Network-theoretic approach to sparsified discrete vortex dynamics

Abstract

We examine discrete vortex dynamics in two-dimensional flow through a network-theoretic approach. The interaction of the vortices is represented with a graph, which allows the use of network-theoretic approaches to identify key vortex-to-vortex interactions. We employ sparsification techniques on these graph representations based on spectral theory for constructing sparsified models and evaluating the dynamics of vortices in the sparsified setup. Identification of vortex structures based on graph sparsification and sparse vortex dynamics are illustrated through an example of point-vortex clusters interacting amongst themselves. We also evaluate the performance of sparsification with increasing number of point vortices. The sparsified-dynamics model developed with spectral graph theory requires reduced number of vortex-to-vortex interactions but agrees well with the full nonlinear dynamics. Furthermore, the sparsified model derived from the sparse graphs conserves the invariants of discrete vortex dynamics. We highlight the similarities and differences between the present sparsified-dynamics model and the reduced-order models.

23 pages, 13 figures

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