# American Institute of Mathematical Sciences

March  2012, 11(2): 747-761. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2012.11.747

## On the regularity of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations

 1 Politecnico di Milano - Dipartimento di Matematica "F. Brioschi", Via Bonardi 9, 20133 Milano

Received  November 2010 Revised  April 2011 Published  October 2011

This article is concerned with the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in a three-dimensional domain. A criterion of Prodi-Serrin type up to the boundary for global existence of strong solutions is established.
Citation: Vittorino Pata. On the regularity of solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. Communications on Pure & Applied Analysis, 2012, 11 (2) : 747-761. doi: 10.3934/cpaa.2012.11.747
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