Long-time dynamics of 2D double-diffusive convection: analysis and/of numerics

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Abstract: We consider a two-dimensional model of double-diffusive convection and its time discretisation using a second-order scheme which treat the nonlinear term explicitly (backward differentiation formula with a one-leg method). Uniform bounds on the solutions of both the continuous and discrete models are derived (under a timestep restriction for the discrete model), proving the existence of attractors and invariant measures supported on them. As a consequence, the convergence of the attractors and long time statistical properties of the discrete model to those of the continuous one in the limit of vanishing timestep can be obtained following established methods.


Continuing work by one of the authors, \textit{X. Wang} [Numer. Math. 121, No. 4, 753--779 (2012; Zbl 1435.76054)], here an oceanographic model of temperature, salinity and velocity is investigated in two spatial directions (length and depth) along with corresponding initial and boundary conditions. Introducing non-dimensional variables, vorticity and stream function, the authors derive estimates for solutions from which, referring to \textit{R. Temam} [Infinite-dimensional dynamical systems in mechanics and physics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer (1997; Zbl 0871.35001)], the existence of solutions, a global attractor and an invariant measure supported on the attractor can be obtained. Turning to the time-discretized equations (taking the backward differentiation formula BDF2 for the time derivative and a second-order explicit approximation for the nonlinear terms), they prove, for sufficiently small time step and sufficiently large times, boundedness of the discrete solutions and convergence (for vanishing time step) to the global attractor and the invariant measure.





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