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Geometric Exclusion of Smooth Solutions to Navier-Stokes Equations at Stationary Right-Angles under No-Slip Boundary Conditions in Lean 4

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Abstract

This paper presents a proof by contradiction demonstrating that smooth solutions to the three dimensional incompressible Navier-Stokes equations do not exist for all time. Our argument is a direct consequence of a specific no-slip boundary condition: a stationary right-angle corner. Our results, verified via contradiction and geometric exclusion in Lean 4, provide a definitive counterexample, confirming that singularities must form in finite time.

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View paper (DOI)Open access versionOpenAlexZenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)Published 2026-08-14

Authors: Jonathan ƒ(n) Reed