Zero-Mach limit of the compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations

Abstract

We consider the Cauchy problem for the compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg system in three dimensions. Under the assumption of the global existence of strong solutions to incompressible Navier–Stokes equations, we demonstrate that the compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg system admits a global unique strong solution without smallness restrictions on initial data when the Mach number is sufficiently small. Furthermore, we derive the uniform convergence of strong solutions for compressible Navier–Stokes–Korteweg equations toward those for incompressible Navier–Stokes equations as long as the solution of the limiting system exists.