Global Existence and Nonlinear Stability of Finite-Energy Solutions of the Compressible Euler–Riesz Equations with Large Initial Data of Spherical Symmetry

Abstract

Abstract The compressible Euler–Riesz equations are fundamental with wide applications in astrophysics, plasma physics, and mathematical biology. In this paper, we are concerned with the global existence and nonlinear stability of finite-energy solutions of the multidimensional Euler–Riesz equations with large initial data of spherical symmetry. We consider both attractive and repulsive interactions for a wide range of $$ {Riesz}$$ Riesz and $$ {logarithmic}$$ logarithmic potentials for dimensions larger than or equal to two. This is achieved by the inviscid limit of the solutions of the corresponding Cauchy problem for the Navier–Stokes–Riesz equations. The strong convergence of the vanishing viscosity solutions is achieved through delicate uniform estimates in $$L^p$$ L p . It is observed that, even if the attractive potential is super-Coulomb, no concentration is formed near the origin in the inviscid limit. Moreover, we prove that the nonlinear stability of global finite-energy solutions for the Euler–Riesz equations is $$ {unconditional}$$ unconditional under a spherically symmetric perturbation around the steady solutions. Unlike the Coulomb case where the potential can be represented locally, the singularity and regularity of the nonlocal radial Riesz potential near the origin require careful analysis, which is a crucial step. We also establish uniform energy estimates of global solutions for not only the Riesz potential but also the limiting end-point case: the logarithmic potential. Finally, unlike the Coulomb case, a Grönwall type estimate is required to overcome the difficulty of the appearance of boundary terms in the sub-Coulomb case and the singularity of the super-Coulomb potential. Furthermore, we prove the nonlinear stability of global finite-energy solutions for the compressible Euler–Riesz equations around steady states by employing concentration compactness arguments. Steady states properties are obtained by variational arguments connecting to recent advances in aggregation-diffusion equations.