Nonlinear diffusion and exact solutions to the Navier–Stokes equations

V. V. Pukhnachev

Lavrentyev Institute of Hydrodynamics

Abstract: There are considered a number of invariant or partially invariant solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations (NSE) of rank two. These solutions are determined from one-dimensional linear or quasi-linear diffusion equations. Explicit solution, which describes smoothing of initial velocity discontinuity in a liquid with initial uniform vorticity, is constructed. This problem is reduced to a linear equation with coefficients depending on time. The global existence and non-existence theorems in the problem of a longitudinal strip deformation with free boundaries are formulated. In this case, the governing quasi-linear equation is turned out to be integro-differential one. Third example demonstrates process of axially symmetric spreading of a layer on a solid plane. The corresponding free boundary problem is reduced to the Cauchy problem for the second-order degenerate quasi-linear parabolic equation. It allows us to prove the global-in-time solvability of this problem.

Keywords: linear and nonlinear diffusion, Navier–Stokes equations, free boundary problems, invariant and partially invariant solutions.

UDC: 517.946+532.517

Language: English