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A note on similarity reductions of barotropic and quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity equation

  • Xiao Yan Tang*
  • , Padma Kant Shukla
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University
  • Ruhr University Bochum
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Abstract

Applying the classical Lie symmetry approach to the barotropic and quasi-geostrophic potential vorticity equation without forcing and dissipation on a β-plane channel, we find a new symmetry, which is not presented in a previous work [F. Huang, Commun. Theor. Phys. (Beijing, China) 42 (2004) 903]. A general finite transformation group is obtained based on the full Lie point symmetry. Furthermore, two new types of similarity reduction solutions are obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-230
Number of pages2
JournalCommunications in Theoretical Physics
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Jan 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Lie symmetry
  • Potential vorticity equation
  • Similarity reductions

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