Mathematical Principles of Theoretical Physics

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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



r^2 sin^2 θ

,


∆Pφ= ̃∆Pφ+

2


r^2 sinθ

∂Pr
∂ φ

+


2cosθ
r^2 sinθ

∂Pθ
∂ φ



r^2 sin^2 θ

,


∆Pr= ̃∆Pr−

2


αr^2

(


Pr+
∂Pθ
∂ θ

+


cosθ
sinθ

Pθ+

1


sinθ

∂Pφ
∂ φ

)


,

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