Global weak solutions to the stochastic Ericksen–Leslie system in dimension two

<p style='text-indent:20px;'>We establish the global existence of weak martingale solutions to the simplified stochastic Ericksen–Leslie system modeling the nematic liquid crystal flow driven by Wiener-type noises on the two-dimensional bounded domains. The construction of solutions is based on the convergence of Ginzburg–Landau approximations. To achieve such a convergence, we first utilize the concentration-cancellation method for the Ericksen stress tensor fields based on a Pohozaev type argument, and then the Skorokhod compactness theorem, which is built upon uniform energy estimates.</p>

On global well-posedness and decay of 3D Ericksen-Leslie system

<abstract><p>In this paper, the small initial data global well-posedness and time decay estimates of strong solutions to the Cauchy problem of 3D incompressible liquid crystal system with general Leslie stress tensor are studied. First, assuming that $ \|u_0\|_{\dot{H}^{\frac12+\varepsilon}}+\|d_0-d_*\|_{\dot{H}^{\frac32+\varepsilon}} $ ($ \varepsilon &gt; 0) $ is sufficiently small, we obtain the global well-posedness of strong solutions. Moreover, the $ L^p $–$ L^2 $ ($ \frac32\leq p\leq2 $) type optimal decay rates of the higher-order spatial derivatives of solutions are also obtained. The $ \dot{H}^{-s} $ ($ 0\leq s &lt; \frac12 $) negative Sobolev norms are shown to be preserved along time evolution and enhance the decay rates.</p></abstract>