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M. Pedroni

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arXiv2026

Two-layer sharply stratified Euler fluids in three dimensions: a Hamiltonian setting

Three-dimensional two-layer incompressible Euler fluids are studied from a Hamiltonian perspective. A natural Hamiltonian structure for the effective 2D model described by the interface-value of the field variables is obtained by means of a Hamiltonian reduction process from the 3D Poisson structure. The problem of expressing the fluid's energy in terms of the reduced variables is considered, and it is shown that in the weakly non linear approximation our procedure gives rise to a so-called 2D Kaup-Broer-Kupershmidt Boussinesq (KBK-B) model with ``critical" parameters. A model weakly dependent on one of the two horizontal directions is also discussed, whose unidirectionalization turns out to be the well-known Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equation. A Dirac-type reduction process of the Hamiltonian structure of the KBK-B model yields a natural Hamiltonian structure for KP qua 2+1-dimensional model.

math-ph↗
arXiv2025

On three-dimensional Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis manifolds and Haantjes structures

In this note we first characterize Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis structures on three-dimensional oriented manifolds whose underlying Poisson tensor never vanishes. We then apply this result to show that each of these structures is (locally) a deformation of a PN structure and is involutive. Finally, we prove that every such three-dimensional Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis manifold is a Haantjes manifold and that it carries a generalized Lenard-Magri chain.

math.DG↗
arXiv2024

A Hamiltonian set-up for 4-layer density stratified Euler fluids

By means of the Hamiltonian approach to two-dimensional wave motions in heterogeneous fluids proposed by Benjamin, we derive a natural Hamiltonian structure for ideal fluids, density stratified in four homogenous layers, constrained in a channel of fixed total height and infinite lateral length. We derive the Hamiltonian and the equations of motion in the dispersionless long-wave limit, restricting ourselves to the so-called Boussinesq approximation. The existence of special symmetric solutions, which generalize to the four-layer case the ones obtained in the paper for the three-layer case, is examined.

physics.flu-dyn↗
arXiv2023

Simple two-layer dispersive models in the Hamiltonian reduction formalism

A Hamiltonian reduction approach is defined, studied, and finally used to derive asymptotic models of internal wave propagation in density stratified fluids in two-dimensional domains. Beginning with the general Hamiltonian formalism of Benjamin [1] for an ideal, stably stratified Euler fluid, the corresponding structure is systematically reduced to the setup of two homogeneous fluids under gravity, separated by an interface and confined between two infinite horizontal plates. A long-wave, small-amplitude asymptotics is then used to obtain a simplified model that encapsulates most of the known properties of the dynamics of such systems, such as bidirectional wave propagation and maximal amplitude travelling waves in the form of fronts. Further reductions, and in particular devising an asymptotic extension of Dirac's theory of Hamiltonian constraints, lead to the completely integrable evolution equations previously considered in the literature for limiting forms of the dynamics of stratified fluids. To assess the performance of the asymptotic models, special solutions are studied and compared with those of the parent equations.

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arXiv2022

Evolution of interface singularities in shallow water equations with variable bottom topography

Wave front propagation with non-trivial bottom topography is studied within the formalism of hyperbolic long wave models. Evolution of non-smooth initial data is examined, and in particular the splitting of singular points and their short time behaviour is described. In the opposite limit of longer times, the local analysis of wavefronts is used to estimate the gradient catastrophe formation and how this is influenced by the topography. The limiting cases when the free surface intersects the bottom boundary, belonging to the so-called "physical" and "non-physical" vacuum classes, are examined. Solutions expressed by power series in the spatial variable lead to a hierarchy of ordinary differential equations for the time-dependent series coefficients, which are shown to reveal basic differences between the two vacuum cases: for non-physical vacuums, the equations of the hierarchy are recursive and linear past the first two pairs, while for physical vacuums the hierarchy is non-recursive, fully coupled and nonlinear. The former case may admit solutions that are free of singularities for nonzero time intervals, while the latter is shown to develop non-standard velocity shocks instantaneously. We show that truncation to finite dimensional systems and polynomial solutions is in general only possible for the case of a quadratic bottom profile. In this case the system's evolution can reduce to, and is completely described by, a low dimensional dynamical system for the time-dependent coefficients. This system encapsulates all the nonlinear properties of the solution for general power series initial data, and in particular governs the loss of regularity in finite times at the dry point. For the special case of parabolic bottom topographies, an exact, self-similar solution class is introduced and studied to illustrate via closed form expressions the general results.

math-ph↗
arXiv2021

Hamiltonian aspects of 3-layer stratified fluids

The theory of 3-layer density stratified ideal fluids is examined with a view towards its generalization to the n-layer case. The focus is on structural properties, especially for the case of a rigid upper lid constraint. We show that the long-wave dispersionless limit is a system of quasi-linear equations that do not admit Riemann invariants. We equip the layer-averaged one-dimensional model with a natural Hamiltonian structure, obtained with a suitable reduction process from the continuous density stratification structure of the full two-dimensional equations proposed by Benjamin. For a a laterally unbounded fluid between horizontal rigid boundaries, the paradox about the non-conservation of horizontal total momentum is revisited, and it is shown that the pressure imbalances causing it can be intensified by three-layer setups with respect to their two-layer counterparts. The generator of the x-translational symmetry in the n-layer setup is also identified by the appropriate Hamiltonian formalism. The Boussinesq limit and a family of special solutions recently introduced by de Melo Virissimo and Milewski are also discussed.

