Dynamics of stochastic 2D Navier–Stokes equations

In this paper, we study the dynamics of a two-dimensional stochastic Navier-Stokes equation on a smooth domain, driven by multiplicative white noise. We show that solutions of the 2D Navier-Stokes equation generate a perfect and locally compacting C1,1 cocycle. Using multiplicative ergodic theory techniques, we establish the existence of a discrete non-random Lyapunov spectrum for the cocycle. The Lyapunov spectrum characterizes the asymptotics of the cocycle near the zero equilibrium solution. We give sufficient conditions on the parameters of the Navier-Stokes equation and the geometry of the planar domain which guarantee hyperbolicity of the equilibrium, uniqueness of the stationary solution (viz. ergodicity), local almost sure asymptotic stability of the cocycle, and the existence of global invariant foliations of the energy space. AMS Subject Classification: Primary 60H15 Secondary 60F10, 35Q30.