Particle motion in vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flows

Michael G. Brown; Roger M. Samelson

doi:10.1063/1.868112

Particle motion in vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flows

Michael G. Brown, Roger M. Samelson

Ocean Sciences

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

26 Scopus citations

Abstract

It is shown that particle motion is integrable in any vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flow if the vorticity is a differentiable function whose gradient never vanishes. More generally, the result is true if any Lagrangian invariant replaces the vorticity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2875-2876
Number of pages	2
Journal	Physics of Fluids
Volume	6
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.868112
State	Published - Jan 1 1994

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computational Mechanics
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes

Access to Document

10.1063/1.868112

Fingerprint Dive into the research topics of 'Particle motion in vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flows'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this

@article{bb21c3c3fc1d4ec4bcc682983a23c6a3,

title = "Particle motion in vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flows",

abstract = "It is shown that particle motion is integrable in any vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flow if the vorticity is a differentiable function whose gradient never vanishes. More generally, the result is true if any Lagrangian invariant replaces the vorticity.",

author = "Brown, {Michael G.} and Samelson, {Roger M.}",

year = "1994",

month = jan,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1063/1.868112",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "6",

pages = "2875--2876",

journal = "Physics of Fluids",

issn = "1070-6631",

publisher = "American Institute of Physics Publising LLC",

number = "9",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Particle motion in vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flows

AU - Brown, Michael G.

AU - Samelson, Roger M.

PY - 1994/1/1

Y1 - 1994/1/1

N2 - It is shown that particle motion is integrable in any vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flow if the vorticity is a differentiable function whose gradient never vanishes. More generally, the result is true if any Lagrangian invariant replaces the vorticity.

AB - It is shown that particle motion is integrable in any vorticity-conserving, two-dimensional incompressible flow if the vorticity is a differentiable function whose gradient never vanishes. More generally, the result is true if any Lagrangian invariant replaces the vorticity.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0028010688&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0028010688&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1063/1.868112

DO - 10.1063/1.868112

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:0028010688

VL - 6

SP - 2875

EP - 2876

JO - Physics of Fluids

JF - Physics of Fluids

SN - 1070-6631

IS - 9

ER -