Un modèle ES–BGK pour des mélanges de gaz

In this note, we derive an ES–BGK model for gas mixtures that is able to give the correct Prandtl number obtained from the true Boltzmann equation. The derivation principle is based on the resolution of an entropy minimisation problem under moments constraints. The set of constraints is constructed by introducing a relaxation of some non-conserved moments. The non-conserved moments are dissipated according to some relaxation rates. Finally the BGK model that is obtained satisfies the classical properties of the Boltzmann operator for inert gas mixtures.     

Ellipsoidal BGK model for polyatomic molecules near Maxwellians: A dichotomy in the dissipation estimate

We consider the global existence and asymptotic behavior of classical solutions to the ellipsoidal BGK model for polyatomic molecules when the initial data starts sufficiently close to a global polyatomic Maxwellian. We observe that the linearized relaxation operator is decomposed into a truly polyatomic part and an essentially monatomic part, leading to a dichotomy in the dissipative property in the sense that the degeneracy of the dissipation shows an abrupt jump as the relaxation parameter θ reaches zero. Accordingly, we employ two different sets of micro–macro system to derive the full coercivity and close the energy estimate.     

Hypocoercivity for kinetic equations with linear relaxation terms

This Note is devoted to a simple method for proving the hypocoercivity associated to a kinetic equation involving a linear time relaxation operator. It is based on the construction of an adapted Lyapunov functional satisfying a Gronwall-type inequality. The method clearly distinguishes the coercivity at microscopic level, which directly arises from the properties of the relaxation operator, and a spectral gap inequality at the macroscopic level for the spatial density, which is connected to the diffusion limit. It improves on previously known results. Our approach is illustrated by the linear BGK model and a relaxation operator which corresponds at macroscopic level to the linearized fast diffusion. To cite this article: J. Dolbeault et al., C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 347 (2009).     

Stationary statistical properties of Rayleigh‐Bénard convection at large Prandtl number

This is the third in a series of our study of Rayleigh‐Bénard convection at large Prandtl number. Here we investigate whether stationary statistical properties of the Boussinesq system for Rayleigh‐Bénard convection at large Prandtl number are related to those of the infinite Prandtl number model for convection that is formally derived from the Boussinesq system via setting the Prandtl number to infinity. We study asymptotic behavior of stationary statistical solutions, or invariant measures, to the Boussinesq system for Rayleigh‐Bénard convection at large Prandtl number. In particular, we show that the invariant measures of the Boussinesq system for Rayleigh‐Bénard convection converge to those of the infinite Prandtl number model for convection as the Prandtl number approaches infinity. We also show that the Nusselt number for the Boussinesq system (a specific statistical property of the system) is asymptotically bounded by the Nusselt number of the infinite Prandtl number model for convection at large Prandtl number. We discover that the Nusselt numbers are saturated by ergodic invariant measures. Moreover, we derive a new upper bound on the Nusselt number for the Boussinesq system at large Prandtl number of the form which asymptotically agrees with the (optimal) upper bound on Nusselt number for the infinite Prandtl number model for convection. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Spectral and phase space analysis of the linearized non-cutoff Kac collision operator

The non-cutoff Kac operator is a kinetic model for the non-cutoff radially symmetric Boltzmann operator. For Maxwellian molecules, the linearization of the non-cutoff Kac operator around a Maxwellian distribution is shown to be a function of the harmonic oscillator, to be diagonal in the Hermite basis and to be essentially a fractional power of the harmonic oscillator. This linearized operator is a pseudodifferential operator, and we provide a complete asymptotic expansion for its symbol in a class enjoying a nice symbolic calculus. Related results for the linearized non-cutoff radially symmetric Boltzmann operator are also proven.     

Coupled flow and heat transfer in viscoelastic fluid with Cattaneo–Christov heat flux model

This letter presents a research for coupled flow and heat transfer of an upper-convected Maxwell fluid above a stretching plate with velocity slip boundary. Unlike most classical works, the new heat flux model, which is recently proposed by Christov, is employed. Analytical solutions are obtained by using the homotopy analysis method (HAM). The effects of elasticity number, slip coefficient, the relaxation time of the heat flux and the Prandtl number on velocity and temperature fields are analyzed. A comparison of Fourier’s Law and the Cattaneo–Christov heat flux model is also presented.     

