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Attractors for two dimensional waves with homogeneous Hamiltonians of degree 0

Mathematical Physics 2018-09-26 v3 Analysis of PDEs math.MP Spectral Theory Classical Physics

Abstract

The density stratification in an incompressible fluid is responsible for the propagation of internal waves. In domains with topography, these waves exhibit interesting features. In particular, numerical and lab experiments show that, in two dimensions, for generic forcing frequencies, these waves concentrate on attractors. The goal of this paper is to analyze mathematically this behavior, using tools from spectral theory and microlocal analysis. The same results apply also to inertial waves in rotating fluids.

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@article{arxiv.1801.05582,
  title  = {Attractors for two dimensional waves with homogeneous Hamiltonians of degree 0},
  author = {Yves Colin de Verdìère and Laure Saint-Raymond and Yves Colin Deverdì},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.05582},
  year   = {2018}
}

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Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics, Wiley, In press