math-ph↗
arXiv2020

Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis manifolds and the Toda system

The notion of Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis manifold generalizes that of Poisson-Nijenhuis manifold. The relevance of the latter in the theory of completely integrable systems is well established since the birth of the bi-Hamiltonian approach to integrability. In this note, we discuss the relevance of the notion of Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis manifold in the context of finite-dimensional integrable systems. Generically (as we show by an example with $3$ degrees of freedom) the Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis structure is largely too general to ensure Liouville integrability of a system. However, we prove that the closed (or periodic) $n$-particle Toda lattice can be framed in such a geometrical structure, and its well-known integrals of the motion can be obtained as spectral invariants of a "quasi-Nijenhuis recursion operator", that is, a tensor field $N$ of type $(1,1)$ defined on the phase space of the lattice. This example and some of its generalizations are used to understand whether one can define in a reasonable sense a notion of {\em involutive\} Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis manifold. A geometrical link between the open (or non periodic) and the closed Toda systems is also framed in the context of a general scheme connecting Poisson quasi-Nijenhuis and Poisson-Nijenhuis manifolds.

math-ph↗
arXiv2019

Singularity formation as a wetting mechanism in a dispersionless water wave model

The behavior of a class of solutions of the shallow water Airy system originating from initial data with discontinuous derivatives is considered. Initial data are obtained by splicing together self-similar parabolae with a constant background state. These solutions are shown to develop velocity and surface gradient catastrophes in finite time and the inherent persistence of dry spots is shown to be terminated by the collapse of the parabolic core. All details of the evolution can be obtained in closed form until the collapse time, thanks to formation of simple waves that sandwich the evolving self-similar core. The continuation of solutions asymptotically for short times beyond the collapse is then investigated analytically, in its weak form, with an approach using stretched coordinates inspired by singular perturbation theory. This approach allows to follow the evolution after collapse by implementing a spectrally accurate numerical code, which is developed alongside a classical shock-capturing scheme for accuracy comparison. The codes are validated on special classes of initial data, in increasing order of complexity, to illustrate the evolution of the dry spot initial conditions on longer time scales past collapse.

cs.CE↗
arXiv2018

Hydrodynamic models and confinement effects by horizontal boundaries

Confinement effects by rigid boundaries in the dynamics of ideal fluids are considered from the perspective of long-wave models and their parent Euler systems, with the focus on the consequences of establishing contacts of material surfaces with the confining boundaries. When contact happens, we show that the model evolution can lead to the dependent variables developing singularities in finite time. The conditions and the nature of these singularities are illustrated in several cases, progressing from a single layer homogeneous fluid with a constant pressure free surface and flat bottom, to the case of a two-fluid system contained between two horizontal rigid plates, and finally, through numerical simulations, to the full Euler stratified system. These demonstrate the qualitative and quantitative predictions of the models within a set of examples chosen to illustrate the theoretical results.

physics.flu-dyn↗
arXiv2002

On a Poisson reduction for Gel'fand--Zakharevich manifolds

We formulate and discuss a reduction theorem for Poisson pencils associated with a class of integrable systems, defined on bi-Hamiltonian manifolds, recently studied by Gel'fand and Zakharevich. The reduction procedure is suggested by the bi-Hamiltonian approach to the Separation of Variables problem.

nlin.SI↗
arXiv2000

The method of Poisson pairs in the theory of nonlinear PDEs

The aim of these lectures is to show that the methods of classical Hamiltonian mechanics can be profitably used to solve certain classes of nonlinear partial differential equations. The prototype of these equations is the well-known Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation. In these lectures we touch the following subjects: i) The birth and the role of the method of Poisson pairs inside the theory of the KdV equation; ii) the theoretical basis of the method of Poisson pairs; iii) the Gel'fand-Zakharevich theory of integrable systems on bihamiltonian manifolds; iv) the Hamiltonian interpretation of the Sato picture of the KdV flows and of its linearization on an infinite-dimensional Grassmannian manifold. v)the reduction technique and its use to construct classes of solutions; iv) the role of the technique of separation of variables in the study of the reduced systems. vii) some relations intertwining the method of Poisson pairs with the method of Lax pairs.

nlin.SI↗
arXiv2000

Bihamiltonian geometry and separation of variables for Toda lattices

We discuss the bihamiltonian geometry of the Toda lattice (periodic and open). Using some recent results on the separation of variables for bihamiltonian manifolds, we show that these systems can be explicitly integrated via the classical Hamilton-Jacobi method in the so-called Darboux-Nijenhuis coordinates.

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