Metaphoric optical computing of fluid dynamics
Optics
2007-05-23 v1 Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
We present theoretical and numerical evidence to show that self-defocusing nonlinear optical propagation can be used to compute Euler fluid dynamics and possibly Navier-Stokes fluid dynamics. In particular, the formation of twin vortices and the K\'arm\'an vortex street behind an obstacle, two well-known viscous fluid phenomena, is numerically demonstrated using the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0604149,
title = {Metaphoric optical computing of fluid dynamics},
author = {Mankei Tsang and Demetri Psaltis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0604149},
year = {2007}
}
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12 pages, 17 figures