Asymptotic behavior of the global attractors to the Boussinesq system for Rayleigh‐Bénard convection at large Prandtl number

We study asymptotic behavior of the global attractors to the Boussinesq system for Rayleigh‐Bénard convection at large Prandtl number. In particular, we show that the global attractors to the Boussinesq system for Rayleigh‐Bénard convection converge to that of the infinite‐Prandtl‐number model for convection as the Prandtl number approaches infinity. This offers partial justification of the infinite‐Prandtl‐number model for convection as a valid simplified model for convection at large Prandtl number even in the long‐time regime. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

The Spectrum of a Linearized 2D Euler Operator

We study the spectral properties of the linearized Euler operator obtained by linearizing the equations of incompressible two-dimensional fluid at a steady state with the vorticity that contains only two nonzero complex conjugate Fourier modes. We prove that the essential spectrum coincides with the imaginary axis, and give an estimate from above for the number of isolated nonimaginary eigenvalues. In addition, we prove that the spectral mapping theorem holds for the group generated by the linearized 2D Euler operator.     

Frequency-Domain Criterion for the Global Stability of Dynamical Systems with Prandtl Hysteresis Operator

In the present paper, dynamical systems with Prandtl hysteresis operator are considered. For the class of dynamical systems under consideration, a frequency-domain global stability criterion is formulated and proved. For a second-order dynamical system with Prandtl operator, we demonstrate the advantage of the obtained criterion as compared to the well-known criterion derived by Logemann and Ryan.     

Pointwise Green function bounds and stability of combustion waves

Generalizing similar results for viscous shock and relaxation waves, we establish sharp pointwise Green function bounds and linearized and nonlinear stability for traveling wave solutions of an abstract viscous combustion model including both Majda's model and the full reacting compressible Navier-Stokes equations with artificial viscosity with general multi-species reaction and reaction-dependent equation of state, under the necessary conditions of strong spectral stability, i.e., stable point spectrum of the linearized operator about the wave, transversality of the profile as a connection in the traveling-wave ODE, and hyperbolic stability of the associated Chapman-Jouguet (square-wave) approximation. Notably, our results apply to combustion waves of any type: weak or strong, detonations or deflagrations, reducing the study of stability to verification of a readily numerically checkable Evans function condition. Together with spectral results of Lyng and Zumbrun, this gives immediately stability of small-amplitude strong detonations in the small heat-release (i.e., fluid-dynamical) limit, simplifying and greatly extending previous results obtained by energy methods by Liu-Ying and Tesei-Tan for Majda's model and the reactive Navier-Stokes equations, respectively.     

Matrix probing: A randomized preconditioner for the wave-equation Hessian

This paper considers the problem of approximating the inverse of the wave-equation Hessian, also called normal operator, in seismology and other types of wave-based imaging. An expansion scheme for the pseudodifferential symbol of the inverse Hessian is set up. The coefficients in this expansion are found via least-squares fitting from a certain number of applications of the normal operator on adequate randomized trial functions built in curvelet space. It is found that the number of parameters that can be fitted increases with the amount of information present in the trial functions, with high probability. Once an approximate inverse Hessian is available, application to an image of the model can be done in very low complexity. Numerical experiments show that randomized operator fitting offers a compelling preconditioner for the linearized seismic inversion problem.     

Spectrum structure and decay rate estimates on the Landau equation with Coulomb potential

In this paper we first deduce the estimates on the linearized Landau operator with Coulomb potential and then analyze its spectrum structure by using semigroup theory and linear operator perturbation theory. Based on these estimates, we give the precise time decay rate estimates on the semigroup generated by the linearized Landau operator so that the optimal time decay rates of the nonlinear Landau equation follow. In addition, we present a similar result for the non-angular cutoff Boltzmann equation with soft potentials.

     

KAM theorems and open problems for infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian with short range

We introduce several KAM theorems for infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian with short range and discuss the relationship between spectra of linearized operator and invariant tori.Especially,we introduce a KAM theorem by Yuan published in CMP(2002),which shows that there are rich KAM tori for a class of Hamiltonian with short range and with linearized operator of pure point spectra.We also present several open problems.     

The Boltzmann equation without angular cutoff in the whole space: I,Global existence for soft potential

It is known that the singularity in the non-cutoff cross-section of the Boltzmann equation leads to the gain of regularity and a possible gain of weight in the velocity variable. By defining and analyzing a non-isotropic norm which precisely captures the dissipation in the linearized collision operator, we first give a new and precise coercivity estimate for the non-cutoff Boltzmann equation for general physical cross-sections. Then the Cauchy problem for the Boltzmann equation is considered in the framework of small perturbation of an equilibrium state. In this part, for the soft potential case in the sense that there is no positive power gain of weight in the coercivity estimate on the linearized operator, we derive some new functional estimates on the nonlinear collision operator. Together with the coercivity estimates, we prove the global existence of classical solutions for the Boltzmann equation in weighted Sobolev spaces.     

