On the Hamiltonian and Geometric structure of the Craik-Leibovich equation

arXiv1612.00296MaRDI QIDQ6280378FDOQ6280378

Publication date: 1 December 2016

Abstract: In this paper we show that the Craik-Leibovich (CL) equation in hydrodynamics is the Euler equation on the dual of a certain central extension of the Lie algebra of divergence-free vector fields. From this geometric viewpoint, one can give a generalization of CL equation on any Riemannian manifold with boundary. We also prove a stability theorem for 2-dimensional steady flows of the Craik-Leibovich equation.

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