A Field Theory Framework of Incompressible Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
This study develops an effective theoretical framework that couples two vector fields: the velocity field and an auxiliary vorticity field . 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 , the paper constructs a unified framework for coupled dynamics. Furthermore, it explores the mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking from gauge theory to , 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.
Cite
@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