Well-posedness of the Stokes equations on a wedge with Navier-slip boundary conditions

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Authors: Marco Bravin, Manuel V. Gnann, Hans Knüpfer, Nader Masmoudi, Floris B. Roodenburg, Jonas Sauer
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Abstract

We consider the incompressible and stationary Stokes equations on an infinite two-dimensional wedge with non-scaling invariant Navier-slip boundary conditions. We prove well-posedness and higher regularity of the Stokes problem in a certain class of weighted Sobolev spaces. The novelty of this work is the occurrence of two different scalings in the boundary condition, which is not treated so far for the Stokes system in unbounded wedge-type domains. These difficulties are overcome by first constructing a variational solution in a second-order weighted Sobolev space and subsequently proving higher regularity up to the tip of the wedge by employing an iterative scheme. We believe that this method can be used for other problems with variational structure and multiple scales.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering Aquatic and Environmental Studies

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of the Mathematical Society of Japan
Volume
-1
Issue
-1
Publication date
8 July 2026
Language
EN