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On existence of a collapsed bubble with surface tension in viscous incompressible fluid

Yoshikazu Giga , Zhongyang Gu This is my paper

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A bubble in viscous incompressible fluid with surface tension collapses in finite time forming a splash singularity without principal curvatures blowing up.

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The paper establishes the existence of a solution to the one-phase free boundary problem for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with surface tension where an exterior bubble domain collapses in finite time. In this collapse the boundary touches itself to form a splash singularity, yet the principal curvatures of the boundary remain bounded. The authors achieve this by introducing a special initial domain called a δ-wing, which is a flat Riemannian manifold covering the neighborhood around a self-intersecting boundary. A sympathetic reader would care because the result supplies a concrete example of finite-time singularity formation in a viscous fluid model that includes surface tension. The same existence holds when the initial domain is bounded instead of exterior.

Core claim

We prove that there exists a bubble evolving by this free boundary problem which collapses in a finite time without blowing up of principal curvatures of its boundary. In other words, what is called a splash singularity is formed in a finite time. This type of result is also valid for a bounded initial domain. To construct such an example, we introduce the notion of a domain with δ-wing which is a flat Riemannian manifold that is not embedded in R^d, but it covers the δ-neighborhood of the original domain whose boundary is self-intersected.

What carries the argument

The δ-wing domain, a flat Riemannian manifold not embedded in R^d that covers the δ-neighborhood of the self-intersecting boundary, enabling construction of a valid initial domain for the free boundary problem.

Load-bearing premise

The δ-wing manifold construction produces a solution to the one-phase free-boundary Navier-Stokes system with surface tension.

What would settle it

A direct computation on the constructed initial domain showing that principal curvatures become unbounded at or before the collapse time.

Figures

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: Connected components If there are two j’s satisfying P ∈ ∂Dj (P), we say that P is a self-intersection point. If P is a self-intersection point and j = 1, 2, then Q2,P = RQ1,P where R is a 180◦ - degree rotation such that Rn = −n where n is the unit normal at P on ∂D1. Moreover, Q2,P Cr,f2,P = Q1,P (Cr \ C¯ r,f˜ 2,P ) with some ˜f2,P . (ii) In Definition 2, if condition (iii) does not occur, i.e., m(P) = 1… view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: Identified overlap [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Initial profile Since ∂tfj,η = −V q 1 + |∇′fj,η| 2, j = 1, 2, we observe that ∂tf1,η(x ′ , 0) ≤ −1 ∂tf2,η(x ′ , 0) = 0 for |x ′ | < r/2. Since V is H¨older continuous, V ≤ − 1 2 for j = 1 V ≥ 1 p 1 + ∥∇′f2,η∥ 2∞ · 1 4 for j = 2 for |x ′ | < r/2 and t ∈ (0, t1] for sufficiently small t1 ≤ T depending only on the H¨older regularity A1. (Actually, H¨older norm in time is enough.) Here ∥∇′f2,η∥∞ is a L∞ norm i… view at source ↗
read the original abstract

We consider the one-phase free boundary problem for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in $\mathbb{R}^d$ ($d\ge2$). The surface tension is taken into account. The initial domain, which is the outside of a bubble, is an exterior domain. We prove that there exists a bubble evolving by this free boundary problem which collapses in a finite time without blowing up of principal curvatures of its boundary. In other words, what is called a splash singularity is formed in a finite time. This type of result is also valid for a bounded initial domain. To construct such an example, we introduce the notion of a domain with $\delta$-wing which is a flat Riemannian manifold that is not embedded in $\mathbb{R}^d$, but it covers the $\delta$-neighborhood of the original domain whose boundary is self-intersected.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The paper claims to prove existence of a solution to the one-phase free-boundary incompressible Navier-Stokes system with surface tension (exterior or bounded domain in R^d, d≥2) in which a bubble collapses in finite time, forming a splash singularity without blow-up of principal curvatures. The proof introduces an auxiliary flat non-embedded Riemannian manifold (the δ-wing) that covers a δ-neighborhood of a self-intersecting initial boundary, solves the free-boundary problem on this manifold, and projects the resulting flow back to the original domain in R^d.

