In this expository note, we collect some recent results concerning the applications of methods from dispersive and hyperbolic equations to the study of regularity criteria for the Navier-Stokes equations. In particular, these methods have recently been used to give an alternative approach to the Navier-Stokes regularity criterion of Escauriaza, Seregin and Šverák. The key tools are profile decompositions for bounded sequences of functions in critical spaces.
@article{JEDP_2010____A12_0, author = {Koch, Gabriel S.}, title = {Profile decompositions and applications to Navier-Stokes}, journal = {Journ\'ees \'equations aux d\'eriv\'ees partielles}, year = {2010}, pages = {1-13}, doi = {10.5802/jedp.69}, language = {en}, url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/JEDP_2010____A12_0} }
Koch, Gabriel S. Profile decompositions and applications to Navier-Stokes. Journées équations aux dérivées partielles, (2010), pp. 1-13. doi : 10.5802/jedp.69. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/JEDP_2010____A12_0/
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