Non-uniqueness of smooth solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations from almost the same initial conditions
Abstract
Using clean numerical simulation (CNS) which can give very accurate spatiotemporal trajectory of Navier-Stokes turbulence in a finite but long enough interval of time, we give some numerical evidences that the Navier-Stokes equations admit distinct global solutions from almost the same initial conditions whose difference is very small, i.e. even at the order $10^{-40}$ of magnitude. Hopefully these examples could provide some enlightenments for the uniqueness and existence of Navier-Stokes equations, which are related to one Millennium Prize Problem of Clay Institute.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Navier-Stokes equation solutions
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- arXiv (Cornell University)
- Publication date
- 13 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint