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Systematic comparison between the generalized Lorenz equations and DNS in the two-dimensional Rayleigh-B\'enard convection

Junho Park·Sungju Moon·Jaemyeong Mango Seo·Jong-Jin Baik
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The classic Lorenz equations were originally derived from the two-dimensional Rayleigh-B\'enard convection system considering an idealised case with the lowest order of harmonics. Although the low-order Lorenz equations have traditionally served as a minimal model for chaotic and intermittent atmospheric motions, even the dynamics of the two-dimensional Rayleigh-B\'enard convection system is not fully represented by the Lorenz equations, and such differences have yet to be clearly identified in a systematic manner. In this paper, the convection problem is revisited through an investigation of various dynamical behaviors exhibited by a two-dimensional direct numerical simulation (DNS) and the generalized expansion of the Lorenz equations (GELE) derived by considering additional higher-order harmonics in the spectral expansions of periodic solutions. Notably, the GELE allows us to understand how nonlinear interactions among high-order modes alter the dynamical features of the Lorenz equations including fixed points, chaotic attractors, and periodic solutions. It is verified that numerical solutions of the DNS can be recovered from the solutions of GELE when we consider the system with sufficiently high-order harmonics. At the lowest order, the classic Lorenz equations are recovered from GELE. Unlike in the Lorenz equations, we observe limit tori, which are the multi-dimensional analogue of limit cycles, in the solutions of the DNS and GELE at high orders. Initial condition dependency in the DNS and Lorenz equations is also discussed.

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Junho Park, Sungju Moon, Jaemyeong Mango Seo, Jong-Jin Baik. 2021-09-09. Systematic comparison between the generalized Lorenz equations and DNS in the two-dimensional Rayleigh-B\'enard convection. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0051482

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