Time-harmonic waves in Korteweg and nematic-Korteweg fluids

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Auteurs principaux: Farrell, Patrick E., Zerbinati, Umberto
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author Farrell, Patrick E.
Zerbinati, Umberto
author_facet Farrell, Patrick E.
Zerbinati, Umberto
contents We derive the Helmholtz--Korteweg equation, which models acoustic waves in Korteweg fluids. We further derive a nematic variant of the Helmholtz-Korteweg equation, which incorporates an additional orientational term in the stress tensor. Its dispersion relation coincides with that arising in Virga's analysis of the Euler-Korteweg equations, which we extend to consider imaginary wave numbers and the effect of boundary conditions. In particular, our extensions allow us to analyze the effect of nematic orientation on the penetration depth of evanescent plane waves, and on the scattering of sound waves by obstacles. Furthermore, we make new, experimentally-verifiable predictions for the effect of boundary conditions for a modification of the Mullen-Lüthi-Stephen experiment, and for the scattering of acoustic waves in nematic-Korteweg fluids by a circular obstacle.
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spellingShingle Time-harmonic waves in Korteweg and nematic-Korteweg fluids
Farrell, Patrick E.
Zerbinati, Umberto
Mathematical Physics
We derive the Helmholtz--Korteweg equation, which models acoustic waves in Korteweg fluids. We further derive a nematic variant of the Helmholtz-Korteweg equation, which incorporates an additional orientational term in the stress tensor. Its dispersion relation coincides with that arising in Virga's analysis of the Euler-Korteweg equations, which we extend to consider imaginary wave numbers and the effect of boundary conditions. In particular, our extensions allow us to analyze the effect of nematic orientation on the penetration depth of evanescent plane waves, and on the scattering of sound waves by obstacles. Furthermore, we make new, experimentally-verifiable predictions for the effect of boundary conditions for a modification of the Mullen-Lüthi-Stephen experiment, and for the scattering of acoustic waves in nematic-Korteweg fluids by a circular obstacle.
title Time-harmonic waves in Korteweg and nematic-Korteweg fluids
topic Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.13354