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A variational approach to the Navier-Stokes equations. (English. French) Zbl 1242.49063
Summary: We propose a time discretization of the Navier–Stokes equations inspired by the theory of gradient flows. This discretization produces Leray/Hopf solutions in any dimension and suitable solutions in dimension 3. We also show that in dimension 3 and for initial data in $$H^{1}$$, the scheme converges to strong solutions in some interval [0,T) and, if the data satisfy the classical smallness condition, it produces the smooth solution in [$$0,\infty$$).

MSC:
 49M25 Discrete approximations in optimal control 35Q30 Navier-Stokes equations 76Y05 Quantum hydrodynamics and relativistic hydrodynamics
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