8 Jets and jet spaces

First-order jet bundles can be put at the foundations of the modern geometric approach to nonlinear PDEs, since higher-order jet bundles can be seen as constrained iterated jet bundles. The definition of first-order jet bundles can be given in many equivalent ways — for instance, by means of Grassmann bundles. In this paper we generalize it by means of flag bundles, and develop the corresponding theory for higher-oder and infinite-order jet bundles. We show that this is a natural geometric framework for the space of Cauchy data for nonlinear PDEs. As an example, we derive a general notion of transversality conditions in the Calculus of Variations.

The turbulent behavior of novel free triple-impinging jets with large jet spacing by means of particle image velocimetry

In this paper it is argued that the Brownian image model is the least committed, scale invariant, statistical image model which describes the second order statistics of natural images. Various properties of three different types of Gaussian image models (white noise, Brownian and fractional Brownian images) will be discussed in relation to linear scale-space theory, and it will be shown empirically that the second order statistics of natural images mapped into jet space may, within some scale interval, be modeled by the Brownian image model. This is consistent with the 1/f2 power spectrum law that apparently governs natural images. Furthermore, the distribution of Brownian images mapped into jet space is Gaussian and an analytical expression can be derived for the covariance matrix of Brownian images in jet space. This matrix is also a good approximation of the covariance matrix of natural images in jet space. The consequence of these results is that the Brownian image model can be used as a least committed model of the covariance structure of the distribution of natural images.

The circulation of a high-lift airfoil is enhanced using a spanwise array of fluidically oscillating wall jets to engender a Coanda-like effect on the suction surface near the cove between the flap and the main element. The actuation jets manipulate the interaction between the main element boundary layer and the cove jet to overcome flow separation over the flap and yield high-lift performance that is comparable to or better than conventional high-lift airfoils. The fluidic actuation enables effective operation at larger flap deflections while diminishing the sensitivity to cove characteristics. The performance of the actuator array varies with both the jet momentum coefficient and the spanwise periodic jet spacing. It is shown that the lift increment per jet, which for a sufficiently sparse jet array is invariant with jet spacing, diminishes as jet spacing is reduced due to spanwise jet interactions. Accordingly, the overall lift increment scales with the number of active jets and jet density, and a characteristic spanwise jet spacing is identified for optimal performance.

The results of an experimental investigation on the average surface heat transfer co-efficients under a perforated plate of multiple, square array, round impinging air jets are presented. Correlation of the heat transfer performance in a semi-enclosed environment is presented. The correlation includes the effects of the jet “spent air” flowing perpendicular to the jets; the effects of the jet diameter, jet spacing, and jet-to-surface distance. The data cover a range of jet diameter Reynolds number from 3 × 102 to 3 × 104, jet spacing from 3.1 to 12.5 dia, and plate-to-surface distance of 1.0 to 4.8 dia. The results are compared with previously reported investigations with reasonable agreement. Correlation is in the form NuD,x = φ1φ2ReDm(Zn/D)0.091Pr1/3 where φ1 and m are functions of the jet spacing parameter, Xn/D, and Reynolds number, and φ2 is the heat transfer coefficient degradation factor due to “spent air”. φ1, φ2 and m are presented in graphical form as a function of important dimensionless parameters.

Heat transfer of an impinging jet on a flat surface

We prove non-extendability results for Lipschitz maps with target space being jet spaces equipped with a left-invariant Riemannian distance, as well as jet spaces equipped with a left-invariant sub-Riemannian Carnot-Caratheodory distance. The jet spaces give a model for a certain class of Carnot groups, including in particular all Heisenberg groups.

We develop the theory of higher prolongations of algebraic varieties over fields in arbitrary characteristic with commuting Hasse-Schmidt derivations. Prolongations were introduced by Buium in the context of fields of characteristic 0 with a single derivation. Inspired by work of Vojta, we give a new construction of higher prolongations in a more general context. Generalizing a result of Buium in characteristic 0, we prove that these prolongations are represented by a certain functor, which shows that they can be viewed as ‘twisted jet spaces.’ We give a new proof of a theorem of Moosa, Pillay and Scanlon that the prolongation functor and jet space functor commute. We also prove that the m-th prolongation and m-th jet space of a variety are differentially isomorphic by showing that their infinite prolongations are isomorphic as schemes.

