Global well-posedness for the critical 2D dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation. (English) Zbl 1121.35115

Kiselev, A.; Nazarov, F.; Volberg, A.

Invent. Math. 167, No. 3, 445-453 (2007).

A proof of the global well-posedness for the two-dimensional dissipative quasi-geostrophic equation is presented. The argument relies on a non-local maximum principle.

Reviewer: Bernard Ducomet (Bruyères le Châtel)

MSC:

35Q35	PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics
76U05	General theory of rotating fluids
86A05	Hydrology, hydrography, oceanography

Keywords:

quasi-geostrophic; global well-posedness; global well-posedness; non-local maximum principle

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