Published August 16, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Exactly integrable dynamics of interface between ideal fluid and light viscous fluid

  • 1. Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS-B284, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States) and Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kosygin St. 2, Moscow 119334 (Russian Federation)

Description

It is shown that dynamics of the interface between ideal fluid and light viscous fluid is exactly integrable in the approximation of small surface slopes for two-dimensional flow. Stokes flow of viscous fluid provides a relation between normal velocity and pressure at interface. Surface elevation and velocity potential of ideal fluid are determined from two complex Burgers equations corresponding to analytical continuation of velocity potential at the interface into upper and lower complex half planes, respectively. The interface loses its smoothness if complex singularities (poles) reach the interface

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physleta.2004.06.073;
arXiv
arXiv:physics/0407041v1;
PII
S0375-9601(04)00888-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. A
Journal Volume
329
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 49-54
ISSN
0375-9601
CODEN
PYLAAG

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36054630
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DYNAMICS; EQUATIONS; EXACT SOLUTIONS; INTEGRAL CALCULUS; INTERFACES; POTENTIAL FLOW; POTENTIALS; ROUGHNESS; SINGULARITY; SURFACES; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; VELOCITY
Descriptors DEC
FLUID FLOW; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.