1(:6/(77(5May 2011
President’s Address
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´7KH(XURSHDQ0HFKDQLFV6RFLHW\)URPLWV )RXQGLQJLQWR´ZLWK$SSHQGLFHVE\/YDQ:LMQJDDUGHQDQG02NURXKOLN7KLVLVDYHU\YLYLG UHFROOHFWLRQRIWKHELUWKRI(8520(&+DQGLWVWUDQVIRUPDWLRQLQLQWR(8520(&+(XURSHDQ 0HFKDQLFV6RFLHW\7KHERRNOHWPD\EHIUHHO\GRZQORDGHG$VHOHFWLRQRISKRWRJUDSKVNLQGO\JDWKHUHGE\ 0LOD2NURXKOLNLVGLVSOD\HGLQWKH´+LVWRU\´VHFWLRQRIWKHZHEVLWH0DQ\WKDQNVWR+DQV)HUQKRO]/HHQ YDQ:LMQJDDUGHQDQG0LOD2NURXKOLNIRUPDNLQJXVDZDUHRIZKDWKDVEHHQDFFRPSOLVKHGVLQFH $VPHQWLRQHGLQHDUOLHULVVXHV(8520(&+LVDFWLYHO\LQYROYHGLQWKH(&$HURFRQVRUWLXPRIVL[ $HURVSDFHUHODWHGVRFLHWLHVZKLFKLVVXSSRUWHGE\DJUDQWIURPWKH(XURSHDQ&RPPLVVLRQ6HYHUDO HYHQWVKDYHEHHQVFKHGXOHGLQWKHFRPLQJPRQWKVWRIRVWHUFORVHUFROODERUDWLRQVEHWZHHQWKHVHVRFLHWLHV $MRLQWPLQLV\PSRVLXPRQ´$GYDQFHG1XPHULFDO0HWKRGVIRU7XUEXOHQW)ORZV´ RUJDQL]HUV3+XHUUH 3K5HLMDVVH-37DUDQ KDVEHHQVFKHGXOHGZLWKLQ(8&$66WK(XURSHDQ&RQIHUHQFHIRU$HURVSDFH 6WXGLHV-XO\LQ6W3HWHUVEXUJ$MRLQWPLQLV\PSRVLXPRQ´0RGHOLQJRIDHURQDXWLFVPDWHULDOVµ ZLWK (&&20$6 DQG (8&$66 RUJDQL]HUV 3 'LH] ) )H\HO DQG$ 5RRV ZLOO WDNH SODFH ZLWKLQ (00&WK(XURSHDQ0HFKDQLFVRI0DWHULDOV&RQIHUHQFH,&00$XJXVW6HSWHPEHULQ 3DULV2WKHUMRLQWHYHQWVDUHVWLOOLQWKHSODQQLQJVWDJHV ,QWKHSDVWIHZ\HDUV(8520(&+KDVEHHQVSRQVRULQJDQGVXSSRUWLQJ(XURSHDQ3RVWJUDGXDWH)OXLG '\QDPLFV&RQIHUHQFHV (3)'& 7KLV\HDUO\VHULHVLVRUJDQL]HGE\GRFWRUDOVWXGHQWVIRUGRFWRUDOVWXGHQWV LQDQLQIRUPDOVHWWLQJZLWKPLQLPDOLQWHUIHUHQFHIURPVHQLRUUHVHDUFKHUVDQGIDFXOW\ 7KHODWHVWHGLWLRQRIWKHHYHQW (3)'& ZLOOEHKHOGLQ*|WWLQJHQIURPWKWRWK$XJXVW )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQSOHDVHFRQVXOW KWWSZZZXQLPDUEXUJGHIEHSIGF"ODQJXDJHBV\QF 'RFWRUDOVWXGHQWVDUHVWURQJO\HQFRXUDJHGWRSDUWLFLSDWH ,QWKHVDPHVSLULWWKH&RXQFLOKDVGHFLGHGWRSURPRWHDQGVXSSRUWDFRUUHVSRQGLQJ(XURSHDQ3RVWJUDGXDWH 6ROLG0HFKDQLFV&RQIHUHQFHVHULHV (360& DOVRRUJDQL]HGE\GRFWRUDOVWXGHQWVIRUGRFWRUDOVWXGHQWV :HLQYLWHLQWHUHVWHG3K'VWXGHQWVWRFRQVLGHURUJDQL]LQJVXFKDQHYHQWLQ 3URSRVDOVWREHVHQWWR%HUQKDUG6FKUHÁHUVKRXOGLQFOXGHWKHREMHFWLYHVRIWKHFRQIHUHQFHLWVRUJDQL]DWLRQ GDWHVORFDWLRQORFDORUJDQL]LQJFRPPLWWHHLQYLWHGOHFWXUHVE\VHQLRUUHVHDUFKHUVSUHOLPLQDU\VFKHGXOH VRFLDOHYHQWEXGJHWDFFRPPRGDWLRQHWF7KHVHOHFWHGSURSRVDOZLOOEHÀQDQFLDOO\VXSSRUWHGE\(852 0(&+XSWRDPD[LPXPRI½:HLQYLWHSURVSHFWLYHRUJDQL]HUVWRFRQWDFWWKHLUÁXLGPHFKDQLFV FROOHDJXHVLQFKDUJHRI(3)'&.HUVWLQ$YLOD NDYLOD#GVPSJGH DQG0DWWKHZ6DOHZVNL VDOHZVNP# VWDIIXQLPDUEXUJGH IRUPRUHGHWDLOHGLQIRUPDWLRQUHJDUGLQJWKHUHFRPPHQGHGIRUPDW 3DWULFN+XHUUH 3UHVLGHQW(8520(&+ Contents Addresses for EUROMECH Officers
President3URIHVVRU3DWULFN+XHUUH (8520(&+&RXQFLO0HPEHUV /DERUDWRLUHG·+\GURG\QDPLTXH(FROH3RO\WHFKQLTXH &KDLUSHUVRQVRI&RQIHUHQFH&RPPLWWHHV )3DODLVHDXFHGH[)UDQFH (PDLOKXHUUH#ODGK\[SRO\WHFKQLTXHIU (8520(&+6ROLG0HFKDQLFV)HOORZ3DSHU 7HO ´7KHSHUWXUEDWLYHDSSURDFKWRPDWHULDOLQVWDELOLWLHVµ )D[ (8520(&+)OXLG0HFKDQLFV3UL]H Vice President3URIHVVRU+DQV+)HUQKRO] ´8QXVXDO3URSHUWLHVRI&RQYHFWLRQDQG'\QDPRVLQ5RWDWLQJ6SKHULFDO6KHOOVµ +HUPDQQ)|WWLQJHU,QVWLWXW7HFKQLVFKH8QLYHUVLWlW%HUOLQ (8520(&+)HOORZV1RPLQDWLRQ3URFHGXUH 