Generalized local induction equation, elliptic asymptotics, and simulating superfluid turbulence

DOI10.1063/1.3696689zbMATH Open1274.76155arXiv1102.2258OpenAlexW3098927362WikidataQ62111955 ScholiaQ62111955MaRDI QIDQ2861747FDOQ2861747

Authors: Scott A. Strong, Lincoln D. Carr 

Publication date: 11 November 2013

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We prove the generalized induction equation and the generalized local induction equation (GLIE), which replaces the commonly used local induction approximation (LIA) to simulate the dynamics of vortex lines and thus superfluid turbulence. We show that the LIA is, without in fact any approximation at all, a general feature of the velocity field induced by any length of a curved vortex filament. Specifically, the LIA states that the velocity field induced by a curved vortex filament is asymmetric in the binormal direction. Up to a potential term, the induced incompressible field is given by the Biot-Savart integral, where we recall that there is a direct analogy between hydrodynamics and magnetostatics. Series approximations to the Biot-Savart integrand indicate a logarithmic divergence of the local field in the binormal direction. While this is qualitatively correct, LIA lacks metrics quantifying its small parameters. Regardless, LIA is used in vortex filament methods simulating the self-induced motion of quantized vortices. With numerics in mind, we represent the binormal field in terms of incomplete elliptic integrals, which is valid for $mathbb{R}^3$. From this and known expansions we derive the GLIE, asymptotic for local field points. Like the LIA, generalized induction shows a persistent binormal deviation in the local-field but unlike the LIA, the GLIE provides bounds on the truncated remainder. As an application, we adapt formulae from vortex filament methods to the GLIE for future use in these methods. Other examples we consider include vortex rings, relevant for both superfluid ${}^4$He and Bose-Einstein condensates.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1102.2258

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zbMATH Keywords

Biot-Savart integralvortex filament methods

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Elliptic functions and integrals (33E05) Electro- and magnetostatics (78A30) Vortex flows for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B47) Isotropic turbulence; homogeneous turbulence (76F05) Superfluids (classical aspects) (76A25)

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