Non-dimensionalization and mixing quantification of laminar twin semi-confined jets

Total differentiation operators as linear vector fields, their flows, invariants and symmetries form the geometry of jet space. In the jet space the dragging of tensor fields obeys the exponential law. The composition of smooth maps induces a composition of jets in corresponding jet spaces. The prolonged total differentiation operators generalize the differentiation of composite function. The relations between Cartan forms under the jet composition are described. MSC (2000): 58A20, 58A40, 28A15.

A dual-jet consisting of a wall jet and an offset jet has been numerically simulated using lattice Boltzmann method to examine the effects of jet spacing between two jet centerlines, defined as s. The Reynolds number based on jet-exit-width d is set to be Re=56 and the jet spacing is set to be less than or equal 10 times the jet-exit-width. Computational results reveal that the flow field displays periodic vortex shedding when the jet spacing is in the range of 9 ≤ s/d ≤ 10, while it remains steady with two counter-rotating vortices in the converging region when s/d ≤ 8. When s/d=9, the power spectral analyses indicate that the vortex shedding phenomenon has specific frequency. The significant oscillation stresses induced by the periodic components of velocities are found to mainly exist in the inner shear layer regions, implying stronger momentum transfer occuring in these regions.

For the generalized Rapoport-Leas equations, algebra of differential invariants is constructed with respect to point transformations, that is, transformations of independent and dependent variables. The finding of a general transformation of this type reduces to solving an extremely complicated functional equation. Therefore, following the approach of Sophus Lie, we restrict ourselves to the search for infinitesimal transformations which are generated by translations along the trajectories of vector fields. The problem of finding these vector fields reduces to the redefined system decision of linear differential equations with respect to their coefficients. The Rapoport-Leas equations arise in the study of nonlinear filtration processes in porous media, as well as in other areas of natural science: for example, these equations describe various physical phenomena: two-phase filtration in a porous medium, filtration of a polytropic gas, and propagation of heat at nuclear explosion. They are vital topic for research: in recent works of Bibikov, Lychagin, and others, the analysis of the symmetries of the generalized Rapoport-Leas equations has been carried out; finite-dimensional dynamics and conditions of attractors existence have been found. Since the generalized RapoportLeas equations are nonlinear partial differential equations of the second order with two independent variables; the methods of the geometric theory of differential equations are used to study them in this paper. According to this theory differential equations generate subvarieties in the space of jets. This makes it possible to use the apparatus of modern differential geometry to study differential equations. We introduce the concept of admissible transformations, that is, replacements of variables that do not derive equations outside the class of the Rapoport-Leas equations. Such transformations form a Lie group. For this Lie group there are differential invariants that separate its regular orbits, which allow us to classify the generalized Rapoport-Leas equations.

This work is primarily concerned with various aspects of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics. These different aspects are related in a somewhat complicated way, which is clarified by the introduction of the unifying concept of a jet bundle. Here, bundles are first considered in some generality and then jet bundles are introduced and their bundle structure investigated especially with a view to formulating Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics invariantly. The second chapter is devoted to a discussion of the two Schouten brackets and it is explained why each is of importance in mechanics. The symmetric Schouten bracket enables the notion of a killing tensor to be defined on a Riemannian or pseudo-Riemannian manifold. A theorem is proved which gives an upper bound on the dimension of the space of killing tensors of a fixed rank. In chapter 3 Hamilton-Jacobi theory and a version of Noether's theorem are presented from a m o d e m viewpoint. Then conditions are obtained which entail the existence of a constant of motion which is polynomial in momenta. These conditions are used to construct several classical Hamiltonians with hidden symmetries - the usage of the latter term is briefly justified. Most importantly, all systems with two degrees of freedom which have a quadratic integral independent of the Hamiltonian are characterized. In chapter 4 the geometrical properties of TM and the closely related space J1 (IR,M) are investigated. It is shown that J1(IR,M) has an intrinsically defined 1-1 tensor in analogy to TM. The behaviour of these tensors under diffeomorphisms is investigated. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the various notions of symmetry in Lagrangian theory. Chapter 5 begins with a review of symplectic geometry and continues with the definition and examination of contact manifolds in the same spirit as symplectic geometry. In particular, contact diffeomorphisms are described on the space J1(IR,M). Finally, two theorems are given which endeavour to explain the general principle enabling the Lie algebra of a subalgebra of vector fields to be transferred to a collection of forms.

