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On the non-stationary Navier-Stokes flows and reiterated homogenization

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keywords reiterated homogenizationNavier-Stokes equationsnon-stationary flowsperiodic coefficientsconvergence theoremcorrector resulthomogenized modelfixed domains
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The non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations with rapidly varying periodic coefficients homogenize to a macroscopic model through reiterated homogenization.

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The paper examines the deterministic homogenization of time-dependent Navier-Stokes type equations whose coefficients follow a reiterated periodic structure that varies rapidly. It proves a convergence theorem showing that the solutions approach those of an averaged macroscopic equation as the small scale vanishes. A corrector result is also established to recover finer details from the limit solution. This matters because it justifies replacing the full oscillating system with a simpler effective model for predicting large-scale fluid behavior in fixed domains with fine-scale periodic heterogeneity.

Core claim

One convergence theorem and a corrector result are proved for the non-stationary Navier-Stokes type equations in fixed domains with periodically rapidly varying coefficients, from which the macroscopic homogenized model is derived.

What carries the argument

Reiterated homogenization of the non-stationary Navier-Stokes flows, which processes the multiple levels of periodic oscillation in the coefficients to obtain the limit macroscopic equation and the associated corrector.

Load-bearing premise

The coefficients follow a reiterated periodic structure that varies rapidly and are regular enough for deterministic homogenization techniques to apply in a fixed domain.

What would settle it

A concrete counterexample consisting of specific coefficients and initial data where the solutions of the original equations fail to converge to the predicted homogenized model as the small-scale parameter approaches zero would disprove the main result.

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We study the deterministic reiterated homogenization of the non-stationary Navier-Stokes type equations in fixed domains with periodically rapidly varying coefficients. One convergence theorem and a corrector result are proved, and we derive the macroscopic homogenized model.

Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript studies the deterministic reiterated homogenization of the non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations in fixed domains with periodically rapidly varying coefficients. It establishes one convergence theorem, derives a corrector result, and obtains the macroscopic homogenized model by applying energy estimates, two-scale convergence, and corrector constructions first to the linear Stokes part and then extending to the quadratic convective term.

Significance. If the proofs hold, the work extends homogenization theory to time-dependent nonlinear fluid equations under reiterated periodic structures, providing a rigorous upscaling procedure for flows in media with multi-scale heterogeneities. The approach relies on standard deterministic tools without introducing free parameters or circular definitions, and the regularity assumptions on the coefficients appear sufficient to close the estimates and pass to the limit.

minor comments (2)
  1. [Introduction] The statement of the main assumptions on the coefficients (periodicity, boundedness, and regularity) could be collected in a single preliminary section for easier reference by readers.
  2. [Homogenized model] In the derivation of the homogenized model, the notation for the effective viscosity and forcing terms should be distinguished more clearly from the original microscopic quantities to avoid potential confusion.

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We thank the referee for the positive review and recommendation to accept the manuscript. The referee's summary correctly identifies the main results: a convergence theorem, a corrector result, and the derivation of the macroscopic homogenized model for the non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations under reiterated periodic structures, obtained via energy estimates, two-scale convergence, and corrector constructions applied first to the linear Stokes part and then extended to the convective term.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity; derivation relies on standard homogenization tools

full rationale

The paper establishes a convergence theorem and corrector result for non-stationary Navier-Stokes equations with reiterated periodic coefficients by applying energy estimates, two-scale convergence or unfolding, and corrector construction to the linear Stokes part before extending to the convective term. These steps use the stated periodicity and regularity assumptions to close the estimates and pass to the limit, without any reduction of the macroscopic model or predictions to fitted inputs, self-definitions, or load-bearing self-citations by construction. The argument is self-contained against external benchmarks in deterministic homogenization theory.

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The central claim rests on standard domain assumptions for homogenization theory; no free parameters or invented entities are mentioned in the abstract.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption Coefficients are periodic with rapid variation (reiterated structure) and the domain is fixed.
    Invoked implicitly to enable deterministic reiterated homogenization of the non-stationary Navier-Stokes system.

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