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Space quasi-periodic steady Euler flows close to the inviscid Couette flow

Analysis of PDEs 2023-03-07 v1

Abstract

We prove the existence of steady \emph{space quasi-periodic} stream functions, solutions for the Euler equation in vorticity-stream function formulation in the two dimensional channel R×[1,1]{\mathbb R}\times [-1,1]. These solutions bifurcate from a prescribed shear equilibrium near the Couette flow, whose profile induces finitely many modes of oscillations in the horizontal direction for the linearized problem. Using a Nash-Moser implicit function iterative scheme, near such equilibrium we construct small amplitude, space reversible stream functions slightly deforming the linear solutions and retaining the horizontal quasi-periodic structure. These solutions exist for most values of the parameters characterizing the shear equilibrium. As a by-product, the streamlines of the nonlinear flow exhibit Kelvin's cat eye-like trajectories arising from the finitely many stagnation lines of the shear equilibrium.

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@article{arxiv.2303.03302,
  title  = {Space quasi-periodic steady Euler flows close to the inviscid Couette flow},
  author = {Luca Franzoi and Nader Masmoudi and Riccardo Montalto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2303.03302},
  year   = {2023}
}