Non-Existence of Global Smooth Solutions to the 3D Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations: A Constructive Finite-Time Blow-up

The Millennium Prize problem regarding the global regularity of the 3D incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is traditionally framed within the continuum domain (ℝ3). This paper demonstrates that under specific, highly rotational initial conditions bounded by a solid wall, the continuous equations inevitably develop a singularity in finite time. By utilizing C0∞ bump functions, evaluating the Calderón-Zygmund singular integral of the strain rate tensor, and applying the Gagliardo-Nirenberg-Sobolev inequality, we prove that the linear Laplacian dissipation is fundamentally insufficient to arrest the non-linear growth of vortex stretching. The subsequent application of the Beale-Kato-Majda (BKM) theorem confirms a formal blow-up.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-09-14
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22757613
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Navier-Stokes equation solutions
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Non-Existence of Global Smooth Solutions to the 3D Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations: A Constructive Finite-Time Blow-up

Carlos Mariano Hernández Valdivia
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Navier-Stokes equation solutions
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Non-Existence of Global Smooth Solutions to the 3D Incompressible Navier-Stokes Equations: A Constructive Finite-Time Blow-up

Carlos Mariano Hernández Valdivia
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The Millennium Prize problem regarding the global regularity of the 3D incompressible Navier-Stokes equations is traditionally framed within the continuum domain (ℝ3). This paper demonstrates that under specific, highly rotational initial conditions bounded by a solid wall, the continuous equations inevitably develop a singularity in finite time. By utilizing C0∞ bump functions, evaluating the Calderón-Zygmund singular integral of the strain rate tensor, and applying the Gagliardo-Nirenberg-Sobolev inequality, we prove that the linear Laplacian dissipation is fundamentally insufficient to arrest the non-linear growth of vortex stretching. The subsequent application of the Beale-Kato-Majda (BKM) theorem confirms a formal blow-up.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Navier-Stokes equation solutions
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