On the Relationship between the One-Corner Problem and the $M-$Corner Problem for the Vortex Filament Equation
In this paper, we give evidence that the evolution of the vortex filament equation (VFE) for a regular M-corner polygon as initial datum can be explained at infinitesimal times as the superposition of M one-corner initial data. This fact is mainly sustained with the calculation of the speed of the c...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Basque Center for Applied Mathematics (BCAM) |
| Repository: | BIRD. BCAM's Institutional Repository Data |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:bird.bcamath.org:20.500.11824/823 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11824/823 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Intermittency Multifractality Talbot Effect Transfer of Energy Turbulence Vortex filament equation |
| Summary: | In this paper, we give evidence that the evolution of the vortex filament equation (VFE) for a regular M-corner polygon as initial datum can be explained at infinitesimal times as the superposition of M one-corner initial data. This fact is mainly sustained with the calculation of the speed of the center of mass; in particular, we show that several conjectures made at the numerical level are in agreement with the theoretical expectations. Moreover, due to the spatial periodicity, the evolution of VFE at later times can be understood as the nonlinear interaction of infinitely many filaments, one for each corner; and this interaction turns out to be some kind of nonlinear Talbot effect. We also give very strong numerical evidence of the transfer of energy and linear momentum for the M-corner case; and the numerical experiments carried out provide new arguments that support the multifractal character of the trajectory defined by one of the corners of the initial polygon. |
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