Abstract
The conservation of helicity in ideal barotropic fluids is discussed from a group theoretical point of view. A new symmetry group is introduced, i.e., the alpha group of translations. It is proven via the Noether theorem that this group generates helicity conservation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1324-1327 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Mathematical Physics |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |