Uniform stabilization of 3D Navier-Stokes equations in critical Besov spaces with finite dimensional, tangential-like boundary, localized feedback controllers

TL;DR

This paper proves the uniform stabilization of 3D Navier-Stokes equations near an unstable equilibrium using a minimal, finite-dimensional boundary and interior feedback control strategy in critical Besov spaces, addressing a longstanding open problem.

Contribution

It establishes the finite dimensionality of boundary feedback control in 3D Navier-Stokes stabilization within a critical Besov space framework, extending previous results beyond Hilbert spaces.

Findings

Finite dimensional boundary control achieved in 3D Navier-Stokes stabilization.

Critical Besov spaces enable control without compatibility conditions.

Constructive proof linking minimal boundary control to unique continuation.

Abstract

The present paper provides a solution in the affirmative to a recognized open problem in the theory of uniform stabilization of 3-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations in the vicinity of an unstable equilibrium solution, by means of a `minimal' and `least' invasive feedback strategy which consists of a control pair $\{ v,u \}$ \cite{LT2:2015}. Here $v$ is a tangential boundary feedback control, acting on an arbitrary small part $\widetilde{\Gamma}$ of the boundary $\Gamma$; while $u$ is a localized, interior feedback control, acting tangentially on an arbitrarily small subset $\omega$ of the interior supported by $\widetilde{\Gamma}$. The ideal strategy of taking $u = 0$ on $\omega$ is not sufficient. A question left open in the literature was: Can such feedback control $v$ of the pair $\{ v, u \}$ be asserted to be finite dimensional also in the dimension $d = 3$? We here give an affirmative answer to this question, thus establishing an optimal result. To achieve the desired finite dimensionality of the feedback tangential boundary control $v$, it is here then necessary to abandon the Hilbert setting of past literature and replace it with a Besov setting which are `close' to $L^3(\Omega)$ for $d=3$. It is in line with recent critical well-posedness in the full space of the non-controlled N-S equations. A key feature of such Besov spaces with tight indices is that they do not recognize compatibility conditions. The proof is constructive and is "optimal" also regarding the "minimal" number of tangential boundary controllers needed. The new setting requires establishing maximal regularity in the required critical Besov setting for the overall closed-loop linearized problem with tangential feedback control applied on the boundary. Finally, the minimal amount of tangential boundary action is linked to the issue of unique continuation of over-determined Oseen eigenproblems.