Time difference quotients of a strong solution #
For h > 0 put s(x, t) = (x, t + h) and
v = (u ∘ s - u) / h, Dv = (Du ∘ s - Du) / h, D²v = (D²u ∘ s - D²u) / h,
∂ₜv = (∂ₜu ∘ s - ∂ₜu) / h, q = (p ∘ s - p) / h,
Hᵢⱼ = ((uᵢuⱼ) ∘ s - uᵢuⱼ) / h. On the slab over (t₀, T - h) the difference quotient
v has the weak derivatives Dv, D²v, ∂ₜv, all square integrable, is solenoidal,
and solves the linear equation ∂ₜv - Δv + div H + ∇q = 0 weakly, with
Hᵢⱼ = vᵢ (uⱼ ∘ s) + uᵢ vⱼ. This is the difference-quotient step of the
Kiselev–Ladyzhenskaya argument in prop:lps-smoothing; no square integrability of H
is used.
Space-time weak derivatives are compatible with scaled differences of square
integrable fields (prop:lps-smoothing).
The time difference quotient of a strong solution has space-time weak derivatives on
the slab over (t₀, T - h), namely the difference quotients of the weak derivatives
(prop:lps-smoothing).
The time difference quotient of a square integrable field on the slab over (t₀, T)
is square integrable on the slab over (t₀, T - h).
The time difference quotient of a strong solution solves, on the slab over
(t₀, T - h), the linear equation ∂ₜv - Δv + div H + ∇q = 0 in weak form, with the
difference quotients H of u ⊗ u and q of the pressure (prop:lps-smoothing).
The time difference quotient of a solenoidal field is solenoidal on the slab over
(t₀, T - h).
The difference quotient of uᵢuⱼ splits as vᵢ (uⱼ ∘ s) + uᵢ vⱼ with v the
difference quotient of u and s the time translation by h.
Time difference quotients of a strong solution (prop:lps-smoothing). Let h > 0,
s(x, t) = (x, t + h), v = (u ∘ s - u) / h and likewise Dv, D²v, ∂ₜv, q for
Du, D²u, ∂ₜu, p, and Hᵢⱼ = ((uᵢuⱼ) ∘ s - uᵢuⱼ) / h. Given the weak derivatives,
square integrability, the weak equation with the time derivative and solenoidality of u
on the slab over (t₀, T), on the slab over (t₀, T - h):
(a) v has the weak derivatives Dv, D²v, ∂ₜv; (b) v, Dv, D²v, ∂ₜv, q are
square integrable; (c) ∂ₜv - Δv + div H + ∇q = 0 weakly; (d) v is solenoidal;
(e) Hᵢⱼ = vᵢ (uⱼ ∘ s) + uᵢ vⱼ.