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Hydrodynamics, Probability and the Geometry of the Diffeomorphisms Group

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We characterize the solution of Navier-Stokes equation as a stochastic geodesic on the diffeomorphisms group, thus generalizing Arnold’s description of the Euler flow.

Mathematics Subject Classification (2000). Primary 37L55; Secondary 35Q30, 58E30, 58J65, 60J60, 76D05.

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Cruzeiro, A.B. (2011). Hydrodynamics, Probability and the Geometry of the Diffeomorphisms Group. In: Dalang, R., Dozzi, M., Russo, F. (eds) Seminar on Stochastic Analysis, Random Fields and Applications VI. Progress in Probability, vol 63. Springer, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0021-1_5

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