An explicit method to determine Casimirs in 2D geophysical flows

Erwin Luesink, Bernard Geurts

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Abstract

Conserved quantities in geophysical flows play an important role in the characterisation of geophysical dynamics and aid the development of structure-preserving numerical methods. A significant family of conserved quantities is formed by the Casimirs i.e., integral conservation laws that are in the kernel of the underlying Poisson bracket. The Casimirs hence determine the geometric structure of the geophysical fluid equations among which the enstrophy is well known. Often Casimirs are proposed on heuristic grounds and later verified to be part of the kernel of the Poisson bracket. In this work, we will explicitly construct Casimirs by rewriting the Poisson bracket in vorticity-divergence coordinates thereby providing explicit construction of Casimirs for 2D geophysical flow dynamics.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationStochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics II
Subtitle of host publicationSTUOD 2022 Workshop, London, UK, September 26–29
PublisherSpringer
Pages193-206
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-40094-0
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-40093-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Aug 2023
Event3rd Stochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics Annual Workshop, STUOD 2022 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 26 Sept 202229 Sept 2022
Conference number: 3

Publication series

NameMathematics of Planet Earth
PublisherSpringer
Volume11

Workshop

Workshop3rd Stochastic Transport in Upper Ocean Dynamics Annual Workshop, STUOD 2022
Abbreviated titleSTUOD 2022
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period26/09/2229/09/22

Keywords

  • physics.flu-dyn

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