Exact non-stationary solutions of the Euler equations in two and three dimensions

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Authors: Patrick Heslin, Stephen C. Preston
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Abstract

We develop, via Arnold's geometric framework, a mechanism for constructing explicit, smooth, global-in-time, and typically non-stationary solutions of the incompressible Euler equations. The approach introduces a notion of generalized Coriolis force, whose spectrum underlies the construction of these solutions. We recover classical exact solutions such as Kelvin and Rossby-Haurwitz waves, while also producing new explicit examples on curved surfaces and three-dimensional manifolds including the round three-sphere. Furthermore, we obtain a complete classification in two dimensions and a partial classification in three dimensions of the Riemannian manifolds that admit such solutions. The method is in fact formulated in the general Euler-Arnold setting and yields a simple criterion for non-stationarity.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Navier-Stokes equation solutions Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
14 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Preprint