On the $\mathrm{L}^p$-theory of the generalized Stokes operator with rough coefficients

Abstract: In this article, we establish $\mathrm{L}<sup>p$-mapping properties for the generalized Stokes operator with bounded measurable coefficients on the full range of exponents that is known to be sharp for elliptic systems with rough coefficients. These include $\mathrm{L}<sup>p$-estimates for the corresponding semigroup, its gradient and the $\mathrm{H}<sup>\infty$-calculus, as well as $\mathrm{L}<sup>q$-$\mathrm{L}<sup>p$ smoothing estimates. As a key ingredient, we develop an abstract framework that captures the relationship between hypercontractivity, non-local decay estimates and uniform $Ł<sup>p$-bounds.