For real variables p , s , a , b , c p,s,a,b,c p , s , a , b , c , set
K = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − 2 ( a b + b c + c a ) , S = p 2 + s 2 , C = S + K . K=a^2+b^2+c^2-2(ab+bc+ca),\qquad S=p^2+s^2,\qquad C=S+K. K = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − 2 ( ab + b c + c a ) , S = p 2 + s 2 , C = S + K .
The shear components and wall rates are
P = K p − 2 a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + a b − 2 b c + a c , P=Kp-2a^2+b^2+c^2+ab-2bc+ac, P = K p − 2 a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + ab − 2 b c + a c ,
Q = K s + 3 ( − b 2 + c 2 + a b − a c ) , Q=Ks+\sqrt{3}(-b^2+c^2+ab-ac), Q = K s + 3 ( − b 2 + c 2 + ab − a c ) ,
r 1 = − S + 2 p , r 2 = − S − p + 3 s , r 3 = − S − p − 3 s . r_1=-S+2p,\qquad r_2=-S-p+\sqrt{3}s,\qquad r_3=-S-p-\sqrt{3}s. r 1 = − S + 2 p , r 2 = − S − p + 3 s , r 3 = − S − p − 3 s .
These functions define the normalized vacuum Bianchi IX vector field
( P , Q , r 1 a , r 2 b , r 3 c ) (P,Q,r_1a,r_2b,r_3c) ( P , Q , r 1 a , r 2 b , r 3 c ) .
For y = ( m , u , v , w ) ∈ R 4 y=(m,u,v,w)\in\mathbb R^4 y = ( m , u , v , w ) ∈ R 4 , define
K ( u , v , w ) = u 2 + v 2 + w 2 − 2 ( u v + v w + w u ) , κ = u ( v + w − u ) , K(u,v,w)=u^2+v^2+w^2-2(uv+vw+wu),\qquad \kappa=u(v+w-u), K ( u , v , w ) = u 2 + v 2 + w 2 − 2 ( uv + v w + w u ) , κ = u ( v + w − u ) ,
F m = − v 2 + w 2 + u ( v − w ) − m κ , F u = 1 2 ( 1 − m 2 − ( v − w ) 2 + u 2 ) u , F_m=-v^2+w^2+u(v-w)-m\kappa,\qquad
F_u=\tfrac12(1-m^2-(v-w)^2+u^2)u, F m = − v 2 + w 2 + u ( v − w ) − mκ , F u = 2 1 ( 1 − m 2 − ( v − w ) 2 + u 2 ) u ,
F v = ( m − 1 − κ ) v , F w = ( − m − 1 − κ ) w , F = ( F m , F u , F v , F w ) , F_v=(m-1-\kappa)v,\qquad F_w=(-m-1-\kappa)w,\qquad
F=(F_m,F_u,F_v,F_w), F v = ( m − 1 − κ ) v , F w = ( − m − 1 − κ ) w , F = ( F m , F u , F v , F w ) ,
and E ( m , v ) = ( m − 1 ) 2 + v 2 E(m,v)=(m-1)^2+v^2 E ( m , v ) = ( m − 1 ) 2 + v 2 .
For x = ( p , s , a , b , c ) x=(p,s,a,b,c) x = ( p , s , a , b , c ) , put
ψ ( p , z ) = 3 z 1 + p , Π ( x ) = ( ψ ( p , s ) , ψ ( p , a ) , ψ ( p , b ) , ψ ( p , c ) ) . \psi(p,z)=\frac{\sqrt3\,z}{1+p},\qquad
\Pi(x)=(\psi(p,s),\psi(p,a),\psi(p,b),\psi(p,c)). ψ ( p , z ) = 1 + p 3 z , Π ( x ) = ( ψ ( p , s ) , ψ ( p , a ) , ψ ( p , b ) , ψ ( p , c )) .