0OOHU%UHVODX6WUDVVH '%HUOLQ*HUPDQ\ (8520(&+3UL]HV1RPLQDWLRQ3URFHGXUH (PDLOIHUQKRO]#SLWXEHUOLQGH (8520(&+&RQIHUHQFHVLQ 7HO (8520(&+&RQIHUHQFHV5HSRUWV )D[ (8520(&+&ROORTXLDLQ Secretary-General3URIHVVRU%HUQKDUG6FKUHÁHU (8520(&+&ROORTXLD5HSRUWV 'LSDUWLPHQWRGL&RVWUX]LRQLH7UDVSRUWL 8QLYHUVLWjGL3DGRYD9LD0DU]ROR (8520(&+&ROORTXLXP ,3DGRYD,WDO\ (8520(&+&ROORTXLXP (PDLOEDV#GLFXQLSGLW 2EMHFWLYHVRI(8520(&+WKH(XURSHDQ0HFKDQLFV6RFLHW\ 7HO )D[ (8523($1-2851$/2)0(&+$1,&6$62/,'6 (8523($1-2851$/2)0(&+$1,&6%)/8,'6 Treasurer3URIHVVRU:ROIJDQJ6FKU|GHU &KDLURI)OXLG0HFKDQLFVDQG,QVWLWXWHRI$HURG\QDPLFV 5:7+$DFKHQ:OOQHUVWUD '$DFKHQ*HUPDQ\ (PDLORIÀFH#DLDUZWKDDFKHQGH 7HO )D[
Newsletter editors'U5RJHU.LQQV (PDLOURJHUNLQQV#DROFRP 3URIHVVRU%HUQKDUG6FKUHÁHU (PDLOEDV#GLFXQLSGLW 1HZVOHWWHU$VVLVWDQW'U6DUD*XWWLOOD (PDLOVJXWWLOOD#FLVPLW
:HESDJHKWWSZZZHXURPHFKRUJ
3 EUROMECH Council Members Chairpersons of Conference Committees
3$75,&.+8(55(/DERUDWRLUHG·+\GURG\QDPLTXH(FROH3RO\WHFKQLTXH -$&48(60$*1$8'(7 )OXLG0HFKDQLFV ,QVWLWXWGH0pFDQLTXHGHV)OXLGHV 3DODLVHDXFHGH[)UDQFH(PDLOKXHUUH#ODGK\[SRO\WHFKQLTXHIU GH7RXORXVH(PDLOMDFTXHVPDJQDXGHW#LPIWIU
+$16+)(51+2/=+HUPDQ)|WWLQJHU,QVWLWXWIU6WU|PXQJVPHFKDQLN 0$5&*((56 0HFKDQLFVRI0DWHULDOV (LQGKRYHQ8QLYHUVLW\RI7HFKQRORJ\ 7HFKQLVFKH8QLYHUVLWlW%HUOLQ0OOHU%UHVODX6WUDVVH%HUOLQ*HUPDQ\ 0HFKDQLFDO(QJLQHHULQJ0DWHULDOV7HFKQRORJ\32%R[:+0% (PDLOIHUQKRO]#SLWXEHUOLQGH (LQGKRYHQ7KH1HWKHUODQGV(PDLOPJGJHHUV#WXHQO %(51+$5'$6&+5()/(5'LSDUWLPHQWRGL&RVWUX]LRQLH7UDVSRUWL ',&.+9$1&$03(1 1RQOLQHDU2VFLOODWLRQV (LQGKRYHQ8QLYHUVLW\RI7HFKQRORJ\ 8QLYHUVLWjGL3DGRYD9LD0DU]ROR,3DGRYD,WDO\ 0HFKDQLFDO(QJLQHHULQJ'HSDUWPHQW'HQ'ROHFK32%R[0%(LQGKRYHQ (PDLOEDV#GLFXQLSGLW 7KH1HWKHUODQGV(PDLOGKYFDPSHQ#WXHQO
:2/)*$1*6&+5g'(5&KDLURI)OXLG0HFKDQLFVDQG,QVWLWXWHRI$HURG\QDPLFV 5$<:2*'(1 6ROLG0HFKDQLFV 'HSDUWPHQWRI0DWKHPDWLFV8QLYHUVLW\RI*ODVJRZ 5:7+$DFKHQ:OOQHUVWUD$DFKHQ*HUPDQ\ 8QLYHUVLW\*DUGHQV*ODVJRZ*4:6FRWODQG8.(PDLOUZR#PDWKVJODDFXN (PDLORIÀFH#DLDUZWKDDFKHQGH '(7/()/2+6( 7XUEXOHQFH 8QLYHUVLW\RI7ZHQWH'HSDUWPHQWRI$SSOLHG3K\VLFV 3('52&$0$1+2,'0(&,QVWLWXWR6XSHULRU7pFQLFR5XD'U5REHUWR)ULDV 32%R[$((QVFKHGH7KH1HWKHUODQGV(PDLOGORKVH#XWZHQWHQO 3RUWR3RUWXJDO(PDLOSFDPDQKR#IHXSSW
2/,9(5(-(16(16FKRRORI0DWKHPDWLFDO6FLHQFHV8QLYHUVLW\RI 1RWWLQJKDP1*5'8QLWHG.LQJGRP(PDLOROLYHUMHQVHQ#QRWWLQJKDPDFXN +(15<.3(75<.,QVWLWXWHRI)XQGDPHQWDO7HFKQRORJLFDO5HVHDUFK3ROLVK $FDGHP\RI6FLHQFHV6ZLHWRNU]\VND:DUVDZ3RODQG (PDLOKSHWU\N#LSSWJRYSO
0,&+(/5$286/DERUDWRU\RI0HFKDQLFVDQG$FRXVWLFV&156&KHPLQ -RVHSK$LJXLHU0DUVHLOOH&HGH[)UDQFH(PDLOUDRXV#OPDFQUVPUVIU
9,**279(5*$$5''780HFKDQLFDO(QJLQHHULQJ'HSDUWPHQW1LOV.RSSHOV $OOp%XLOGLQJURRP.JV/\QJE\'HQPDUN(PDLOYLJJR#PHNGWXGN
*(57-$1)9$1+(,-67(LQGKRYHQ8QLYHUVLW\RI7HFKQRORJ\3K\V'HSW )OXLG'\QDPLFV/DE32%R[1/0%(LQGKRYHQ7KH1HWKHUODQGV (PDLOJMIYKHLMVW#WXHQO
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
5: ;@41> C;>0? -? - I8;/-85F10J .52A>/-@5;: &;A348E ?<1-75:3 @45? .52A>/-@5;: >1?A8@? 2>;9 - $6,'(,*0/, ?@>;:38E:;:85:1->:;95:-8?@>1??B?/;:B1:@5;:-8?@>-5:/A>B1;2@41@E<1?71@/4105:53 >121>>10 @; @41 1D<1>591:@ ;: 0>5:75:3 ?@>-C <-/7-35:3 >1<;>@10 5: 53 (45? 1D45.5@? -: ()') 5:5@5-8 85:1-> >1?<;:?1 2;88;C10 .E - :;:85:1-> >-:31 ?4;C5:3 - <1-7 -:0 ?A.?1=A1:@ ?@>-5: "-@1>5-8 5:[email protected]@51?9;01885:3@412;>9-@5;:;2?41->.-:0?-:0;@41>8;/-85F10?@>-5:? ?;2@1:5:3 /-:.101@1/@10-:0@1?@10A?5:3-<1>@A>.-@5B1-<<>;-/4(41<1>@A>.5:3-31:@5:@412;>9;2- /;:/1:@>-@102;>/1/>-/7>535085:15:/8A?5;:;>-<>11D5?@5:3?41->.-:05?-:-8EF10C5@45:- <>1?@>1??104;9;31:1;A?9105A9:@45?C-E@415:/>191:@-8?@>1???@>-5:25180?191>35:3:1-> @41<1>@A>.-@5;:05?/8;?121-@A>1?;2@415:[email protected]@E@4-@;@41>C5?19-E.105225/A8@@;5:B1?@53-@1
$)'%*)!%$ 9-@1>5-85:[email protected]@E5?A?A-88E501:@52510C5@4-8;/-85F108;??;24;9;31:15@E;2?@>-5: (45?9-E;//A>5:-?;850?-9<81?A.61/@@;-8;-05:3<-@4/;9<[email protected]C5@4/;:@5:A10A:52;>9 ?@>-5: C45/4 5? /;:?@>-5:10 ;: @41 C4;81 .;A:0->E @; <>1?/>5.10 05?<8-/191:@? ;> @; ?9;;@4 /;:@-/@C5@4->5350C-88&EF4-7 53
! !*68.(&1 342.3&1 786*77 :*6797 ?,14'&1A 93.&<.&1 (43:*38.43&1 786&.3 (96:* +46 & 5&(0&,.3, 4+ 6*,91&61= ).7547*) )6.30.3, 786&;7 48* 8-&8 )9* 84 8-* 1&8*6&1 (43786&.38 8-* 78&8* 4+ 786*77 .3 8-* 8*78 .7 348 93.&<.&1 -* 5-484,6&5-7&6*7-4;3.3., ;-*6*8-*&551.(&8.43'=-&3)4+&:*68.(&1(43(*386&8*)14&).7:.7.'1*
(41?;2@1:5:39-E-?5:53 @1>95:-@1-@-/1>@-5:?@>-5:81B18@;35B1>5?1@;-9;>1;> 81??<>;:;A:/10?@>-5:4->01:5:3>13591 (41 ?@>-5: 8;/-85F-@5;: B5?5.81 5: 53 5? - 9-:521?@-@5;: ;2 - 9-@1>5-8 5: @45? /-?1 0>5:75:3?@>-C<-/7-35:3@>-B1>?5:3-:A:[email protected]?@-@1(45?.135:?-@-/1>@-5:4534?@>-5:81B18 -:0/A895:-@1?C5@48;/-85F-@5;:-:0-?A.?1=A1:@-//A9A8-@5;:;2012;>9-@5;:.-:0?:;@41> /-?1?5:@1:?1?@>-5:-:00-9-31/-:;//A>C5@45:- ?5:381012;>9-@5;:.-:0-6; (4$- '5:/1@41I?@-:0->0J-<<>;-/4@;9-@1>5-85:[email protected]@E5?8595@10@;@4101@1>95:-@5;:;2@41 0/3(4 ;2 ?@>-5: 8;/-85F-@5;: 501:@52510 C5@4 @41 8;?? ;2 1885<@5/5@E ;2 @41 5:/>191:@-8 3;B1>:5:3 ! 3.&<.&1 )*+462&8.43 4+ & 6*,91&6 5&(0&,.3, 4+ .)*38.(&1 &3) 5&6&11*1 8-.3;&11*) (=1.3)*67 )6.30.3, 786&;7 1=A-@5;:? &5/1 @41 A:[email protected] ?@-@1 <>1B5;A?8E @>-B1>?10 .E @41 9-@1>5-8 5? A?A-88E 812@ (43786&.3*);.8-.3 & 6.,.);&11 '4< -*9314&)*) (43+.,96&8.43.77-4;3438-*1*+8&3)&(43+.,96&8.43;-*6* A:1D<8;>10 ;C1B1> @45? ?@-@1 /-: 1225/-/5;A?8E .1 5:B1?@53-@10 @4>;A34 @41 -:-8E?5? ;2 @41 )*+462&8.43 .7 78.11 -424,*3*497 .7 7-4;3 &8 8-* (*386* "-.1* 8-* 78643, (43+.3*2*38 56*(19)*7 ).++97* 9-@1>5-8>1?<;:?1@;- 1(2452%$4,0/-<<8510-@-/1>@-5:81B18;2012;>9-@5;:;> 5:?@-:/1C1 /-:<1>@A>.@41?-9<815:@411D<1>591:@?4;C:5:53 .E-<<8E5:3-/;:/1:@>-@102;>/1C41: @41012;>9-@5;:5??@588A:52;>9.A@@41<1-7;2@41/A>B15?-<<>;-/41053 ?->1?A8@@41 ,1$24,.(/40',/*(*/(2,$(&&$/,&$( 4254452$-(!/,6(23,4:', 2(/40",$(3,$/0 4$-8 012;>9-@5;:5:0A/10.E@41<1>@A>.5:32;>/1.1/;91?45348E2;/A?10-:08;/-85F10C45/4C;A80 .$,-%,*0/,,/*5/,4/,4#(%1$*(+441777,/*5/,4/,49%,*0/,
4-B1 :;@ .11: @41 /-?1 52 @41 <1>@A>.-@5;: 4-0 .11: <>;B5010 9A/4 .12;>1 @41 <1-7 ;2 @41 &')*')!+&&'% ?@>1???@>-5:>1?<;:?1 (;1D<8-5:5:-?59<81C-E@41<1>@A>.-@5B1-<<>;-/4@;9-@1>5-85:[email protected]@EC12;88;C53;:5-:0 #;?1885 - . -:0 >121> @; -: ;>@4;@>;<5/ 18-?@5/ 9-@1>5-8 >-@41> @4-: @; - <>1?@>1??10 9105A9C45/45?0125:105:<8-:1?@>-5:.E@41/;:?@5@A@5B11=A-@5;:?
