Navier-Stokes in the news

There are rumors that a long-standing math problem, one of the Millennium Prize problems, has been solved. The problem concerns technical properties of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations [1], an equation that describe the dynamics of fluid flow. Popular accounts of the problem are often oversimplified and misleading. Some reports will speak of the problem as “solving the Navier-Stokes equations.” The task is not to write down a closed-form solution, which can’t be done, or solve the equations numerically, which has been done for decades. The problem is to prove theoretical properties of solutions which are of little interest in practice. There has been progress toward settling the Navier-Stokes problem. Terence Tao wrote a post on this yesterday. What’s also interesting is the intrigue around the possible solution. A post this morning says If I am reading this correctly, Tristan Buckmaster is alleging OAI has a resolution of Navier-Stokes … which maybe used info from Buckmaster…