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Tarek M Elgindi

Professor of Mathematics
Mathematics

Selected Publications


Invertibility of a Linearized Boussinesq Flow: A Symbolic Approach

Journal Article Communications in Mathematical Physics · November 1, 2025 We develop a computer-assisted symbolic method to show that a linearized Boussinesq flow in self-similar coordinates gives rise to an invertible operator. ... Full text Cite

On the long-time behavior of scale-invariant solutions to the 2d Euler equation and applications

Journal Article Annales Scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure · September 15, 2025 Full text Cite

Finite-time singularity formation for scalar stretching equations

Journal Article Nonlinearity · July 1, 2025 We consider equations of the type: (Formula presented) , for general linear operators R in any spatial dimension. We prove that such equations almost always exhibit finite-time singularities for smooth and localised solutions. Singularities can even form i ... Full text Cite

OPTIMAL ENHANCED DISSIPATION AND MIXING FOR A TIME-PERIODIC, LIPSCHITZ VELOCITY FIELD ON T2

Journal Article Duke Mathematical Journal · May 15, 2025 We consider the advection-diffusion equation on T2 with a Lipschitz and time-periodic velocity field that alternates between two piecewise linear shear flows. We prove enhanced dissipation on the timescale |log υ|, where υ is the diffusivity par ... Full text Cite

Regular and Singular Steady States of the 2D Incompressible Euler Equations near the Bahouri–Chemin Patch

Journal Article Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis · February 1, 2025 We consider steady states of the two-dimensional incompressible Euler equations on T2 and construct smooth and singular steady states around a particular singular steady state. More precisely, we construct families of smooth and singular steady solutions t ... Full text Cite

STRONG ILL-POSEDNESS IN L∞ FOR THE RIESZ TRANSFORM PROBLEM

Journal Article Analysis and Pde · January 1, 2025 We prove strong ill-posedness in L∞ for linear perturbations of the 2-dimensional Euler equations of the form (Formula presented), where R is any nontrivial second-order Riesz transform. Namely, we prove that there exist smooth solutions that ar ... Full text Cite

Norm Growth, Non-uniqueness, and Anomalous Dissipation in Passive Scalars

Journal Article Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis · December 1, 2024 We construct a divergence-free velocity field u:[0,T]×T2→R2 satisfying (Formula presented.) such that the corresponding drift-diffusion equation exhibits anomalous dissipation for all smooth initial data. We also show that, given any ... Full text Cite

Twisting in Hamiltonian flows and perfect fluids

Journal Article Inventiones Mathematicae · October 1, 2024 We introduce a notion of stability for non-autonomous Hamiltonian flows on two-dimensional annular surfaces. This notion of stability is designed to capture the sustained twisting of particle trajectories. The main Theorem is applied to establish a number ... Full text Cite

Remark on the stability of energy maximizers for the 2D Euler equation on $ \mathbb{T}^2 $

Journal Article Communications on Pure and Applied Analysis · 2024 Full text Cite

Propagation of singularities by Osgood vector fields and for 2D inviscid incompressible fluids

Journal Article Mathematische Annalen · December 1, 2023 We show that certain singular structures (Hölderian cusps and mild divergences) are transported by the flow of homeomorphisms generated by an Osgood velocity field. The structure of these singularities is related to the modulus of continuity of the velocit ... Full text Cite

Singularity formation in the incompressible Euler equation in finite and infinite time

Journal Article EMS Surveys in Mathematical Sciences · November 15, 2023 Some classical and recent results on the Euler equations governing perfect (incompressible and inviscid) fluid motion are collected and reviewed, with some small novelties scattered throughout. The perspective and emphasis will be given through the ... Full text Cite

Optimal enhanced dissipation and mixing for a time-periodic, Lipschitz velocity field on $\mathbb{T}^2$

Journal Article · April 11, 2023 We consider the advection-diffusion equation on $\mathbb{T}^2$ with a Lipschitz and time-periodic velocity field that alternates between two piecewise linear shear flows. We prove enhanced dissipation on the timescale $|\log \nu|$, where $\nu$ is the diffu ... Link to item Cite

On Singular Vortex Patches, I: Well-Posedness Issues

Journal Article Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society · March 1, 2023 The purpose of this work is to discuss the well-posedness theory of singular vortex patches. Our main results are of two types: well-posedness and ill-posedness. On the well-posedness side, we show that globally m-fold symmetric vortex patches with corners ... Full text Cite

Stationary Structures Near the Kolmogorov and Poiseuille Flows in the 2d Euler Equations

Journal Article Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis · February 1, 2023 We study the behavior of solutions to the incompressible 2d Euler equations near two canonical shear flows with critical points, the Kolmogorov and Poiseuille flows, with consequences for the associated Navier–Stokes problems. We exhibit a large family of ... Full text Cite

Growth of Sobolev norms and loss of regularity in transport equations.

Journal Article Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · June 2022 We consider transport of a passive scalar advected by an irregular divergence-free vector field. Given any non-constant initial data [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], we construct a divergence-free advecting velocity field [Formula: see text] (depe ... Full text Cite

Anomalous Dissipation in Passive Scalar Transport

Journal Article Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis · March 1, 2022 We study anomalous dissipation in hydrodynamic turbulence in the context of passive scalars. Our main result produces an incompressible C∞([0 , T) × Td) ∩ L1([0 , T] ; C1 -(Td)) velocity field which ex ... Full text Cite

Inviscid Limit of Vorticity Distributions in the Yudovich Class

Journal Article Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics · January 1, 2022 We prove that given initial data (Formula presented.), forcing (Formula presented.) and any T > 0, the solutions uν of Navier-Stokes converge strongly in (Formula presented.) for any p ∈ [1, ∞) to the unique Yudovich weak solution u of the Euler ... Full text Cite

The incompressible Euler equations under octahedral symmetry: Singularity formation in a fundamental domain

Journal Article Advances in Mathematics · December 24, 2021 We consider the 3D incompressible Euler equations in vorticity form in the following fundamental domain for the octahedral symmetry group: {(x1,x2,x3):0321}. In this domain, we prove l ... Full text Cite

Finite-time singularity formation for an active scalar equation

Journal Article Nonlinearity · July 1, 2021 We introduce an active scalar equation with a similar structure to the 3D Euler equations. Through studying the behavior of scale-invariant solutions, we show that compactly supported Lipschitz solutions belonging to CR2 0 can become singular in finite tim ... Full text Cite