We show that, if b ∈ L 1 (0, T ; L 1 loc (R)) has spatial derivative in the John-Nirenberg space BMO(R), then it generalizes a unique flow φ(t, ·) which has an A ∞ (R) density for each time t ∈ [0, T ]. Our condition on the map b is optimal and we also get a sharp quantitative estimate for the density. As a natural application we establish a well-posedness for the Cauchy problem of the transport equation in BMO(R).
Statement of main resultsGiven an integer n ≥ 1, a real T ≥ t > 0 and an evolutionary self-map b(t, ·) of R n with b ∈ L 1 (0, T ; L 1 loc (R n )), consider the flow φ(t, x) = x + t 0