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We propose a formalization for dissipative fluids with interfaces in an inhomogeneous temperature field from the viewpoint of a variational principle. Generally, the Lagrangian of a fluid is given by the kinetic energy density minus the…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-07-10 Hiroki Fukagawa , Chun Liu , Takeshi Tsuji

This paper deals with conservation laws for mechanical systems with nonholonomic constraints. It uses a Lagrangian formulation of nonholonomic systems and a Cartan form approach. We present what we believe to be the most general relations…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2011-07-18 M. Crampin , T. Mestdag

Noether's First Theorem yields conservation laws for Lagrangians with a variational symmetry group. The explicit formulae for the laws are well known and the symmetry group is known to act on the linear space generated by the conservation…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2013-02-18 Tania M. N. Goncalves , Elizabeth L. Mansfield

The Eulerian variational principle for the Vlasov-Poisson-Amp\`{e}re system of equations in a general coordinate system is presented. The invariance of the action integral under an arbitrary spatial coordinate transformation is used to…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2018-11-14 H. Sugama , M. Nunami , S. Satake , T. -H. Watanabe

It's well known that Noether symmetries lead to the conservation laws. Conserved quantities are constructed out of generator of the symmetry - invariant Hamiltonian vector field. Considering more general class of vector fields -…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-09-07 George Chavchanidze

Using the wave equation in d > or = 1 space dimensions it is illustrated how dynamical equations may be simultaneously Poincar\'e and Galileo covariant with respect to different sets of independent variables. This provides a method to…

Classical Physics · Physics 2014-11-14 Peter Holland

Hydrodynamic equations for a one-component plasma are derived as a generalization of the Euler equations to include the effects of the long-range Coulomb interaction. By using a variational principle, these equations self-consistently unify…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-03-20 Daniels Krimans , Seth Putterman

In this paper, we propose a mass conservative semi-Lagrangian finite difference scheme for multi-dimensional problems without dimensional splitting. The semi-Lagrangian scheme, based on tracing characteristics backward in time from grid…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2016-07-26 Tao Xiong , Giovanni Russo , Jing-Mei Qiu

Ideal fluid dynamics is studied as a relativistic field theory with particular importance on its hamiltonian structure. The Schwinger condition, whose integrated version yields the stress tensor conservation, is explicitly verified both in…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-11 Rabin Banerjee , Subir Ghosh , Arpan Krishna Mitra

A new formulation of time-dependent Relaxed Magnetohydrodynamics (RxMHD) is derived variationally from Hamilton's Action Principle using microscopic conservation of mass, and macroscopic conservation of total magnetic helicity, cross…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2020-06-04 R. L. Dewar , J. W. Burby , Z. Qu , N. Sato , M. J. Hole

We introduce a variational time discretization for the multi-dimensional gas dynamics equations, in the spirit of minimizing movements for curves of maximal slope. Each timestep requires the minimization of a functional measuring the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-10-01 Fabio Cavalletti , Marc Sedjro , Michael Westdickenberg

There exist instances of dynamical systems possessing symmetry transformations of which the conserved Noether charges generating these symmetries feature an explicit time dependence in their functional representation over phase space. The…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-07-02 Jan Govaerts

A new form of governing equations is derived from Hamilton's principle of least action for a constrained Lagrangian, depending on conserved quantities and their derivatives with respect to the time-space. This form yields conservation laws…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2008-01-16 Sergey Gavrilyuk , Henri Gouin

In this work, we propose a class of high order semi-Lagrangian scheme for a general consistent BGK model for inert gas mixtures. The proposed scheme not only fulfills indifferentiability principle, but also asymptotic preserving property,…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2020-12-07 Seung Yeon Cho , Sebastiano Boscarino , Maria Groppi , Giovanni Russo

An equation is obtained to find the Lagrangian for a one-dimensional autonomous system. The continuity of the first derivative of its constant of motion is assumed. This equation is solved for a generic nonconservative autonomous system…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 G. Gonzalez

The variational principle for the special and general relativistic hydrodynamics are discussed in view of its application to obtain approximate solutions to these problems. We show that effective Lagrangians can be obtained for suitable…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-08-15 Hans-Thomas Elze , Yogiro Hama , Takeshi Kodama , Martín Makler , Johann Rafelski

We formulate a perturbative approximation to gravitational instability, based on Lagrangian hydrodynamics in Newtonian cosmology. We take account of `pressure' effect of fluid, which is kinematically caused by velocity dispersion, to aim…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-07 Masaaki Morita , Takayuki Tatekawa

The Lagrangian formulation for the irrotational wave motion is straightforward and follows from a Lagrangian functional which is the difference between the kinetic and the potential energy of the system. In the case of fluid with constant…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2024-06-04 Conor T. Curtin , Rossen I. Ivanov

The field equations in the nonsymmetric gravitational theory are derived from a Lagrangian density using a first-order formalism. Using the general covariance of the Lagrangian density, conservation laws and tensor identities are derived.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-22 J. Legare , J. W. Moffat

Though a global Chern-Simons (2k-1)-form is not gauge invariant, this form seen as a Lagrangian of higher-dimensional gauge theory leads to the conservation law of a modified Noether current.

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 G. Giachetta , L. Mangiarotti , G. Sardanashvily