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A Field Theory Framework of Incompressible Fluid Dynamics

Fluid Dynamics 2024-10-25 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

This study develops an effective theoretical framework that couples two vector fields: the velocity field u\mathbf{u} and an auxiliary vorticity field ξ\boldsymbol{\xi}. Together, these fields form a larger conserved dynamical system. Within this framework, the incompressible Navier-Stokes (NS) equation and a complementary vorticity equation with negative viscosity are derived. By introducing the concept of light-cone vorticity η±=w±ξ\boldsymbol{\eta}_\pm = \mathbf{w} \pm \boldsymbol{\xi}, the paper constructs a unified framework for coupled dynamics. Furthermore, it explores the mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking from SU(2)SU(2) gauge theory to U(1)×U(1)U(1) \times U(1), which leads to the emergence of the coupled vector field theory in the non-relativistic limit. This approach uncovers a connection between fluid dynamics and fundamental gauge theories, suggesting that the NS equations describe a subsystem where dissipation results from energy transfer between the velocity and auxiliary fields. The study concludes by linking the complete dynamical framework to the Abrikosov-Nielsen-Olesen-Zumino (ANOZ) theory, a non-Abelian generalization of Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BCS) theory, offering new insights into fluid dynamics and quantum fluid theory.

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@article{arxiv.2410.18667,
  title  = {A Field Theory Framework of Incompressible Fluid Dynamics},
  author = {Jianfeng Wu and Lurong Ding and Hongtao Lin and Qi Gao},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.18667},
  year   = {2024}
}

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8 pages, 1 figure