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Accurately model the Kuramoto--Sivashinsky dynamics with holistic discretisation
We analyse the nonlinear Kuramoto--Sivashinsky equation to develop accurate
discretisations modeling its dynamics on coarse grids. The analysis is based
upon centre manifold theory so we are assured that the discretisation
accurately models the dynamics and may be constructed systematically. The
theory is applied after dividing the physical domain into small elements by
introducing isolating internal boundaries which are later removed.
Comprehensive numerical solutions and simulations show that the holistic
discretisations excellently reproduce the steady states and the dynamics of the
Kuramoto--Sivashinsky equation. The Kuramoto--Sivashinsky equation is used as
an example to show how holistic discretisation may be successfully applied to
fourth order, nonlinear, spatio-temporal dynamical systems. This novel centre
manifold approach is holistic in the sense that it treats the dynamical
equations as a whole, not just as the sum of separate terms.Comment: Without figures. See
http://www.sci.usq.edu.au/staff/aroberts/ksdoc.pdf to download a version with
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Use the information dimension, not the Hausdorff
Multi-fractal patterns occur widely in nature. In developing new algorithms
to determine multi-fractal spectra of experimental data I am lead to the
conclusion that generalised dimensions of order , including the
Hausdorff dimension, are effectively \emph{irrelevant}. The reason is that
these dimensions are extraordinarily sensitive to regions of low density in the
multi-fractal data. Instead, one should concentrate attention on generalised
dimensions for , and of these the information dimension
seems the most robustly estimated from a finite amount of data.Comment: 11 page
Computer algebra models the inertial dynamics of a thin film flow of power law fluids and other non-Newtonian fluids
Consider the evolution of a thin layer of non-Newtonian fluid. I model the case of a nonlinear viscosity that depends only upon the shear-rate; power law fluids are an important example, but the analysis is for general nonlinear dependence upon the shear-rate. The modelling allows for large changes in film thickness provided the changes occur over a large enough lateral length scale. The modelling is based on two macroscopic modes by fudging the spectrum: here fiddle the surface boundary condition for tangential stress so that, as well as a mode representing conservation of fluid, the lateral shear flow u ∝ y is a neutral critical mode. Thus the resultant model describes the dynamics of gravity currents of non-Newtonian fluids when their flow is not very slow. For an introduction I first report on an analogous case of nonlinear diffusive dissipation
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