Maximal $L_1$-regularity for the linearized compressible Navier-Stokes equations
Jou-Chun Kuo
TL;DR
The paper establishes maximal $L_1$-regularity for the linearized compressible Navier–Stokes (Stokes) system in the half-space by constructing a continuous analytic semigroup on Besov-type spaces $\mathcal{H}^s_{q,r}(\mathbb R^N_{+})$. It develops a resolvent framework, analyzes the associated complex Lamé equations, and uses a blend of Fourier multiplier theory and interpolation to obtain sharp Besov-space estimates. The results rely on decomposing resolvent representations into half-space and boundary contributions, with careful symbol bounds for stability across sectors in the complex plane. This maximal-regularity setting provides a robust foundation for treating nonlinear problems (via Lagrangian coordinates) in unbounded domains and informs potential global well-posedness analyses for the full compressible Navier–Stokes system.
Abstract
In this paper, we consider the linearized compressible Navier-Stokes equations with non-slip boundary conditions in the half space $ \mathbb{R}^N_{+}$. We prove the generation of a continous analytic semigroup associated with this compressible Stokes system with non-slip boundary conditions in the half space $\mathbb{R}^N_{+}$ and its $L_1$ in time maximal regularity. We choose the Besov space $ \mathcal{H}^s_{q,r} = B^{s+1}_{q,r}( \mathbb{R}^N_{+})\times B^s_{q,r}( \mathbb{R}^N_{+})^N$ as an underlying space, where $1 < q < \infty$, $1\leq r < \infty$, and $-1+1/q < s < 1/q$. We prove the generation of a continuous analytic semigroup $\{T(t)\}_{t\geq 0}$ on $\mathcal{H}^s_{q,r}$, and show that its generator admits maximal $L_1$ regularity. Our approach is to prove the existence of the resolvent in $\mathcal{H}^s_{q,1}$ and some new estimates for the resolvent by using $B^{s+1}_{q,1}( \mathbb{R}^N_{+}) \times B^{s\pmσ}_{q,1}( \mathbb{R}^N_{+})$ norms for some small $σ> 0$ satisfying the condition $-1+1/q < s-σ< s < s+σ< 1/q$.
