## PIMS/AMI Seminar: Dong Li

• Date: 04/16/2012
• Time: 15:00
Lecturer(s):

Dong Li

(Department of Mathematics, University of British Columbia)

Location:

University of Alberta

Topic:

“Bifurcation of solutions for the Navier-Stokes system”

Description:

Abstract

I will explain some recent results (joint work with Ya.G. Sinai) on the bifurcation of solutions to the Navier-Stokes system.  We consider the stream function  and construct a set of initial data such that initial critical points bifurcate from $1$ to $2$ and then to $3$ critical points in finite time. The bifurcation takes place in a small neighborhood of the origin.  Our construction does not require any symmetry assumptions or the existence of special fixed points. For another set of initial data we show that 3 critical points merge into 1 critical point in finite time. We also construct a set of initial data so that bifurcation can be generated by the Navier-Stokes flow and do not require the existence of an initial critical point.

Other Information:

Refreshments will be served in CAB 649 at 2:30 p.m.

Location: CAB 281

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