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Consider a smooth bounded domain \({\varOmega\subseteq{\mathbb R}^3}\) , and the Navier–Stokes system in \({[0,\infty)\times\varOmega}\) with initial value \({u_0\in L^2_\sigma(\varOmega)}\) and external force f = div F, \({F\,{\in} \,L^2(0,\infty; L^2(\varOmega))\cap L^{s/2}(0,\infty; L^{q/2}(\varOmega))}\) where \({2\,< \,s\,< \,\infty, 3\,< \,q\,< \,\infty, \frac{2}{s}+\frac{3}{q} \,{=} \,1}\) , are so-called Serrin exponents. It is an important question what is the optimal (weakest possible) initial value condition in order to obtain a unique strong solution \({u\in L^s(0,T; L^q(\varOmega))}\) in some initial interval [0, T), \({0 < T \leq \infty}\) . Up to now several sufficient conditions on u 0 are known which need not be necessary. Our main result, see Theorem 1.1, shows that the condition \({\int_0^\infty||e^{-t A}u_0||_q^s {\rm d}t < \infty}\) , A denotes the Stokes operator, is sufficient and necessary for the existence of such a strong solution u. In particular, if \({\int_0^\infty||e^{-t A}u_0||_q^s {\rm d}t = \infty}\) , \({u_0\in L_\sigma^2(\varOmega)}\) , then any weak solution u in the usual sense does not satisfy Serrin’s condition \({u\in L^s(0,T; L^q(\varOmega))}\) for each 0 < T ≤ ∞.
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Farwig, R., Sohr, H. & Varnhorn, W. On optimal initial value conditions for local strong solutions of the Navier–Stokes equations. Ann. Univ. Ferrara 55, 89–110 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11565-009-0066-4
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