On stability of Alfvén discontinuities

We study Alfvén discontinuities for the equations of ideal compressible magnetohydrodynamics (MHD). The Alfvén discontinuity is a characteristic discontinuity for the hyperbolic system of the MHD equations but, as for shock waves, the gas crosses its front. By numerical testing of the Lopatinskii condition, we carry out spectral stability analysis, i.e. we find the parameter domains of stability and violent instability of planar Alfvén discontinuities. We also show that Alfvén discontinuities can be only weakly stable in the sense that the uniform Lopatinskii condition is never satisfied. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The influence of coriolis force on MHD waves

The influence of coriolis force on the propagation of MHD waves in compressible medium is investigated by using linear stability analysis. In a combined effect we find that, while compressibility gives rise to an acoustic wave, coriolis force results in a modified Alfvén wave.     

Approximate Deconvolution Models for Magnetohydrodynamics

We consider the family of approximate deconvolution models (ADM) for the simulation of the large eddies in turbulent viscous, incompressible, electrically conducting flows. We prove the existence and uniqueness of solutions to the ADM-MHD equations, their weak converge to the solution of the MHD equations as the averaging radii tend to zero, and derive a bound on the modeling error. We demonstrate that the energy and helicity of the models are conserved, and the models preserve the Alfvén waves. We provide the results of the computational tests, that verify the accuracy and physical fidelity of the models.     

On the instability of internal Alfvén-gravity waves in stratified shear flows

Internal Alfvén-gravity waves and their stability characteristics for an inviscid, nondissipative, Boussinesq fluid undergoing shear in the presence of a lower rigid boundary is studied. The model consists of a layer of constant shear capped by a layer of constant velocity. The Brunt-Väisälä frequency is assumed to be uniform throughout the fluid. The unstable modes have wavelenghts which are close to those of the internal Alfvén-gravity waves which propagate from the troposphere into the ionosphere.     

Irregular modulation of non-linear Alfvén/Beltrami wave coupled with an ion-sound wave

A singularity of a system of differential equations may produce “intrinsic” solutions that are independent of initial or boundary conditions—such solutions represent “irregular behavior” uncontrolled by external conditions. In the recently formulated non-linear model of Alfvén/Beltrami waves [Commum Nonlinear Sci Numer Simulat 17 (2012) 2223], we find a singularity occurring at the resonance of the Alfvén velocity and sound velocity, from which pulses bifurcate irregularly. By assuming a stationary waveform, we obtain a sufficient number of constants of motion to reduce the system of coupled ordinary differential equations (ODEs) into a single separable ODE that is readily integrated. However, there is a singularity in the separable equation that breaks the Lipschitz continuity, allowing irregular solutions to bifurcate. Apart from the singularity, we obtain solitary wave solutions and oscillatory solutions depending on control parameters (constants of motion).     

Ausbreitungsgeschwindigkeiten magnetoakustischer Wellen in dissipationsfreien Plasmen

Scaled polar plots of the phase velocities and group velocities of plane magnetoacoustic waves are given in the form suggested by K. O. Friedrichs [1]. The first kind of Friedrichs diagram shows the dependence of the propagation speeds of fast and slow waves on the angle between the wave normal and the magnetic field, for several values of the ratio of Alfvén speedb to sound speeda. The second kind represents the disturbance pattern created by a magnetoacoustic pulse at the origin, for several values of the ratiob/a.     

General propagation lattice Boltzmann model for variable-coefficient non-isospectral KdV equation

In this paper, a general propagation lattice Boltzmann model for variable-coefficient non-isospectral Korteweg–de Vries (vc-nKdV) equation, which can describe the interfacial waves in a two layer liquid and Alfvén waves in a collisionless plasma, is proposed by selecting appropriate equilibrium distribution function and adding the compensate function. The Chapman–Enskog analysis shows that the vc-nKdV equation can be recovered correctly from the present model. Numerical simulation for the non-propagating one soliton of this equation in different situations is conducted as validation. It is found that the numerical results match well with the analytical solutions, which demonstrates that the current general propagation lattice Boltzmann model is a satisfactory and efficient method, and could be more stable and accurate than the standard lattice Bhatnagar–Gross–Krook model.     