>18-@5:3 @41 ?@>1?? 56 @; @41 ?@>-5: 56 @4>;A34 @41 18-?@5/ 9;0A85 5 @41 ?41-> 9;0A8A? G -:0 /;:@>-/@5;:/;1225/51:@? 56;>1D@>191B-8A1?;2;>@4;@>;
/;? 5 5 2 2 2
C41>1-??A95:32;>?59<85/5@E 56
?5: ?5: /;? /;?
-:0 5 -:0 5 ->1@C;>;;@?;2@411=A-@5;:
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
-8?; :;@5/10 @41 I?@>1?? /4-::185:3 1221/@J ?4;C: 5: 53 ;: @41 >534@ 2;> 25.>1>15:2;>/10 9-@1>5-8? ?; @4-@ @41E 1:B5?-310 - >;A@1 @; 9-@1>5-8 5:[email protected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email protected]@E 5? /;:25:10 @; @41 -:-8E?5? ;2 2-58A>1 ;2 ?@>1?? /;:@;A>? 5: 53 (41 8-9-:@ ?;8A@5;: >1?A8@? ->1 /;:25>910 2;> - <8-@181@ ;2 5:@-/@ 1885<@5/5@E2;>-A:52;>98E012;>910?;850(45?E5180?@41@4>1?4;80;2@415:[email protected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email protected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email protected]@E 5:-/;:@5:A;A?9105A9J (&++83 0-,'3 '$( + , %;5>51> 995 " 501-A -:0 (>;-01/ % ID<1>591:@-8 ?@A0E ;2 @41 31;91@>5/-81221/@?5:@418;/-85F-@5;:;2012;>9-@5;:J +83(6(44(23 + , 53;:5-:0 - EUR ECH F uid echa ics Pri e 2008 Tw di e si a f uid ti s d t fte c rresp d t physica rea ity I particu ar i a spherica she tw di e si a ti s with a radia c p e t are preve ted by the U usua Pr perties f C vecti a d Dy a s i R tati g Spherica She s b u dary c diti s F uid f ws are thus f rced t bec e ti e depe de t I the si p est cases the ti s assu e the f r f ear y tw di e si a pr pagati g R ssby waves The physica Friedrich Busse won the EUROMECH Fluid Mechanics Prize awarded at the 7 th European Fluid Mechanics echa is f R ssby waves ca be u derst d the basis f the c servati f a gu ar Conference, in Manchester. e tu Fig 1 sh ws a a u ar f uid ayer with decreasi g depth f r i creasi g dista ce fr the axis Whe a c u f f uid (a ig ed with the axis f r tati ) ves i t a sha wer F H Busse 1 p ace it bec es c pressed a d because f the c servati f ass its e t f i ertia C vecti i r tati g spherica f uid she s is a basic dy a ica pr cess i the descripti i creases T c serve a gu ar e tu its r tati re ative t a i ertia fra e f refere ce f heat tra sp rts i p a ets a d i stars Si ce the respective f uids are fte e ectrica y ust decrease Re ative t the r tati g syste it thus acquires a ticyc ic v rticity The pp site c ducti g the ccurre ce f c vecti is freque t y ass ciated with the ge erati f ag etic pr cess happe s whe the c u ves t a deeper p ace where it gets stretched i the directi fie ds (dy a pr cess) The i teracti betwee ve city a d ag etic fie ds gives rise t rich f the axis f r tati a d acquires cyc ic v rticity dy a ica structures such as re axati sci ati s bistab e turbu e t dy a s a d hysteresis I the wer s etch f Fig 1 we at the equat ria p a e f the a u ar ayer A phe e a si us ida disp ace e t f the i itia y static f uid c u s eads t a f w structure