The Small Deborah Number Limit of the Doi‐Onsager Equation to the Ericksen‐Leslie Equation

We present a rigorous derivation of the Ericksen‐Leslie equation starting from the Doi‐Onsager equation by the Hilbert expansion method. The existence of the Hilbert expansion is related to an open question of whether the energy of the Ericksen‐Leslie equation is dissipated. On this point, we show that the energy is dissipated for the Ericksen‐Leslie equation derived from the Doi‐Onsager equation. The most difficult step is to prove a uniform bound for the remainder of the Hilbert expansion. This step is connected to the spectral stability of the linearized Doi‐Onsager operator around a critical point and the lower bound estimate for a bilinear form associated with the linearized operator. By introducing two important auxiliary operators, we can obtain the detailed spectral information for the linearized operator around all the critical points. We establish a precise lower bound of the bilinear form by introducing a five‐dimensional space called the Maier‐Saupe space.© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Spatial parity violation and the turbulent magnetic Prandtl number

Using the field theory renormalization-group technique in the two-loop approximation, we study the influence of helicity (spatial parity violation) on the turbulent magnetic Prandtl number in the model of kinematic magnetohydrodynamic turbulence, where the magnetic field behaves as a passive vector quantity advected by the helical turbulent environment given by the stochastic Navier-Stokes equation. We show that the presence of helicity decreases the value of the turbulent magnetic Prandtl number and that the two-loop helical contribution to the turbulent magnetic Prandtl number is up to 4.2% of its nonhelical value. This result demonstrates the strong stability of the properties of diffusion processes of the magnetic field in turbulent environments with spatial parity violation compared with the corresponding systems without the helicity.     

The coupled problem of a solid oscillating in a viscous fluid under the action of an elastic force

The torsional oscillations are studied of a solid of revolution under the action of elastic torque inside a container with a viscous incompressible fluid. We prove the asymptotic stability of the static equilibrium. We use the two approaches: the direct Lyapunov and linearization methods. The global asymptotic stability is established using a one-parameter family of Lyapunov functionals. Then small oscillations are studied of the fluid-solid system. The linearized operator of the problem of a solid oscillating in a fluid can be realized as an operator matrix obtained by appending two scalar rows and two columns to the Stokes operator. This operator is therefore a two-dimensional bordering of the Stokes operator and inherits many properties of the latter; in particular, the spectrum is discrete. The eigenvalue problem for the linearized operator is reduced to solving a dispersion equation. Inspection of the equation shows that all eigenvalues lie inside the right (stable) half-plane. Basing on this, we justify the linearization. Using an abstract theorem of Yudovich, we prove the asymptotic stability in a scale of function spaces, the infinite differentiability of solutions, and the decay of all their derivatives in time.     

Nash-Moser iteration and singular perturbations

We present a simple and easy-to-use Nash-Moser iteration theorem tailored for singular perturbation problems admitting a formal asymptotic expansion or other family of approximate solutions depending on a parameter ε→0. The novel feature is to allow loss of powers of ε as well as the usual loss of derivatives in the solution operator for the associated linearized problem. We indicate the utility of this theorem by describing sample applications to (i) systems of quasilinear Schrödinger equations, and (ii) existence of small-amplitude profiles of quasilinear relaxation systems in the degenerate case that the velocity of the profile is a characteristic mode of the hyperbolic operator.     

关于Boltzmann方程的空间均匀的ES模型

在Prandtl数Pr∈[2/3,∞)的情况下,我们讨论了Boltzmann方程的空间均匀的椭圆统计模型.首先,我们建立了解的存在唯一性.其次,我们证明了该解收敛到平衡态并给出了其Maxwell分布型的下界估计.最后,我们给出了熵等式从而证明了该方程的熵是衰减的.     

Instability mechanisms in buoyant-thermocapillary liquid pools

A cylindrical volume of fluid, with a free surface on top, is heated by a parabolic heat flux from above. Two physical effects drive a flow: thermocapillary effects due to free-surface temperature gradients introduced by the non-uniform heat flux and buoyancy forces due to gravity. The basic axisymmetric flow is computed by finite volumes and its stability is investigated by a linear-stability analysis. It is found that the critical stability boundaries and modes are similar to those known from the half-zone model of crystal growth. For low Prandtl numbers the critical mode is steady and three-dimensional. We find an asymptotic critical value in the limit of vanishing Prandtl number. For increasing Prandtl number the critical Reynolds number increases. Near unit Prandtl number no threshold could be found with the present computational limitations. For Prandtl numbers larger than unity, the critical mode is oscillatory and the critical Reynolds number decreases with the Prandtl number. We present evidence that the low- and high-Prandtl-number instabilities are essentially centrifugal respectively due to the hydrothermal-wave mechanism. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)