Kahler geometry and Burgers' vortices

Roulstone, I, Banos, B, Gibbon, JD and Roubtsov, V (2009) Kahler geometry and Burgers' vortices Proceedings of Ukrainian National Academy Mathematics, 16 (2). pp. 303-321.

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Abstract

We study the Navier-Stokes and Euler equations of incompressible hydrodynamics in two spatial dimensions. Taking the divergence of the momentum equation leads, as usual, to a Poisson equation for the pressure: in this paper we study this equation using Monge-Amp`ere structures. In two dimensional flows where the laplacian of the pressure is positive, a K¨ahler geometry is described on the phase space of the fluid; in regions where the laplacian of the pressure is negative, a product structure is described. These structures can be related to the ellipticity and hyperbolicity (respectively) of a Monge-Amp`ere equation. We then show how this structure can be extended to a class of canonical vortex structures in three dimensions.

Item Type:	Article
Divisions :	Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences > Mathematics
Authors :	Name Email ORCID Roulstone, I Banos, B Gibbon, JD Roubtsov, V
Date :	2009
Depositing User :	Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited :	03 Feb 2012 13:18
Last Modified :	31 Oct 2017 14:17
URI:	http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/id/eprint/72259

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