Quaternions and particle dynamics in the Euler fluid equations

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2005-12-14

arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0512034v4

Nonlinear Sciences

Chaotic Dynamics

14 pages, 3 figures, revised abstract, To appear in Nonlinearity

Scientific paper

10.1088/0951-7715/19/8/011

Vorticity dynamics of the three-dimensional incompressible Euler equations is cast into a quaternionic representation governed by the Lagrangian evolution of the tetrad consisting of the growth rate and rotation rate of the vorticity. In turn, the Lagrangian evolution of this tetrad is governed by another that depends on the pressure Hessian. Together these form the basis for a direction of vorticity theorem. Moreover, in this representation, fluid particles carry ortho-normal frames whose Lagrangian evolution in time are shown to be directly related to the Frenet-Serret equations for a vortex line. The frame dynamics suggest an elegant Lagrangian relation regarding the pressure Hessian tetrad. The equations for ideal MHD are similarly considered.

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