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Singularity formation and separation phenomena in boundary layer theory

Francesco GarganoMarco SammartinoMaria Carmela LombardoVincenzo Sciacca

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Prandtl's equations Separation Spectral Methods Complex singularities Blow up time Regularizing viscosityBoundary layerClassical mechanicsSingularityDynamical systems theoryGeometric mechanicsDifferential equationComputational mechanicsFluid mechanicsSettore MAT/07 - Fisica MatematicaBoundary element methodMathematicsMathematical physics

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In this paper we review some results concerning the behaviour of the incompressible Navier–Stokes solutions in the zero viscosity limit. Most of the emphasis is put on the phenomena occurring in the boundary layer created when the no-slip condition is imposed. Numerical simulations are used to explore the limits of the theory. We also consider the case of 2D vortex layers, i.e. flows with internal layers in the form of a rapid variation, across a curve, of the tangential velocity.

https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139107112.006