i the f r f cyc ic a d a ticyc ic v rtices which te d t ve the c u s t ew p siti s as PACS u bers 47 32 Ef 47 55 pb 92 60 h 95 30 96 12 Hg i dicated by the dashed i e i the wer p t f the figure i e the i itia si us ida disp ace e t pr pagates as a wave i the pr grade directi A retr grade pr pagati re ative t the se se f r tati wi be btai ed whe the depth f the a u ar ayer i creases with dista ce fr the I tr ducti axis I terest i the pr b e f c vecti i r tati g spheres has bee sti u ated by its astr physica app icati s a d by the search f r the rigi f ge ag etis i the Earth’s iquid uter c re The exp rati f the s ar syste a d the disc very f the ag etic fie ds f ther p a ets has a p ified this i terest a d i rece t decades a arge u ber f papers dea i g with c vecti i f uid she s a d its dy a acti have appeared I stead f reviewi g a f this w r we ust wish t draw atte ti t a u ber f surprisi g features that have appeared i the c urse f this w r a d which are f re ge era i terest i the fie d f f uid dy a ics I rder t a e this artic e re readi y accessib e t a ge era readership the use f athe atica equati s a d f r u as is i i i ed F r re c p ete i tr ducti s t the sub ect we refer t the b 1 a d the review artic e 10 Ther a R ssby waves A basic the re f the dy a ics f r tati g f uids is the Pr ud a Tay r the re which states that steady s a a p itude ti s f a bar tr pic r tati g f uid d t vary i the directi f the axis f r tati whe visc us effects ca be eg ected S a a p itude ea s i this c ecti that the v rticity f the ti is eg igib e i c paris t the r tati rate f the syste The Pr ud a Tay r c diti is a c seque ce f the c p ete ba a ce betwee the C ri is f rce a d the pressure gradie t This ba a ce is a s ca ed ge str phic ba a ce si ce it h ds i g d appr xi ati f r the arge sca e ti s i the Earth’s at sphere Fig 1 Tw s etches i ustrati g the dy a ics f R ssby waves i a a u ar f uid ayer with decreasi g depth f r i creasi g dista ce fr the axis 1 Institute of Physics, University of Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, Germany, [email protected] 14 15 4 5 Fig 3 C vecti c u s i a r tati g spherica f uid she f r τ 10 R 3 8 ×10 P 1 Dar a d ight surfaces Fig 2 Ge etrica c figurati f the r tati g a u us i which c vecti is drive by ce trifuga bu ya cy c rresp d t a c sta t p sitive a d egative va ue f the radia ve city Like water waves, Rossby waves decay when there is f rce sustai i g the agai st visc us the Rayleigh number R, the Coriolis number τ and the Prandtl number P, dissipati The p ssibi ity for sustainment exists i a ther a y u stab y stratified syste where αγβd 6 2 d 2 ν ther a R ssby waves ay be ge erated Gr wi g disturba ces are btai ed i a a u ar R = τ = P = (1) c figurati as s etched i Fig 2 whe a te perature differe ce T2 T 1 a d a gravity f rce are νκ ν κ app ied i the x directi I the experi e ta rea i ati f the pr b e 2 the ce trifuga f rce r0 p ays the r e f gravity a d the te perature gradie t ust p i t utward i rder t