Free boundary problems for the two-dimensional Euler equations in exterior domains

Abstract: In this paper we present some classification results for the steady Euler equations in two-dimensional exterior domains with free boundaries. We prove that, in an exterior domain, if a steady Euler flow devoid of interior stagnation points adheres to slip boundary conditions and maintains a constant norm on the boundary, along with certain additional conditions at infinity, then the domain is the complement of a disk, and the flow is circular, namely the streamlines are concentric circles. Additionally, we establish that in the entire plane, if all the stagnation points of a steady Euler flow coincidentally form a disk, then, under certain additional reasonable conditions near the stagnation points and at infinity, the flow must be circular. The proof is based on a refinement of the method of moving planes.