Significance. If the projection step is rigorously justified, the result would supply the first explicit construction of a curvature-bounded splash singularity for viscous flow with surface tension, a question left open by prior work on inviscid or tension-free cases.

major comments (2)
  1. [δ-wing construction paragraph and §2] The paragraph introducing the δ-wing notion (and the subsequent construction in §2): the manuscript asserts that the solution on the non-embedded manifold yields a valid weak solution of the original system in R^d, but supplies no explicit verification that the projected velocity, normal, and mean-curvature fields satisfy the distributional form of the Navier-Stokes equations and the curvature-dependent surface-tension condition when tested against functions supported away from the self-intersection locus.
  2. [§3–4 (weak formulation and projection)] The argument that the kinematic free-boundary condition descends under projection (presumably §3 or §4): because the manifold sheets overlap, it is not shown that the normal velocity is unambiguously defined or that the weak form of the incompressibility and transport conditions holds across the overlapping region at times approaching the splash time.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract states the result also holds for bounded domains, yet the manuscript provides no separate statement or modification of the δ-wing construction for that case.
  2. [§2] Notation for the covering map and the δ-neighborhood is introduced without an explicit diagram or coordinate description, making it difficult to track how the flat metric interacts with the surface-tension term.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading and for identifying points where the projection argument requires more explicit justification. The comments focus on verifying that the projected fields satisfy the weak formulations away from the self-intersection and that the kinematic condition is well-defined under overlap. We address each point below and will incorporate clarifications in the revised manuscript.

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  1. Referee: [δ-wing construction paragraph and §2] The paragraph introducing the δ-wing notion (and the subsequent construction in §2): the manuscript asserts that the solution on the non-embedded manifold yields a valid weak solution of the original system in R^d, but supplies no explicit verification that the projected velocity, normal, and mean-curvature fields satisfy the distributional form of the Navier-Stokes equations and the curvature-dependent surface-tension condition when tested against functions supported away from the self-intersection locus.

    Authors: The δ-wing is constructed as a flat Riemannian manifold covering a δ-neighborhood of the self-intersecting boundary, with the projection being a local isometry away from the self-intersection locus. Consequently, the velocity, normal, and mean-curvature fields coincide with their manifold counterparts on the support of any test function that avoids the locus. We agree, however, that an explicit verification of the distributional Navier-Stokes equations and the surface-tension condition in this setting would strengthen the exposition. In the revision we will insert a short lemma in §2 that carries out this verification directly from the weak form on the manifold. revision: yes

  2. Referee: [§3–4 (weak formulation and projection)] The argument that the kinematic free-boundary condition descends under projection (presumably §3 or §4): because the manifold sheets overlap, it is not shown that the normal velocity is unambiguously defined or that the weak form of the incompressibility and transport conditions holds across the overlapping region at times approaching the splash time.

    Authors: On the δ-wing the normal velocity is unambiguously defined with respect to the manifold metric; the overlap is resolved by the covering-space construction, so that the projected fields satisfy the weak incompressibility and transport equations in the distributional sense on the original domain. Near the splash time the sheets approach each other but remain separated by a positive distance controlled by δ until the limiting time. We acknowledge that the manuscript could make this descent more transparent. In the revision we will add a paragraph in §4 that records the passage to the limit for test functions whose support intersects the overlapping region, using the uniform bounds already obtained on the manifold. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No circularity: existence via independent δ-wing construction

full rationale

The paper's derivation introduces an auxiliary non-embedded flat Riemannian manifold (δ-wing) to construct a suitable initial domain whose boundary self-intersects, then solves the one-phase free-boundary Navier-Stokes system with surface tension on this manifold. The resulting flow is asserted to yield the desired splash singularity upon projection. No step reduces a claimed prediction or uniqueness result to a fitted parameter, self-definition, or load-bearing self-citation; the argument is a direct existence construction whose validity rests on the properties of the manifold and the PDE, not on renaming or re-deriving its own inputs. The provided text contains no equations or citations that exhibit the enumerated circular patterns.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 1 axioms · 1 invented entities

The central claim rests on the standard one-phase free-boundary Navier-Stokes setup plus the newly introduced δ-wing manifold whose properties are used to define the initial data and evolution.

axioms (1)
  • domain assumption The one-phase free boundary problem for incompressible Navier-Stokes equations with surface tension is well-posed in the chosen function spaces for the constructed initial data.
    Invoked implicitly when stating that the bubble evolves according to the free boundary problem.
invented entities (1)
  • domain with δ-wing no independent evidence
    purpose: A flat Riemannian manifold not embedded in R^d that covers the δ-neighborhood of the original domain whose boundary is self-intersected, used to construct the initial data for the collapsing bubble.
    Explicitly introduced in the abstract to enable the existence proof.

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