On the limit as the density ratio tends to zero for two perfect incompressible fluids separated by a surface of discontinuity

C. H.Arthur Cheng, Daniel Coutand, Steve Shkoller

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Abstract

We study the asymptotic limit as the density ratio ρ-+ → 0, where ρ+ and ρ- are the densities of two perfect incompressible 2-D/3-D fluids, separated by a surface of discontinuity along which the pressure jump is proportional to the mean curvature of the moving surface. Mathematically, the fluid motion is governed by the two-phase incompressible Euler equations with vortex sheet data. By rescaling, we assume the density ρ+ of the inner fluid is fixed, while the density ρ- of the outer fluid is set to ε. We prove that solutions of the free-boundary Euler equations in vacuum are obtained in the limit as ε → 0.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)817-845
Number of pages29
JournalCommunications in Partial Differential Equations
Volume35
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2010

Keywords

  • Euler equations
  • Surface tension
  • Two-phase flow
  • Vortex sheets
  • Water waves
  • Zero density limit

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