Bo Gervang | Searcharxiv

arXiv2024

Symmetry groups of geodesic equations with applications in water waves

In this work we derive several important equations in water waves and liquid crystals by deriving them as geodesic equations of right-invariant metrics on two infinite-dimensional groups. The equations we obtain this way are the Hopf (inviscid Burgers) equation, the Camassa-Holm equation, the Hunter-Saxton equation and the Korteweg-De Vries equation. We then study the symmetry groups of the equations themselves and show that one can improve the behaviour of the Hopf equation by metric and topological corrections. The symmetry groups of these equations can aid the benchmarking and testing of numerical methods.

math-ph↗

arXiv2020

Geometry of turbulent dissipation and the Navier-Stokes regularity problem

The question of whether a singularity can form in an initially regular flow, described by the 3D incompressible Navier-Stokes (NS) equations, is a fundamental problem in mathematical physics. The NS regularity problem is super-critical, i.e., there is a 'scaling gap' between what can be established by mathematical analysis and what is needed to rule out a singularity. A recently introduced mathematical framework--based on a suitably defined `scale of sparseness' of the regions of intense vorticity--brought the first scaling reduction of the NS super-criticality since the 1960s. Here, we put this framework to the first numerical test using a spatially highly resolved computational simulation performed near a 'burst' of the vorticity magnitude. The results confirm that the scale is well suited to detect the onset of dissipation and provide strong numerical evidence that ongoing mathematical efforts may succeed in closing the scaling gap.

math-ph↗