Small Alfvén number limit for incompressible magneto-hydrodynamics in a domain with boundaries

For any fixed Alfvén number, the local well-posedness is proved for the equations of threedimensional ideal incompressible magneto-hydrodynamics in a domain with boundaries. Under appropriate conditions, a smooth solution is shown to exist in a time interval independent of the Alfvén number, and the solutions of the original system tend to the solutions of a two-dimensional Euler flow coupled with a linear transport equation as the Alfvén number goes to zero.     

A Singular Transmission Problem: Alfvenic Resonance in Plasmas

The non-homogeneous magnetohydrodynamics equation is studied, with emphasis on the singularities due to Alfvén resonance. It is shown that for any arbitrary function defined on the singular set, there exists a unique solution of the problem coinciding with this function. Then the values on the singular set which correspond to the correct physical solution are determined proving that this is unique except for a discrete set of geometrical configurations. © 1997 B. G. Teubner Stuttgart–John Wiley & Sons Ltd.     

On wave propagation in a random conducting magneto-non-simple thermo-viscoelastic medium

The paper examines the problem of wave propagation in a random conducting magneto-non-simple thermo-viscoelastic medium. The medium has been assumed to be weakly conducting and weakly thermal. The thermomechanical coupling parameter and the conductivity are random functions, proportional to ε, with non-zero mean values, ε measuring the smallness of the scale of random fluctuation of inhomogeneities of the medium. The smooth perturbation technique enunciated by Keller (1964) has been employed to analyze the appropriate dispersion equation in non-simple thermoelastic medium. The longitudinal and transverse waves were discussed by using a particular form of thermomechanical coupling parameter representing the corresponding auto-correlation function. The effect of magnetic conductivity has been investigated. The phenomena of attenuation of waves and change of phase speed were discussed numerically in details.     

Rayleigh waves from a point source on a boundary free of tensions

The solutions of equations of elasticity theory that have a discontinuity only on a boundary free of tensions (Rayleigh waves) are considered. Initial data for the complex intensity of the surface Rayleigh waves are found in two simple media. The first elastic medium fills a half-space with Lamé parameters and density dependent on depth. The second medium is bounded by a curve determined by a natural equation. The parameters of the second medium depend on the arc length along the curve. Bibliography: 12 titles. __________ Translated from Zapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 354, 2008, pp. 132–149.     

Instability of power-law fluid flows down an incline subjected to wind stress

In this paper we investigate the effect of a prescribed superficial shear stress on the generation and structure of roll waves developing from infinitesimal disturbances on the surface of a power-law fluid layer flowing down an incline. The unsteady equations of motion are depth integrated according to the von Kármán momentum integral method to obtain a non-homogeneous system of nonlinear hyperbolic conservation laws governing the average flow rate and the thickness of the fluid layer. By conducting a linear stability analysis we obtain an analytical formula for the critical conditions for the onset of instability of a uniform and steady flow in terms of the prescribed surface shear stress. A nonlinear analysis is performed by numerically calculating the nonlinear evolution of a perturbed flow. The calculation is carried out using a high-resolution finite volume scheme. The source term is handled by implementing the quasi-steady wave propagation algorithm. Conclusions are drawn regarding the effect of the applied surface shear stress parameter and flow conditions on the development and characteristics of the roll waves arising from the instability. For a Newtonian flow subjected to a prescribed superficial shear stress, using an analytical theory, we show that the nonlinear governing equations do not admit roll waves solutions under conditions when the uniform and steady flow is linearly stable. For the case of a general power-law fluid flow with zero shear stress applied at the surface, the analytical investigation leads to a procedure for calculating the characteristics of a roll waves flow. These results are compared with those yielded by the numerical procedure.     

