The Lagrangian dynamics of thermal tracer particles in Navier-Stokes fluids
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Publication:6231701
arXiv1203.3902MaRDI QIDQ6231701FDOQ6231701
Authors: Massimo Tessarotto, C. Asci, Claudio Cremaschini, Alessandro Soranzo, M. Tessarotto, Gino Tironi 
Publication date: 17 March 2012
Abstract: A basic issue for Navier-Stokes (NS) fluids is their characterization in terms of the so-called NS phase-space classical dynamical system, which provides a mathematical model for the description of the dynamics of infinitesimal (or i extit{deal}) tracer particles in these fluids. The goal of this paper is to analyze the properties of a particular subset of solutions of the NS dynamical system, denoted as extit{thermal tracer particles} (TTPs), whose states are determined uniquely by the NS fluid fields. Applications concerning both deterministic and stochastic NS fluids are pointed out. In particular, in both cases it is shown that in terms of the ensemble of TTPs a statistical description of NS fluids can be formulated. In the case of stochastic fluids this feature permits to uniquely establish the corresponding Langevin and Fokker-Planck dynamics. Finally, the relationship with the customary statistical treatment of hydrodynamic turbulence (HT) is analyzed and a solution to the closure problem for the statistical description of HT is proposed.
Navier-Stokes equations (35Q30) Kinetic theory of gases in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C40) Dynamical aspects of statistical mechanics (37A60) Dynamic continuum models (systems of particles, etc.) in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C21)
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