This contribution presents a port-Hamiltonian (pH) framework for the modeling and control of a certain class of distributed-parameter systems. Since the proposed pH-formulation can be seen as a direct adoption of the calculus of variations on jet bundles, it is especially suited for mechanical systems exhibiting a variational character. Besides the pH-framework, an energy-based control scheme making heavy use of structural invariants (casimir functions) is presented on the example of a boundary-controlled Euler–Bernoulli beam.

Preface Contributors Part I. Algebra and Geometry Point Groups and Space Groups in Geometric Algebra (D. Hestenes) The Inner Products of Geometric Algebra (L. Dorst) Unification of Grassmann's Progressive and Regressive Products using the Principle of Duality (S. Blake) From Unoriented Subspaces to Blade Operators (T.A. Bouma) Automated Theorem Proving in the Homogeneous Model with Clifford Bracket Algebra (H. Li) Rotations in n Dimensions as Spherical Vectors (W.E. Baylis/S. Hadi) Geometric and Algebraic Canonical Forms (N. Gordon) Functions of Clifford Numbers or Square Matrices (J. Snygg) Compound Matrices and Pfaffians: A Representation of Geometric Algebra (U. Prells/M.I. Friswell/S.D. Garvey) Analysis Using Abstract Vector Variables (F. Sommen) A Multivector Data Structure for Differential Forms and Equations (J.A. Chard/V. Shapiro) Jet Bundles and the Formal Theory of Partial Differential Equations (R. Baker/C. Doran) Imaginary Eigenvalues and Complex Eigenvectors Explained by Real Geometry (E.M.S. Hitzer) Symbolic Processing of Clifford Numbers in C++ (J.P. Fletcher) Clifford Numbers and their Inverses Calculated using the Matrix Representation (J.P. Fletcher) A Toy Vector Field Based on Geometric Algebra (A. Rockwood/S. Binderwala) Quadratic Transformations in the Projective Plane (G. Georgiev) Annihilators of Principal Ideals in the Grassmann Algebra (C. Koc/S. Esin) Part II. Applications to Physics Homogeneous Rigid Body Mechanics with Elastic Coupling (D. Hestenes/E.D. Fasse) Analysis of One and Two Particle Quantum Systems using Geometric Algebra (R. Parker/C. Doran) Interaction and Entanglement in the Multiparticle Spacetime Algebra (T.F. Havel/C.J.L. Doran) Laws of Reflection from Two or More Plane Mirrors in Succession (M. Derome) Exact Kinetic Energy Operators for Polyatomic Molecules (J. Pesonen) Geometry of Quantum Computing by Hamiltonian Dynamics of Spin Ensembles (T. Schulte-Herbruggen/K. Huper/U. Helmke/S.J. Glaser) Is the Brain a 'Clifford Algebra Quantum Computer'? (V. Labunets/E. Rundblad/J. Astola) A Hestenes Spacetime Algebra Approach to Light Polarization (Q.M. Sugon/D. McNamara) Quaternions, Clifford Algebra and Symmetry Groups (P.R. Girard) Part III. Computer Vision and Robotics A Generic Framework for Image Geometry (J.J. Koenderink) Color Edge Detection Using Rotors (E. Bayro-Corrochano/S. Flores) Numerical Evaluation of Versors with Clifford Algebra (C.B.U. Perwass/G. Sommer) The Role of Clifford Algebra in Structure-Preserving Transformations for Second-Order Systems (S.D. Garvey/M.I. Friswell/U. Prells) Applications of Algebra of Incidence in Visually Guided Robotics (E. Bayro-Corrochano/P. Lounesto/L.R. Lozano) Monocular Pose Estimation of Kinematic Chains (B. Rosenhahn/O. Granert/G. Sommer) Stabilization of 3D Pose Estimation (W. Neddermeyer/M. Schnell/W. Winkler/A. Lilienthal) Inferring Dynamical Information from 3D Position Data using Geometric Algebra (H. Udugama/G.S. Sajeewa/J. Lasenby) Clifford Algebra Space Singularities of Inline Planar Platforms (M.A. Baswell/R. Ablamowicz/J.N. Anderson) Part IV. Signal Processing and Other Applications Fast Quantum Fourier--Heisenberg--Weyl Transforms (V. Labunets/E. Rundblad/J. Astola) The Structure Multivector (M. Felsberg/G. Sommer) The Application of Clifford Algebra to Calculations of Multicomponent Chemical Composition (J.P. Fletcher) An Algorithm to Solve the Inverse IFS-Problem (E. Hocevar) Fast Quantum n-D Fourier and Radon Transforms (V. Labunets/E. Rundblad/J. Astola)