Fluid mechanics Lagrange & Euler formalism

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The discussion focuses on the relationship between Lagrange and Euler formalism in fluid mechanics, specifically regarding temperature and velocity fields. The Lagrange description tracks fluid elements along their trajectories, while the Euler description characterizes the fluid at fixed points in space. Key equations illustrate how to relate temperature and velocity between the two frameworks using derivatives and the chain rule. The conversation emphasizes the equivalence of both descriptions and provides clarity on transitioning between them. Understanding these concepts is crucial for analyzing fluid dynamics effectively.
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Lagrange & Euler formalism

How we get relation

(\frac{\partial T^{(L)}}{\partial t})_{r_0}=(\frac{\partial T^{(E)}}{\partial t})_{r}+\frac{\partial T^{(E)}}{\partial x}(\frac{\partial x}{\partial t})_{r_0}+\frac{\partial T^{(E)}}{\partial y}(\frac{\partial y}{\partial t})_{r_0}+\frac{\partial T^{(E)}}{\partial z}(\frac{\partial z}{\partial t})_{r_0}

T - temperature
t - time
 
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Lagrange representation
T=T^{L}(x_0,y_0,z_0,t)
where coordinates x_0,y_0,z_0 are fixed.

I have a trouble with that. Can you tell me one type of this function?
 
I think, I've explained this already some days ago in this forum.

Again, the Euler coordinates \vec{x}_0 are labels for a fixed fluid element by noting its position at a fixed (initial) time t_0. Then you follow this fluid element along its trajectory in time. This is given by the position-vector field (as a function of the Euler coordinates) \vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0).

In the Lagrange description you switch to a field description, i.e., you characterize the fluid by the velocity field, where an observer at point \vec{x} measures the velocity of the fluid element at this position at time, t. This field we denote by \vec{v}(t,\vec{x}).

The relation to the Euler coordinates is then given by

\vec{v}_0(t,\vec{x}_0)=\frac{\partial \vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)}{\partial t}=\vec{v}[t,\vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)].

It gives the velocity of the fluid element, which has been at position \vec{x}_0 at time t.

The same procedure holds for any other physical quantity which has a specific meaning for a given fluid element. An example is the temperature T. In the Euler description, the temperature of the fluid element which has been at \vec{x}_0 at time t_0 at time t is given by the function T_0(t,\vec{x}_0).

In the Lagrange description, you consider the temperature at the position \vec{x} of the fluid element that is there at time, t. This function is called T(t,\vec{x}). Again, the relation between the two points of view are given by

T_0(t,\vec{x}_0)=T[t,\vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)].

Now if you want the time derivative of the temperature of the specific fluid element that has been at position \vec{x}_0 at time t_0, you have to use the chain rule of multi-variable calculus,

\partial_t T_0(t,\vec{x}_0)=\left (\frac{\partial T(t,\vec{x})}{\partial t} \right)_{\vec{x}=\vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)}+ \frac{\partial \vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)}{\partial t} \cdot [\vec{\nabla} T(t,\vec{x})]_{\vec{x}=\vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)}=\left (\frac{\partial T(t,\vec{x})}{\partial t} \right)_{\vec{x}=\vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)}+\vec{v}[t,\vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)] \cdot [\vec{\nabla}\vec{\nabla} T(t,\vec{x})]_{\vec{x}=\vec{x}(t,\vec{x}_0)}.

I hope with this very detailed writing of all the arguments, the two (equivalent) descriptions of fluid mechanics and how to switch from one to the other has become more clear.
 
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