Subject: Fluid mechanics.
Explanation: A circumference of unit radius centred on (2,0) is advected by a deterministic flow field given by a clockwise vortex of unit strength plus a sinusoidal flow pattern xt=sin(4y), yt=1/2 sin(4x), until t=10. The number of points on the curve is adaptative.
Bibliography: See these slides of a talk by S.N. Santalla and J. Rodríguez-Laguna in the UAM in 2003 for a short explanation.
Software: Program written by S.N. Santalla and J. Rodríguez-Laguna, you may ask the web-admin for a copy.
Printable copy: See here.
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Last Update: 29 Dec 2005
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