Divergence-free truncation by a radial vector potential #
For a smooth divergence-free velocity u, the radial homotopy formula
produces a vector potential. Cutting off that potential and taking its curl
gives compact smooth divergence-free velocities that agree with u on any
prescribed ball. This construction does not assume Sobolev regularity of u.
The coordinate potential -x × u(x).
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The elementary curl identity behind the radial homotopy formula.
The radial average whose negative cross product is a vector potential.
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A smooth velocity gives a jointly smooth radial integrand.
Differentiating t² u(tx) proves the radial homotopy identity.
The concrete radial vector potential, in the development's curl convention.
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The radial construction recovers every smooth divergence-free velocity.
Cut off the constructed potential, then take its actual curl.
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- Euler.ComparatorBridge.potentialTruncation u χ = EulerVectorCalculus.curl fun (i : Fin 3) (x : EulerSmoothLimit.Space) => χ x * Euler.ComparatorBridge.radialPotential u i x
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No all-order integrability is needed to construct compact solenoidal extensions agreeing with a smooth divergence-free field on a ball.
Cutting off the potential introduces only a zeroth-order error in the radial average, with no derivative of the original velocity in the bound.
A cutoff controlled in the scale-invariant derivative norm gives a uniform finite-energy truncation. The numerical constant is inessential.
A fixed bump is dilated, so its weighted derivative bound is independent of the truncation radius.
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- Euler.ComparatorBridge.scaledCutoff χ R x = χ (R⁻¹ • x)
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Unit truncation bump, given by ⟨1, 2, by norm_num, by norm_num⟩.
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The truncation family used by the finite-energy flow argument.
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A fixed finite constant independent of the velocity and cutoff radius.
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The concrete compact solenoidal truncations have uniformly controlled energy, using only the original velocity's finite energy and smoothness.