Potential Symmetry Studies on a Rotating Fluid System

A rotational fluid model which can be used to describe broad vortical flows ranging from large scale to the atmospheric mesoscale and the oceanic submesoscale is studied by the symmetry group theory. After introducing one scalar-, two vector-, and two tensor potentials, we find that the Lie symmetri...

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Main Authors: S. Y. Lou, Man Jia, F. Huang, X. Y. Tang
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/163689
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description A rotational fluid model which can be used to describe broad vortical flows ranging from large scale to the atmospheric mesoscale and the oceanic submesoscale is studied by the symmetry group theory. After introducing one scalar-, two vector-, and two tensor potentials, we find that the Lie symmetries of the extended system include many arbitrary functions of z and {z,t}. The obtained Lie symmetries are used to find some types of exact solutions. One of exact solutions can be used to qualitatively describe the three-dimensional structure of hurricanes.
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spelling doaj-art-cf7bea5b4cb348cbb64c90ba53a34b852025-08-20T03:23:46ZengWileyInternational Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences0161-17121687-04252012-01-01201210.1155/2012/163689163689Potential Symmetry Studies on a Rotating Fluid SystemS. Y. Lou0Man Jia1F. Huang2X. Y. Tang3Department of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaPhysical Oceanography Laboratory, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, ChinaDepartment of Physics, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, ChinaA rotational fluid model which can be used to describe broad vortical flows ranging from large scale to the atmospheric mesoscale and the oceanic submesoscale is studied by the symmetry group theory. After introducing one scalar-, two vector-, and two tensor potentials, we find that the Lie symmetries of the extended system include many arbitrary functions of z and {z,t}. The obtained Lie symmetries are used to find some types of exact solutions. One of exact solutions can be used to qualitatively describe the three-dimensional structure of hurricanes.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/163689
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