A stochastic perturbation of inviscid flows

Abstract

We prove existence and regularity of the stochastic flows used in the stochastic Lagrangian formulation of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations (with periodic boundary conditions), and consequently obtain a $\holderspace{k}{\alpha}$ local existence result for the Navier-Stokes equations. Our estimates are independent of viscosity, allowing us to consider the inviscid limit. We show that as $\nu \to 0$, solutions of the stochastic Lagrangian formulation (with periodic boundary conditions) converge to solutions of the Euler equations at the rate of $O(\sqrt{\nu t})$.