create appear as di e si ess para eters Here ν de tes the i e atic visc sity f the f uid κ its the u stab e de sity stratificati F r ge physica app icati s the pp site directi s f gravity ther a diffusivity a d α is its c efficie t f ther a expa si Si ce the B ussi esq a d te perature gradie t are re appr priate but the athe atica pr b e re ai s the sa e appr xi ati is assu ed the ve city fie d u is s e ida a d the ge era represe tati i i b th cases ter s f p ida a d t r ida c p e ts ca be used The a u us c figurati f Fig 2 ay be regarded as a a u ar secti f a r tati g spherica she I deed the the ry deve ped f r the r tati g a u us ca be app ied i g d u=∇×∇( vr × ) +∇ wr × (2) appr xi ati t the case f c vecti i a se f gravitati g r tati g f uid sphere heated fr withi 3 As a sta dard de a spherica f uid she f thic ess d r tati g with a c sta t 2 2 2 such that the radia ve city depe ds v a e a d is give by ur = Lvr2 / ≡∂ rv / ∂−∇ r rv A a gu ar ve city is fte assu ed f r which a static state exists whe the te perature depe ds typica picture f a ther a R ssby wave i a r tati g spherica f uid she is sh w i Fig 3 The y the dista ce rd fr the ce tre Here we sha assu e the particu ar te perature ratio of the radius of the inner spherical boundary to the radius of the outer spherical surface is 2 2 distributi TS T 0 βd r 2 which c rresp ds t a h ge e us y heated sphere. The gravity taken to be 0.4 for all the results presented in this paper. Because f the sy etry f the fie d is assu ed t have the f r g= − dγ r Usi g the e gth d the ti e d2 ν a d the pr grade y pr pagati g ve city fie d with respect t the equat ria p a e it is sufficie t t p t te perature ν γα2/ d 4 dimensionless equations can be formulated in which strea i es i this p a e give by r∂ v/ ∂ r = const . i rder t characteri e the c vecti f w as has bee d e i Figs 4 5 a d 7 Eve i the case f turbu e t c vecti the part f the ve city fie d that is a tisy etric with respect t the equat ria p a e is rather s a As the Ray eigh u ber R i creases bey d its critica va ue Rc the set f c vecti i the f r f ther a R ssby waves is f wed by a seque ce f bifurcati s si i ar t th se f u d i other convection problems First typica sci ati s i a p itude are bserved as sh w i Fig 4 the a ther bifurcati ay add w wave u ber du ati s i the a i utha directi as sh w i Fig 5 Fi a y a cha tic state f c vecti is btai ed 16 17 Cha tic c vecti i r tati g spherica she s The seque ce f tra siti s is a s evide t i the ti e depe de ce f average qua tities such as the c tributi s t the i etic e ergy de sity These are defi ed by 1 2 1 2 E= ∇×∇( v × r ) E= ∇ w × r (3a) p 2 t 2 ⌣ ⌣ 1 ⌣ 2 1 ⌣ 2 Ep = ∇×∇( v × r ) Et = ∇ w × r (3b) 2 2 5 4 where the a gu ar brac ets i dicate⌣ the average ver the f uid she v is the a i utha y Fig 5 du ated shape vaci ati s f c vecti f r R 2 9 ×10 τ 10 P 1 The p ts sh w strea i es averaged c p e t f v a d v= v − v At w supercritica Ray eigh u bers these e ergy ∂v r= c st i the equat ria p a e a d are equidista