7.2. STARS 419
- Dynamic transitions of (7.2.24) take place at(u,λ) = ( 0 ,λ 1 )provided thatλ 1 satisfies
the following principle of exchange of stability (PES):
(7.2.25)
Reβ 1
< 0 forλ<λ 1 (orλ>λ 1 ),
= 0 forλ=λ 1 ,
> 0 forλ>λ 1 (orλ<λ 1 ),
Reβk(λ 1 )< 0 ∀k≥ 2.
- Dynamic transitions of all dissipative systems described by (7.2.24) can be classified
into three categories: continuous, catastrophic, and random. Thanks to the universal-
ity, this classification is postulated in citeptd as a general principle called principle of
dynamic transitions. - Letuλbe the first transition state. Then we can also use the same stratege outlined
above to study the second transition by considering PES for the following linearized
eigenvalue problem
Lλφ+DG(uλ,λ)φ=β(^2 )(λ)φ.
Also we know that successive transitions can lead to chaos.
7.2.3 Stellar interior circulation
The governing fluid component equations are (7.1.85). We first make the nondimensional.
Let
(r,τ) = (r 0 r′,r^20 τ′/κ),
(P,T,p,ρ) =
(
κ ρ 0 P′/r 0 ,−
dT ̃
dr
r 0 T′,ρ 0 κ^2 p′/r^20 ,ρ 0 ρ
)
.
Then the equations (7.1.85) are rewritten as (drop the primes):
(7.2.26)
∂P
∂ τ
+
1
ρ
(P·∇)P=Pr∆P+
1
κ
FGP+σ(r)T~k−∇p,
∂T
∂ τ
+
1
ρ
(P·∇)T= ̃∆T+Pr,
divP= 0 ,
whereP= (Pθ,Pφ,Pr),~k= ( 0 , 0 , 1 ),σ(r)andFGPare as in (7.2.11) and (7.2.14), Pr=ν/κ
is the Prandtl number, and the∆is given by
(7.2.27)
∆Pθ= ̃∆Pθ+
2
r^2
∂Pr
∂ θ
−
2cosθ
r^2 sin^2 θ
∂Pφ
∂ φ
−
Pθ
r^2 sin^2 θ
,
∆Pφ= ̃∆Pφ+
2
r^2 sinθ
∂Pr
∂ φ
+
2cosθ
r^2 sinθ
∂Pθ
∂ φ
−
Pφ
r^2 sin^2 θ
,
∆Pr= ̃∆Pr−
2
αr^2
(
Pr+
∂Pθ
∂ θ
+
cosθ
sinθ
Pθ+
1
sinθ
∂Pφ
∂ φ