On a regularity criterion for the Navier–Stokes equations involving gradient of one velocity component

Source abstract

We improve the regularity criterion for the incompressible Navier–Stokes equations in the full three-dimensional space involving the gradient of one velocity component. The method is based on recent results of Cao and Titi [see “Regularity criteria for the three dimensional Navier–Stokes equations,” Indiana Univ. Math. J. 57, 2643 (2008)] and Kukavica and Ziane [see “Navier-Stokes equations with regularity in one direction,” J. Math. Phys. 48, 065203 (2007)]. In particular, for s∊[2,3], we get that the solution is regular if ∇u3∊Lt(0,T;Ls(R3)), 2/t+3/s≤2312.