Application of Similarity Analysis to Problems in Science and Engineering

R. Seshadri and T. Y. Na
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R. Seshadri: Syncrude Canada Limited
T. Y. Na: University of Michigan—Dearborn, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Chapter Chapter 4 in Group Invariance in Engineering Boundary Value Problems, 1985, pp 62-90 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Different methods for carrying out similarity analysis of partial differential equations were discussed in Chapter 3 with particular reference to the linear heat equation. The methods were classified into (1) direct methods and (2) group-theoretic methods. In the direct methods, the concept of group invariance is not explicitly invoked. They are straightforward and simple to apply. Since the direct methods are based on assumed transformations, the resulting solutions are restrictive. The group-theoretic methods on the other hand are based upon the invocation of invariance under groups of transformations of the partial differential equations and the auxiliary conditions. Group-theoretic methods such as Birkhoff-Morgan method and the Heliums-Churchill procedure start out by assuming a specific form of the group. Therefore, the resulting similarity solutions are restrictive. The simplicity of these methods is on account of the fact that only algebraic equations (resulting from invocation of invariance) need to be solved. On the other hand, deductive group procedures while being systematic and more rigorous and tedious.

Keywords: Free Convection; Similarity Transformation; Conformal Invariance; Dimensional Matrix; Nonlinear Elastic Material (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4612-5102-6_4

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