For y = ( m , u , v , w ) y=(m,u,v,w) y = ( m , u , v , w ) , set D ( y ) = 3 + m 2 + K ( u , v , w ) D(y)=3+m^2+K(u,v,w) D ( y ) = 3 + m 2 + K ( u , v , w ) and
Ξ A ( y ) = ( A − 1 , A m 3 , A u 3 , A v 3 , A w 3 ) , Ξ ( y ) = Ξ 6 / D ( y ) ( y ) . \Xi_A(y)=\left(A-1,\frac{Am}{\sqrt3},\frac{Au}{\sqrt3},
\frac{Av}{\sqrt3},\frac{Aw}{\sqrt3}\right),\qquad
\Xi(y)=\Xi_{6/D(y)}(y). Ξ A ( y ) = ( A − 1 , 3 A m , 3 A u , 3 A v , 3 A w ) , Ξ ( y ) = Ξ 6/ D ( y ) ( y ) .
Write N ( x ) = ( P , Q , r 1 a , r 2 b , r 3 c ) N(x)=(P,Q,r_1a,r_2b,r_3c) N ( x ) = ( P , Q , r 1 a , r 2 b , r 3 c ) for the normalized vector field
and C ( x ) = C ( p , s , a , b , c ) \mathcal C(x)=C(p,s,a,b,c) C ( x ) = C ( p , s , a , b , c ) for its constraint.
The normalized and projective state spaces are R 5 \mathbb R^5 R 5 and R 4 \mathbb R^4 R 4
with their finite-product norms. The maps Π , Ξ , D , F \Pi,\Xi,D,F Π , Ξ , D , F act on these state spaces.
The projective vector field in normalized time is
G ( y ) = 6 D ( y ) F ( y ) . G(y)=\frac6{D(y)}F(y). G ( y ) = D ( y ) 6 F ( y ) .
Write X = R 5 X=\mathbb R^5 X = R 5 , Y = R 4 Y=\mathbb R^4 Y = R 4 , and let α x , t 0 \alpha_{x,t_0} α x , t 0 be the
maximal solution of α ′ = N ( α ) \alpha'=N(\alpha) α ′ = N ( α ) with initial value x x x at t 0 t_0 t 0
and domain I max ( x , t 0 ) I_{\max}(x,t_0) I m a x ( x , t 0 ) . Put
J x , t 0 ( t ) = d x α x , t 0 ( t ) , Ψ t 0 ( y , t ) = Π ( α Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ) , J_{x,t_0}(t)=d_x\alpha_{x,t_0}(t),\qquad
\Psi_{t_0}(y,t)=\Pi(\alpha_{\Xi(y),t_0}(t)), J x , t 0 ( t ) = d x α x , t 0 ( t ) , Ψ t 0 ( y , t ) = Π ( α Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t )) ,
J y , t 0 ( t ) = d Π α Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ∘ J Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ∘ d Ξ y . \mathcal J_{y,t_0}(t)=d\Pi_{\alpha_{\Xi(y),t_0}(t)}
\circ J_{\Xi(y),t_0}(t)\circ d\Xi_y. J y , t 0 ( t ) = d Π α Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ∘ J Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ∘ d Ξ y .
For Y = ( k , u , w ) ∈ R 3 Y=(k,u,w)\in\mathbb R^3 Y = ( k , u , w ) ∈ R 3 , define
e − ( Y ) = ( 1 − k 2 − 1 , u , 1 , w ) , x Y = Ξ ( e − ( Y ) ) , β Y ( t ) = Ψ 0 ( e − ( Y ) , t ) , g ( x ) = ( Π ( x ) ) v . e_-(Y)=(1-\sqrt{k^2-1},u,1,w),\quad x_Y=\Xi(e_-(Y)),\quad
\beta_Y(t)=\Psi_0(e_-(Y),t),\quad g(x)=(\Pi(x))_v. e − ( Y ) = ( 1 − k 2 − 1 , u , 1 , w ) , x Y = Ξ ( e − ( Y )) , β Y ( t ) = Ψ 0 ( e − ( Y ) , t ) , g ( x ) = ( Π ( x ) ) v .
For any real height η \eta η , put
H η , Y = { t > 0 : t ∈ I max ( x Y , 0 ) , g ( α x Y , 0 ( t ) ) = η } , H_{\eta,Y}=\{t>0:t\in I_{\max}(x_Y,0),\ g(\alpha_{x_Y,0}(t))=\eta\}, H η , Y = { t > 0 : t ∈ I m a x ( x Y , 0 ) , g ( α x Y , 0 ( t )) = η } ,
T η ( Y ) = inf H η , Y , P η ( Y ) = β Y ( T η ( Y ) ) . T_\eta(Y)=\inf H_{\eta,Y},\qquad P_\eta(Y)=\beta_Y(T_\eta(Y)). T η ( Y ) = inf H η , Y , P η ( Y ) = β Y ( T η ( Y )) .
