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Localized Induction Equation for Stretched Vortex Filament

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Kimiaki Konno, Hiroshi Kakuhata

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Submitted 2 Mar 2006 · 6 references

Pith's verdict: The freeze observation is an exact invariant for both equations; the genuinely new content is the profile comparison, which is plausible but under-verified numerically.

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CitationHiroshi Kakuhata, Kimiaki Konno. "Localized Induction Equation for Stretched Vortex Filament." arXiv:nlin/0603009 (2006). https://pith.science/paper/FOJA7FFB
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The paper shows numerically that two versions of the localized induction equation predict different filament shapes but identical freezing of the local stretch.

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The paper asks whether the standard localized induction equation, written for unit-speed filaments, and the original Arms–Hama equation, which keeps the local stretch factor in the denominator, describe the same physics. Simulating identical initially stretched vortex filaments with both equations, it finds that the filament profiles diverge—one deforms and radiates, the other moves faster with weak radiation—but the local stretch $l_s=|\mathbf X_s|$ behaves identically: the initially stretched or shrunk region stays in the same place, as if frozen. This matters because it isolates a quantity that is common to the two formulations and suggests that stretch conservation is more robust than the shape of the filament itself.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing object is the local stretch $l_s=|\mathbf X_s|=dl/ds$, the ratio of physical arclength to the parameter $s$. Equation (2), $\mathbf X_t=\mathbf X_s\times\mathbf X_{ss}/|\mathbf X_s|^3$, reduces to (1), $\mathbf X_t=\mathbf X_s\times\mathbf X_{ss}$, only when $|\mathbf X_s|=1$; the paper's numerical scheme is an implicit finite-difference recurrence in matrix form (equations (3)–(8)) that solves (2) directly, and it monitors $l_s$ alongside the filament shape. The initial data are stretched versions of known exact soliton solutions, so the comparison starts from identical stretched states.

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The central discovery is that the local stretch, not the filament profile, is the quantity that carries the common behavior. For a stretched one-soliton initial condition with amplitude $A=0.6$ (shrink), equation (1) produces a strongly deformed, radiating soliton while equation (2) produces a mildly modified, faster soliton; yet in both cases the shrunk region remains pinned at its initial position, freezing the shrink. For the loop-type solution with $A=0.5$, the same pinning occurs, and for equation (2) the local stretch shows a double-dip structure in the nearly stationary region, indicating two kinks in $Z-s$. The conclusion states this directly: the profiles show quite different behavior, but both equations give the same result for the local stretch.

Load-bearing premise

The load-bearing premise is that the implicit finite-difference scheme with $\Delta s=1/8$ and $\Delta t=\Delta s^3/32$, together with the boundary condition (8), is numerically reliable enough that the observed freezing of the local stretch is a property of the equations rather than an artifact of the grid.

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  • If a vortex filament initially has a stretched or shrunk patch, that patch does not propagate along the filament in either formulation of the localized induction equation; it stays at its initial location.
  • The two equations are not interchangeable for predicting filament shape: the parametrized LIE produces stronger deformation and radiation, while the Arms–Hama form produces faster, milder motion.
  • The local stretch $l_s$ is a useful diagnostic for comparing vortex-filament models, since it agrees where the profiles disagree.
  • The frozen double-dip structure in the loop case indicates that the stationary stretch region can carry internal structure (two kinks in $Z-s$) rather than a single smooth bump.

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  • A natural extension is to test $A>1$ (initial stretch rather than shrink); the paper's mechanism suggests the same pinning, but this is not demonstrated.
  • The freezing of $l_s$ looks like a Lagrangian property: each material point keeps its initial stretch forever, which would imply an invariant that the profile evolution alone hides.
  • Because both equations sit in an integrable hierarchy, the pinning may reflect a shared conserved quantity rather than a special property of the chosen initial data; checking longer times would show whether the pinning persists after radiation leaves.
  • The same numerical scheme could be applied to a non-integrable perturbation or a different boundary condition to see whether the pinning survives outside the integrable setting.
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We study numerically the motion of the stretched vortex filaments by using the localized induction equation with the stretch and that without the stretch.

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We study numerically the motion of the stretched vortex filaments by using the localized induction equation with the stretch and that without the stretch.

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Figure 1. Time evolution (left) and local stretch (right) for the stretched vortex soliton (9) of (1) at t = 0, 3, 6 for A = 0.6 and λ = 1.5 + i. 2 Numerical method In order to solve (2), we use the following implicit finite dif ference equation [6], as an example, for the x component as Xj+1,i − Xj,i ∆t = 1 L3 s  Yj,i+1 − Yj,i ∆s Zj+1,I+1 − 2Zj+1,i + Zj+1,i−1 ∆s 2 − Zj,i+1 − Zj,i ∆s Yj+1,i+1 − 2Yj+1,i + Yj+1,i−1 ∆s 2  , (3) where Ls = r (Xj,i+1 − Xj,i) 2 + (Yj,i+1 − Yj,i) 2 + (Zj,i+1 − Zj,i) 2 ∆s 2 . The subscripts j and i refer to the time t = j∆t and s = i∆s, res
Figure 2. Time evolution (left) and the local stretch (right) for the stretched vortex soliton (9) of (2) at t = 0, 3, 6 for A = 0.6 and λ = 1.5 + i. where Ej,i = −(1 − 2Dj,i + Dj,iEj,i−1) −1Dj,i, Fj,i = (1 − 2Dj,i + Dj,iEj,i−1) −1 (Hj,i − Dj,iFj,i−1), (6) for i = 2, 3, . . . , N and Ej,1 = −(1 − 2Dj,1) −1Dj,1, Fj,1 = (1 − 2Dj,i) −1 (Hj,1 − Dj,1Hj,0). (7) Here we take the boundary condition Hj,0 =   0 0 Zj,1 − ∆s   . (8) The values of all coef ficients (6) are recursively determined by using (6) and (7) with (8). Taking Xj,N+1 = 0, Yj,N+1 = 0 and Zj,N+1 = Zj,N + ∆s, we can so
Figure 3. Time evolution (left) and local stretch (right) for the loop type of vortex soliton (10) of (1) at t = 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 for A = 0.5. where A is the factor to represent the stretch and we take t = 0. If A = 1, (9) is just the exact solution without the stretch. Ω, Θ and constants δ, ǫ are given by Ω = λRs − ωRt, Θ = λIs − ωI t, tan δ = − 2λRλI λ 2 R − λ 2 I , ǫ = − 1 2 log |c0| 2 4λ 2 I , where c0 is a constant. The wave number λ = λR + iλI and the frequency ω = ωR + iωI are connected by the dispersion relation ω = 2λ 2 . The local stretch is given by l 2 s = 1 + 4λ 2 I λ 2 R + λ 2 I
Figure 4. Time evolution (left) and local stretch (right) for the loop type of vortex soliton (10) of (2) at t = 0, 3, 6, 9, 12 for A = 0.5. 3.2 Stretched loop type vortex f ilament With the exact solution of (1) as X = −A sin 4tsech2s, Y = A cos 4tsech2s, Z = s − tanh2s, (10) we consider the initial value problem by taking t = 0. Here A is the factor to represent the stretch for the loop type of the vortex filament. The local stretch is given by l 2 s = 1 + 4 A 2 − 1  sech2 2s tanh2 2s. In

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