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View SchemaMetaphoric optical computing of fluid dynamics
| Authors | Mankei Tsang, Demetri Psaltis |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0604149 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0604149 |
Abstract
We present theoretical and numerical evidence to show that self-defocusing nonlinear optical propagation can be used to compute Euler fluid dynamics and possibly Navier-Stokes fluid dynamics. In particular, the formation of twin vortices and the K\'arm\'an vortex street behind an obstacle, two well-known viscous fluid phenomena, is numerically demonstrated using the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation.
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