The Laplacian of an axisymmetric field in cylindrical form #
Differentiating the infinitesimal identities of CIV.Identities.Axisymmetric once more in
the second Cartesian direction gives the missing second derivative on the meridional plane:
for an axisymmetric scalar, ∂₂∂₂ g = r⁻¹ ∂_r g, so the Cartesian Laplacian becomes the
cylindrical one ∂_r² + r⁻¹ ∂_r + ∂_z² of eq:aniso:scalar:nse:z. For the radial and swirl
components of an axisymmetric field the same computation carries the source term of the
infinitesimal identity and produces the extra -r⁻² of eq:aniso:scalar:nse:r and
eq:aniso:scalar:nse:swirl.
The differentiation is carried out on the slice y ↦ g (y, t) of the unit ball, where the
identity of angularGenerator_of_invariant holds at every point; the product rule in the
direction of the second basis vector and the vanishing of the second coordinate on the
meridional plane leave exactly one term.
A classical spatial partial derivative of a C² scalar is differentiable in space.
Differentiating the infinitesimal identity -x₂ ∂₁g + x₁ ∂₂g = s in the second Cartesian
direction: on the meridional plane the second derivative ∂₂∂₂g is determined by ∂₁g and by
the second derivative of the source.
A classical spatial partial derivative is odd under negation of the scalar.
The classical spatial partial derivatives of the zero scalar vanish.
The cylindrical Laplacian of an axisymmetric scalar #
For a rotation-invariant C² scalar, on the meridional plane off the axis,
∂₂∂₂g = r⁻¹ ∂_r g.
For a rotation-invariant C² scalar, on the meridional plane off the axis, the Cartesian
Laplacian is the cylindrical Laplacian ∂_r² + r⁻¹ ∂_r + ∂_z² of eq:aniso:scalar:nse:z.
The cylindrical Laplacian of the components of an axisymmetric field #
On the meridional plane, off the axis, the second Cartesian derivative of the radial
component in the second direction is r⁻¹ ∂_r u_r - r⁻² u_r.
On the meridional plane, off the axis, the second Cartesian derivative of the swirl in the
second direction is r⁻¹ ∂_r u_θ - r⁻² u_θ.
On the meridional plane, off the axis, the second Cartesian derivative of the vertical
component in the second direction is r⁻¹ ∂_r u_z.
The Cartesian Laplacian of the radial component on the meridional plane, off the axis:
the cylindrical operator ∂_r² + r⁻¹ ∂_r + ∂_z² - r⁻² of eq:aniso:scalar:nse:r.
The Cartesian Laplacian of the swirl on the meridional plane, off the axis: the cylindrical
operator ∂_r² + r⁻¹ ∂_r + ∂_z² - r⁻² of eq:aniso:scalar:nse:swirl.
The Cartesian Laplacian of the vertical component on the meridional plane, off the axis:
the cylindrical operator ∂_r² + r⁻¹ ∂_r + ∂_z² of eq:aniso:scalar:nse:z.