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A model of interacting Navier-Stokes singularities

Fluid Dynamics 2022-07-13 v2 Classical Physics

Abstract

We introduce a model of interacting singularities of Navier-Stokes, named pin\,cons. They follow a Hamiltonian dynamics, obtained by the condition that the velocity field around these singularities obeys locally Navier-Stokes equations. This model can be seen of a generalization of the vorton model of Novikov, that was derived for the Euler equations. When immersed in a regular field, the pin\,cons are further transported and sheared by the regular field, while applying a stress onto the regular field, that becomes dominant at a scale that is smaller than the Kolmogorov length. We apply this model to compute the motion of a dipole of pin\,cons. When the initial relative orientation of the dipole is inside the interval (0, pi/2), a dipole made of pin\,con of same intensity exhibits a transient collapse stage, following a scaling with dipole radius tending to 0 like (tc - t) power 0.63. For long time, the dynamics of the dipole is however repulsive, with both components running away from each other to infinity.

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@article{arxiv.2103.15732,
  title  = {A model of interacting Navier-Stokes singularities},
  author = {H. Faller and L. Fery and D. Geneste and B. Dubrulle},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2103.15732},
  year   = {2022}
}

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24 pages 13 figures

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