Stability for the 2D MHD equations with horizontal dissipation

Abstract

In this paper we consider the following 2D MHD system with horizontal dissipation in a strip domain T × R. ∂ t u + u · ∇ u + ∂ 11 u + ∇ p = b · ∇ b , ∂ t b + u · ∇ b + ∂ 11 b = b · ∇ u , ∇ · u = ∇ · b = 0 , u ( 0 ) = u 0 ( x ) , b ( 0 ) = b 0 ( x ) . A bootstrapping argument together with a more accurate energy functional is employed in order to get the stability for the above system. Moreover, using a suitable transform, we also investigate the 2D MHD system with vertical dissipation in a strip domain R × T.