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Gauge Theoretic Approach to Fluid Dynamics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2007-05-23 v2 Fluid Dynamics

Abstract

The Hamiltonian dynamics of a compressible inviscid fluid is formulated as a gauge theory. The idea of gauge equivalence is exploited to unify the study of apparantly distinct physical problems and solutions of new models can be generated from known fluid velocity profiles.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0105124,
  title  = {Gauge Theoretic Approach to Fluid Dynamics},
  author = {Subir Ghosh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0105124},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

Slightly enlarged version with action formulation included