On Lagrangian and vortex-surface fields for flows with Taylor-Green and Kida-Pelz initial conditions

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 661, Issue , 2010, Pages 446-481

  Yang, Yue ^a   Pullin, D I ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

topological fluid dynamics; turbulence theory; vortex dynamics

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; VELOCITY; VORTICITY;

DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY; LAGRANGIAN STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY; TURBULENCE THEORY; VISCOUS INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOWS; VORTEX DYNAMICS; VORTICITY MAGNITUDES;

VORTEX FLOW;

FLUID DYNAMICS; INCOMPRESSIBLE FLOW; LAGRANGIAN ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL STUDY; TURBULENCE; VISCOUS FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; VORTICITY;

EID: 78649959871     PISSN: 00221120     EISSN: 14697645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022112010003125     Document Type: Article

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