduce the main theorems unveiled through our investigation. For Euler Equation (7), the theorems are as follows.
Theorem 1.
Theorem 2.
- 1.
- For : If is sufficient such thatthen solutions will blow up on or before time T.
- 2.
- For : Fix . If is sufficient such thatandwherethen solutions will blow up on or before time T.
Theorem 3.
Remark 1.
For Euler equations with time-dependent damping (11), the theorem is outlined as follows.
Theorem 4.
Fix and . Consider the solutions of system (11) and (2) with in . Let and be defined by (19) and (20),
and
- 1.
- For the underdamping case: If is sufficient such thatandthen solutions will blow up at or before time T.
- 2.
- For the overdamping case: If is sufficient such thatand inequality (37) is satisfied, wherethen solutions will blow up at or before time T.
3.2. Preliminaries
In this part, we give several important conclusions, and the subsequent research is based on them. The first two lemmas both imply that solutions of Euler equations will always be in the non-vacuum over time in the support of velocity if initial values are in the non-vacuum.
Lemma 1
Lemma 2.
If are the solutions of Euler Equation (7) and for all , then for all and .
Proof.
Along the characteristic curve that passes through any fixed point on the initial axis , the first one of Equation (7) becomes
with the material derivative
Through this integration, we obtain
The proof is completed. □
In order to further advance the process of proof for Theorems 2 and 3, we need the following lemmas.
Lemma 3.
Proof.
Combining the first one of Equation (7) and Green’s formula, we have
with Lemma 1, where is the unit outward normal to . This means that . □
Then, we obtain the following corollaries immediately.
Corollary 1.
Proof.
According to Lemma 3, it follows that
Therefore, we have
The proof is completed. □
Proof.
In fact, the Hölder inequality can be applied to confirm that
for . This means that
The conclusion is obviously true with Corollary 1. □
3.3. Integration Methods with Test Functions
In this part, we shall give the proof of our main results to show the formation of singular solutions by using the integration method. We first demonstrate the blowup phenomenon of irrotational solutions of ideal compressible Euler Equation (7).
Proof of Theorem 1.
For , we consider the second one of Equation (7), which can be written as
Multiplying the above equation by and and integrating over , by the solutions for in Lemma 1, we obtain
Combined with Green’s formula, we have
Because is strictly increasing and , it is easily known that and . Then, we have
By Lemma 2 and the continuity of the first derivative of , it follows that
where is the volume of an n-dimensional sphere with the radius of and is the Gamma function with .
Moreover, by the Hölder inequality, we hold
Thus, we have
Fix . Then, for any , inequality (58) can be converted to
where a is a positive constant, such that .
Obviously, we can obtain from inequality (17), which implies for and
When condition (18) is satisfied, is a strictly increasing function such that
Then, for , we take integration of inequality (74) with respect to time over , yielding
That is,
The right term of the inequality (77) is less than or equal to 0 on under the condition of (18) in Theorem 1, which leads to a contradiction. Therefore, solutions will blow up on or before T.
The proof is completed. □
Therefore, we have the following corollary for one-dimensional Euler Equation (7) with an exact test function .
Corollary 3.
Proof of Corollary 3.
Then, we exploit Corollary 1 to certify Theorem 2.
Proof of Theorem 2.
Because is strictly increasing and , we have for . From (57) and (61) in the proof of Theorem 1, there are the same conclusions that
and
Similarly, by the Hölder inequality, we obtain
For , according to Corollary 1, we have
and
Therefore, inequality (94) can be estimated by
If , we have
Thus, inequality (105) becomes
which means is a strictly increasing function. If inequality (23) is satisfied, we have
Then, for , we have
More precisely, we have
which contradicts the condition given by inequality (23). Hence, solutions will blow up before or on T.
From inequality (24), we have for , which means
Then, for , if we have inequality (25), it follows that
and
An argument arises and the solutions must blow up in finite time.
The proof is completed. □
Then, we give a corresponding corollary for one-dimensional Euler Equation (7) with a explicit text function .
Corollary 4.
- 1.
- For : If is sufficient such thatthen solutions will blow up on or before time T.
- 2.
- For : Fix . If is sufficient such thatandthen solutions will blow up on or before time T.
Proof of Corollary 4.
For , the second one of Equation (80) becomes
As before, we multiply the equation above by and x on both sides and take the integration with respect to x, yielding
Moreover, we have
By Lemma 3, we obtain
where
Therefore,
If , it is evident that
Then, we can derive a contradiction from Equation (119).
If , we have
where .
Next, we prove Theorem 3 by using Corollary 2.
Proof of Theorem 3.
For , by Corollary 2, inequality (94) becomes
where c is a constant, such that .
It is easy to obtain on with condition (27). Therefore, we have
As before, for , we have
provided that condition (28) is satisfied. It follows that the solutions blow up before or on T.
The proof is completed. □
Therefore, for , we also have the corresponding corollary for one-dimensional Euler Equation (7) with a explicit text function .
Corollary 5.
Proof of Corollary 5.
Multiplying the second one of Equation (80) by and x on both sides and taking the integration with respect to x, we have
For , from Corollary 2, we have
Therefore, combined with inequality (129),
where .
Finally, we use the same idea to consider the solutions of Euler equations with time-dependent damping.
Proof of Theorem 4.
For , the second one of Equation (11) can be written as
Multiplying the above equation by and and integrating over , we have
Combining Equations (58), (63) and (69), we have
where d is a constant and satisfies .
In fact, if and for , we have
Hence, is an increasing function and .
For the underdamping case: Because and , it is clear that . It follows that
Apparently, is a quadratic equation about and for . We have if and . Thus, by (36), we obtain for . From condition (37) and inequality (158), we have
and
There is a contradiction between inequality (37) and the inequality above.
For the overdamping case: As before, if and for , we have with and . Therefore,
We have if and . When (38) is satisfied, is true for . Hence, the process of obtaining inequalities (158) and (163) is smooth with (37), which is the desired contradiction.
The proof is completed. □
4. Discussion
As observed in [36], the functional (15) has potential applications in exploring three-dimensional non-isentropic rotational solutions of Euler equations. The formation of singularity of irrotational solutions for compressible Euler equations with general time-dependent damping in
could be analyzed using a similar approach, where . If is a constant, Equation (167) represents the Euler equations with linear damping. Then, must be estimated. There may hold a form similar to
with . Furthermore, the conditions that , , and should satisfy have to be considered.
5. Conclusions
This paper primarily discusses the singularity formation of irrotational solutions for n-dimensional compressible Euler equations with non-vacuum initial data. We find the general test function to consider Euler equations and Euler equations with underdamping and overdamping for and the general test function for . By constructing novel functionals related to the test functions, we demonstrate that solutions always blow up in finite time. Moreover, we utilize the integration method with two exact test functions to yield the homologous blowup results of irrotational solutions for Euler equations in one dimension.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, M.Y.; methodology, J.L., Z.Q. and M.Y.; validation, J.L., Z.Q. and M.Y.; investigation, Z.Q.; writing—original draft preparation, Z.Q.; writing—review and editing, J.L. and M.Y.; supervision, J.L.; project administration, M.Y.; funding acquisition, M.Y. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research was funded by Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai 20ZR1419400.
Data Availability Statement
No new data were created or analyzed in this study. Data sharing is not applicable to this article.
Acknowledgments
We express our gratitude to the esteemed professors whose insightful reviews and feedback have significantly contributed to the refinement of our paper. This research was partially supported by the Departmental Reaearch Grant 2023-24 (MIT/DRG04-24) from the Education University of Hong Kong.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript; or in the decision to publish the results.
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