t i ti e with t 0 04 s that appr xi ate y a fu peri d is de sities appr ach c sta t va ues c rresp di g t steadi y drifti g ther a R ssby waves as ∂φ sh w i Fig 6 c vered The set f vaci ati s a ifests itse f i the si us ida sci ati s f the i etic E e ergies t describes the e ergy de sity f the differe tia r tati which i creases st str g y with i creasi g R as ca be ticed i Fig 6 This i crease is caused by the str g a i utha Rey ds stress exerted by the c vecti eddies resu ti g fr their i c i ati with respect t radia directi as is appare t i Figs 3 thr ugh 5 The shear f the differe tia r tati h wever te ds t i hibit c vecti i that it shears ff the c vecti eddies This is a c seque ce f the ear y tw di e si a ature f the dy a ics i a r tati g syste I a r tati g syste the c vecti r s w u d si p y a ig the se ves with the directi f the shear a d the heat tra sp rt w u d thus re ai u cha ged I the r tati g sphere a precari us ba a ce is rea i ed i the f r ca i ed c vecti As sh w i Fig 7 c vecti ccurs y i a restricted a i utha secti f the spherica she where the c vecti a p itude is str g e ugh t verc e the i hibiti g i f ue ce f the shear The axisy etric differe tia r tati c ti ues t be drive by the ca i ed c vecti F r the ge str phic a f w it d es t atter whether it is drive ca y r i a axisy etric fashi The advecti by the differe tia r tati f the ther a b u dary ayers which expa d i the c vecti g regi f Fig 4 Ti e peri dic vaci ati s f c vecti at 5 ( eft side) a d 5 (right side) f r 4 R 2 8 ×10 R 3 ×10 τ 10 P the she actua y stre gthe s the ca i ed c vecti i that its avai ab e bu ya cy is r∂ v ∂ϕ = c st 1 The strea i es are sh w i e quarter f the equat ria p a e P sitive ( egative) va ues are rep e ished i dicated by s id (dashed) i es The f ur quarters are equidista t i ti e with t 0 015 ( t 0 024) i the eft (right) I stead f a ca i ati i space the ca i ati f c vecti i ti e ffers a ther case i the c c wise se se such that appr xi ate y a fu peri d is c vered by the circ es p ssibi ity f r the precari us ba a ce as de strated i Figs 8 a d 9 Here c vecti exists y f r a sh rt peri d whi e the differe tia r tati is sufficie t y wea As the a p itude f c vecti gr ws the differe tia r tati gr ws eve re str g y as the Rey ds stress i creases with the square f the a p itude S the sheari g acti bec es str g e ugh t cut ff c vecti w a visc us diffusi ti e ust pass bef re the differe tia r tati has decayed sufficie t y for convection to start growing again It is re ar ab e t see h w the cha tic syste exhibits the nearly periodic relaxation oscillations shown in Fig. 8 Fig. 9 shows a sequence of plots for four i sta ces i ti e ar u d a c vecti pea At first there is hard y a y c vecti the gree i es ust i dicate er At the ext i sta ce the 18 19 differe tia r tati as sh w by the upper r w has decayed sufficiently for the convection variati s f the te perature fie d with atitude cause a differe tia r tati i the f r f a columns to grow, reaching nearly their maximum