The mathematics of scattering by unbounded,rough, inhomogeneous layers

In this paper we study, via variational methods, a boundary value problem for the Helmholtz equation modelling scattering of time harmonic waves by a layer of spatially varying refractive index above an unbounded rough surface on which the field vanishes. In particular, in the 2D case with TE polarization, the boundary value problem models the scattering of time harmonic electromagnetic waves by an inhomogeneous conducting or dielectric layer above a perfectly conducting unbounded rough surface, with the magnetic permeability a fixed positive constant in the medium. Via analysis of an equivalent variational formulation, we show that this problem is well-posed in two important cases: when the frequency is small enough; and when the medium in the layer has some energy absorption. In this latter case we also establish exponential decay of the solution with depth in the layer. An attractive feature is that all constants in our estimates are bounded by explicit functions of the index of refraction and the geometry of the scatterer.     

Magnetogasdynamic effects on the growth of transverse acoustic waves in a reacting gas

The growth of small disturbances is studied in an electrically conducting and reacting gas permeated by a magnetic field. The model extends to the magnetogasdynamic case some aspects of the theory of spinning detonation waves. It is shown that the stratification introduced by the applied magnetic field constrains the orientation of the propagation and that whilst the rate of wave growth is significantly impeded by the magnetic field it is not totally inhibited.     

Scattering of cylindrical waves by an elastic inclusion in an electrically conducting compressible medium

We study the problems of diffraction of cylindrical waves at an elastic homogeneous weakly conducting cylinder in a liquid weakly conducting medium and at a magnetohydrodynamic liquid cylinder in a magnetoelastic medium.Translated fromMatematicheskie Metody i Fiziko-Mekhanicheskie Polya, Issue 35, 1992, pp. 127–131.     

Transport solutions of the Lamé equations and shock elastic waves

The Lamé system describing the dynamics of an isotropic elastic medium affected by a steady transport load moving at subsonic, transonic, or supersonic speed is considered. Its fundamental and generalized solutions in a moving frame of reference tied to the transport load are analyzed. Shock waves arising in the medium at supersonic speeds are studied. Conditions on the jump in the stress, displacement rate, and energy across the shock front are obtained using distribution theory. Numerical results concerning the dynamics of an elastic medium influenced by concentrated transport loads moving at sub-, tran- and supersonic speeds are presented.     

Sulla influenza dell'effetto Hall nella propagazione di onde magnetofluidodinamiche iu un fluido incomprimibile

Sunto Si esamina l'influenza dell'effetto Hall sulla propagazione ondosa it un fluido incomprimibile descritto dalle equazioni della magnetofluidodinamica nello schema del continuo. Nella parte I si studia dapprima la propagazione di onde piane di piccola ampiezza e poi quella delle onde di ampiezza finita. Nella parte II l'indagine é estesa alle onde cilindriche e nella parte III infine si discute la propagazione di onde piane e cilindriche nel caso in cui nello stato imperturbato il fluido non sia in quiete, bensì in moto uniforme. Nel lavoro si tiene conto delle azioni dissipative della viscosità e della conducibilità elettrica finita.

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Summary In this paper we discuss wave propagation in an incompressible conducting fluid considered as a continuous medium taking account of the Hall effect. In Part I we first consider the propagation of plane waves of small amplitude and secondly waves of finite amplitude. In Part II the discussion is extended to cylindrical waves and in Part III the propagation of plane and cylindrical waves is examined when in the unperturbed state the fluid is not at rest, but in a state of uniform motion. The dissipative effects of viscosity and finite electrical conductivity are taken into account in the present paper.

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A Bruno Finzi nel suo70mo compleanno.

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Lavoro eseguito nell'ambito dell'attività dei Gruppi di Ricerca Matematica del C.N.R. (Anno 1969) presso l'Istituto di Matematiche Applicate ? U. Dini ? della Facoltà di Ingegneria dell'Università di Pisa.

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Entrata in Redazione il 20 ottobre 1969.     

A note on disturbances in a semi-infinite piezoelectric medium coated with a perfectly conducting thin film

Summary The paper makes use of the constitutive equations of a piezoelectric material and the tool of Laplace transform to investigate the disturbances in a semi-infinite piezoelectric medium coated with a perfectly conducting thin film.