arXiv · 2605.01875
Hardy Criticality in Axisymmetric Swirl
Abstract
For smooth axisymmetric Navier--Stokes flow with swirl, set \(F=u^θ/r\), \(Γ=ru^θ\), \(G=ω^θ/r\), and \(U=u^r/r\). Weighted swirl energies are classical; we determine the sharp two-parameter coercivity spectrum of the exact power-weight family \(\int |F|^p r^α\,dr\,dz\), \(p>1\), \(α>1\). The full diffusion form has a positive gradient gap for \(α<2p+1\), loses every uniform gap at \(α=2p+1\), and is indefinite above it. Exactly at the same threshold the radial-strain term cancels, and the identity becomes the classical \(L^p\) circulation energy for \(Γ\). Thus stretching cancellation and Hardy criticality coincide within the power family. We also characterize \(r^3drdz\) by conservative \(F\)-transport, self-adjoint five-dimensional diffusion, and a flat \(G\)-source pairing, and obtain the optimal strain form-bound threshold within the Hardy-coercive powers.
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Rishad Shahmurov. 2026-09-02. Hardy Criticality in Axisymmetric Swirl. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.01875
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