Sergey A. Smirnov | Searcharxiv

arXiv2018

Packing of Circles on Square Flat Torus as Global Optimization of Mixed Integer Nonlinear problem

The article demonstrates rather general approach to problems of discrete geometry: treat them as global optimization problems to be solved by one of general purpose solver implementing branch-and-bound algorithm (B&B). This approach may be used for various types of problems, i.e. Tammes problems, Thomson problems, search of minimal potential energy of micro-clusters, etc. Here we consider a problem of densest packing of equal circles in special geometrical object, so called square flat torus $\mathbb{R}^2/\mathbb{Z}^2$ with the induced metric. It is formulated as Mixed-Integer Nonlinear Problem with linear and non-convex quadratic constraints. The open-source B&B-solver SCIP, http://scip.zib.de, and its parallel implementation ParaSCIP, http://ug.zib.de, had been used in computing experiments to find "very good" approximations of optimal arrangements. The main result is a confirmation of the conjecture on optimal packing for N=9 that was published in 2012 by O. Musin and A. Nikitenko. To do that, ParaSCIP took about 2000 CPU*hours (16 hours x 128 CPUs) of cluster HPC4/HPC5, National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", http://ckp.nrcki.ru

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arXiv2009

Nonlinear spin-up of a thermally stratified fluid in cylindrical geometries

This is an entry for the Gallery of Fluid Motion of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the APS-DFD (fluid dynamics videos). This video shows the three-dimensional time-dependent incremental spin-up of a thermally stratified fluid in a cylinder and in an annulus. The rigid bottom/side wall(s) are non-slip, and the upper surface is stress-free. All the surfaces are thermally insulated. The working fluid is water characterized by the kinematic viscosity $ν$ and thermal diffusivity $κ$. Initially, the fluid temperature varies linearly with height and is characterized by a constant buoyancy frequency $N$, which is proportional to the density gradient. The system undergoes an abrupt change in the rotation rate from its initial value $Ω_i $, when the fluid is in a solid-body rotation state, to the final value $Ω_f$. Our study reveals a feasibility for transition from an axisymmetric initial circulation to non-axisymmetric flow patterns at late spin-up times.

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