Geometric Theory of Incompressible Flows with Applications to Fluid Dynamics

Volume 119

Tian Ma, Shouhong Wang - Collection Mathematical Surveys and Monographs

288 pages, parution le 27/10/2005

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This monograph presents a geometric theory for incompressible flow and its applications to fluid dynamics. The main objective is to study the stability and transitions of the structure of incompressible flows and its applications to fluid dynamics and geophysical fluid dynamics. The development of the theory and its applications goes well beyond its original motivation of the study of oceanic dynamics.

The authors present a substantial advance in the use of geometric and topological methods to analyze and classify incompressible fluid flows. The approach introduces genuinely innovative ideas to the study of the partial differential equations of fluid dynamics. One particularly useful development is a rigorous theory for boundary layer separation of incompressible fluids.

The study of incompressible flows has two major interconnected parts. The first is the development of a global geometric theory of divergence-free fields on general two-dimensional compact manifolds. The second is the study of the structure of velocity fields for two-dimensional incompressible fluid flows governed by the Navier-Stokes equations or the Euler equations.

Motivated by the study of problems in geophysical fluid dynamics, the program of research in this book seeks to develop a new mathematical theory, maintaining close links to physics along the way. In return, the theory is applied to physical problems, with more problems yet to be explored.

The material is suitable for researchers and advanced graduate students interested in nonlinear PDEs and fluid dynamics.

Readership : Advanced graduate students and research mathematicians interested in nonlinear PDEs and fluid dynamics.

L'auteur - Tian Ma

Tian Ma, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China

L'auteur - Shouhong Wang

Shouhong Wang, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

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Introduction
Structure classification of divergence-free vector fields
Structural stability of divergence-free vector fields
Block stability of divergence-free vector fields on manifolds with nonzero genus
Structural stability of solutions of Navier-Stokes equations
Structural bifurcation for one-parameter families of divergence-free vector fields
Two examples
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Éditeur(s)	American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Auteur(s)	Tian Ma, Shouhong Wang
Collection	Mathematical Surveys and Monographs
Parution	27/10/2005
Nb. de pages	288
Format	18 x 26,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	655g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780821836934
ISBN13	978-0-8218-3693-4