Divorticity and dihelicity in two-dimensional hydrodynamics

B.K. Shivamoggi, G.J.F. van Heijst, J. Juul Rasmussen

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Abstract

A framework is developed based on the concepts of divorticity B (≡ ∇ × ω, ω being the vorticity) and dihelicity g(≡ v ṡ B) for discussing the theoretical structure underlying two-dimensional (2D) hydrodynamics. This formulation leads to the global and Lagrange invariants that could impose significant constraints on the evolution of divorticity lines in 2D hydrodynamics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2309-2311
Number of pages3
JournalPhysics Letters A
Volume374
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2010

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors are thankful to Drs. Evgenii Kuznetsov, David Montgomery and Koji Ohkitani for their helpful comments. B.K.S. would like to thank The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) for the financial support. This work was also partly supported by the Danish Research Council for Natural Sciences .

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