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ConvectionOp

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ConvectionOp supplies the type of the abstract bilinear convection operator on the finite-dimensional Galerkin state space for each truncation level N in a 2D Fourier-mode model of incompressible flow. Researchers working on discrete Navier-Stokes approximations cite this when isolating the nonlinear term for energy estimates and passage to the continuum limit. The definition is a direct type abbreviation to the space of maps from pairs of states to states.

claimFor each natural number $N$, let $V_N$ denote the Euclidean space of velocity coefficients indexed by the truncated modes and the two spatial components. The convection operator is then any map $B_N : V_N → V_N → V_N$.

background

The module constructs a finite-dimensional Fourier-mode truncated model for 2D incompressible Navier-Stokes on the torus. Its goal is a concrete discrete state space together with the basic algebraic energy identity for the inviscid case, keeping the nonlinear term abstract as a bilinear operator $B$ while requiring only the inner-product property that ensures energy conservation. Upstream, GalerkinState $N$ is the abbreviation EuclideanSpace ℝ ((modes $N$) × Fin 2), which assembles the velocity coefficients for each retained mode and each of the two components.

proof idea

The declaration is a one-line type definition that directly identifies ConvectionOp $N$ with the function space GalerkinState $N$ → GalerkinState $N$ → GalerkinState $N$. No lemmas or tactics are invoked; the abbreviation serves as a reusable type for the projected nonlinearity.

why it matters in Recognition Science

This definition supplies the abstract handle on the nonlinearity that is instantiated throughout the continuum-limit arguments. It is used by galerkinForcing to build the forcing term from any Galerkin trajectory, by the Duhamel identities to express the integral remainder, and by the dominated-convergence hypotheses that control passage to the continuum. In the Recognition framework it supports the bridge from discrete energy identities to the full Navier-Stokes equations while preserving the algebraic structure needed for later steps.

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formal statement (Lean)

  77def ConvectionOp (N : ℕ) : Type :=

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Definition body.

  78  GalerkinState N → GalerkinState N → GalerkinState N
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  80/-- Discrete Navier–Stokes RHS: u' = νΔu - B(u,u). -/

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