Abstract
Abstract
We show the Godbillon–Vey invariant arises as a ‘restricted Casimir’ invariant for three-dimensional ideal fluids associated to a foliation. We compare to a finite-dimensional system, the rattleback, where analogous phenomena occur.
Subject
General Physics and Astronomy,Mathematical Physics,Modelling and Simulation,Statistics and Probability,Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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