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We consider the problem of proving uniqueness of the solution of the continuity equation with a vector field u L¹ (0, T; W^1, p (Tᵈ) ) L^ ( (0, T) Tᵈ) ᵈ with div (u) ^- L¹ (0, T; L^ (Tᵈ) ) and an initial datum ₀ Lq (Tᵈ), where Tᵈ is the d-dimensional torus and 1 p, q + such that 1/p + 1/q =1 without using the theory of renormalized solutions. We propose a more geometric approach which will however still rely on a strong L¹ estimate on the commutator (which is the key technical tool when using renormalized solutions, too), but other than that will be based on the theory of currents.
Tommaso Cortopassi (Fri,) studied this question.