amplitude in the third plot. ther a wi d At very w va ues f P c vecti assu es the f r f i ertia sci ati s [5, 6, 7, 9] which d t exert sig ifica t Rey ds stresses 8 The c vective heat tra sp rt i the case f ca i ed c vecti as we as i the case f the re axati sci ati s is uch reduced re ative t a case with ut str g differe tia r tati Here the ag etic fie d perates i a i p rta t way By putti g bra es the differe tia r tati thr ugh its re t f rce the ag etic fie d per its a uch higher heat tra sp rt tha w u d be p ssib e i a e ectrica y i su ati g f uid This is the basic reas that rapid y r tati g stars a d p a ets with c vecti g c res exhibit ag etic fie ds A de strati f this effect is see 4 5 5 5 Fig 6 Ti e series f e ergy de sities f c vecti f r P 0 5 τ 1 5 ×10 a d R ⌣3 × 10 ⌣ 3 2 × 10 3 45 × 10 5 5 6 E E E 5 4 5 × 10 7 × 10 10 (fr b tt t t p) Red b ue a d gree i es i dicate t t a d p respective y The critica Fig 7 ca i ed c vecti f r R 7 × 10 τ 1 5 × 10 P 0 5 The strea i es r∂ v ∂ϕ = c st (upper r w) a d Ray eigh u ber f r set is Rc 215142 the is ther s Θ c sta t ( wer r w) are sh w i the equat ria p a e f r equidista t ti es (fr eft t right) with t 0 03 The differential rotation has grown at the same time and begins to exert its inhibiting effect. Thus, convection is reduced at the f urth i sta ce f the seque ce whi e the differe tia r tati reaches its axi u It sh u d be e ti ed that ca i ed c vecti a d re axati sci ati s ccur at derate Pra dt u bers f the rder u ity r ess At higher va ues f P the Rey ds stresses are ger p werfu e ugh t ge erate a str g differe tia r tati I stead 20 21 Fig 8 Re axati sci ati s f cha tic c vecti i the case 4 5 The e ergy de sities ⌣ ⌣ τ 10 R 6 5 ∙ 10 P 0 5 E Et (red i e) Et (b ue i e) p (gree i e) a d the usse t u ber (b ac right rdi ate) are sh w as fu cti s f ti e Fig 10 Tra siti fr a dy a state t a state f cha tic re axati sci ati s f r 4 5 i Fig 10 where by cha ce the c vecti drive dy a was ust argi a such that it c u d t ⌣ ⌣ τ 3 ×10 R 29 ×10 P 1 E rec ver after a d w ward f uctuati f the ag etic fie d He ce the re axati sci ati s with P 0 4 The e ergy de sities Et (red i e) Et (b ue i e) p (gree i e) the t ta ag etic e ergy de sity u tip ied their uch reduced average heat f ux ta e ver fr the dy a state by a fact r 8 (s id b ac i e) a d the usse t u be r u (dashed i e right rdi ate) are sh w as fu cti s f ti e Tw disti ct turbu e t dy a s at ide tica para eter va ues C vecti drive dy a s i r tati g spherica f uid she s are fte subcritica as a ready i dicated i Fig 10. At slightly higher Rayleigh number, convection with a str g ag etic fie d persists whi e the dy a wi decay whe the ag etic fie d is artificia y reduced t say a quarter f its averaged e ergy There thus exists the p ssibi ity f a c vecti drive dy a state a d f a ag etic c vecti state at ide tica va ues f the exter a para eters R τ P P Fig 9 Seque ce f p ts starti g at t 2 31143 a d equidista t i ti e ( t 0 01) f r the sa e case as i Fig 8 i es