The infimum uses the total real-order convention. Let
TailValid η ( Y ) \operatorname{TailValid}_\eta(Y) TailValid η ( Y ) mean that T η ( Y ) T_\eta(Y) T η ( Y ) is the least
element of H η , Y H_{\eta,Y} H η , Y , and, writing T = T η ( Y ) T=T_\eta(Y) T = T η ( Y ) , that
t ∈ I max ( x Y , 0 ) , 1 + ( α x Y , 0 ( t ) ) 0 > 0 ( 0 ≤ t ≤ T ) , t\in I_{\max}(x_Y,0),\quad 1+(\alpha_{x_Y,0}(t))_0>0
\quad(0\leq t\leq T), t ∈ I m a x ( x Y , 0 ) , 1 + ( α x Y , 0 ( t ) ) 0 > 0 ( 0 ≤ t ≤ T ) ,
g ( α x Y , 0 ( t ) ) > η ( 0 ≤ t < T ) , g(\alpha_{x_Y,0}(t))>\eta\quad(0\leq t<T), g ( α x Y , 0 ( t )) > η ( 0 ≤ t < T ) ,
d g α x Y , 0 ( t ) N ( α x Y , 0 ( t ) ) < 0 , ∣ ( Π ( α x Y , 0 ( t ) ) ) w ∣ < 1 / 2 ( 0 ≤ t ≤ T ) . dg_{\alpha_{x_Y,0}(t)}N(\alpha_{x_Y,0}(t))<0,\quad
|(\Pi(\alpha_{x_Y,0}(t)))_w|<1/2\quad(0\leq t\leq T). d g α x Y , 0 ( t ) N ( α x Y , 0 ( t )) < 0 , ∣ ( Π ( α x Y , 0 ( t )) ) w ∣ < 1/2 ( 0 ≤ t ≤ T ) .
All vector and operator norms use the finite-product supremum norms.
For real variables p , s , a , b , c p,s,a,b,c p , s , a , b , c , set
K = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − 2 ( a b + b c + c a ) , S = p 2 + s 2 , C = S + K . K=a^2+b^2+c^2-2(ab+bc+ca),\qquad S=p^2+s^2,\qquad C=S+K. K = a 2 + b 2 + c 2 − 2 ( ab + b c + c a ) , S = p 2 + s 2 , C = S + K .
The shear components and wall rates are
P = K p − 2 a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + a b − 2 b c + a c , P=Kp-2a^2+b^2+c^2+ab-2bc+ac, P = K p − 2 a 2 + b 2 + c 2 + ab − 2 b c + a c ,
Q = K s + 3 ( − b 2 + c 2 + a b − a c ) , Q=Ks+\sqrt{3}(-b^2+c^2+ab-ac), Q = K s + 3 ( − b 2 + c 2 + ab − a c ) ,
r 1 = − S + 2 p , r 2 = − S − p + 3 s , r 3 = − S − p − 3 s . r_1=-S+2p,\qquad r_2=-S-p+\sqrt{3}s,\qquad r_3=-S-p-\sqrt{3}s. r 1 = − S + 2 p , r 2 = − S − p + 3 s , r 3 = − S − p − 3 s .
These functions define the normalized vacuum Bianchi IX vector field
( P , Q , r 1 a , r 2 b , r 3 c ) (P,Q,r_1a,r_2b,r_3c) ( P , Q , r 1 a , r 2 b , r 3 c ) .
For y = ( m , u , v , w ) ∈ R 4 y=(m,u,v,w)\in\mathbb R^4 y = ( m , u , v , w ) ∈ R 4 , define
K ( u , v , w ) = u 2 + v 2 + w 2 − 2 ( u v + v w + w u ) , κ = u ( v + w − u ) , K(u,v,w)=u^2+v^2+w^2-2(uv+vw+wu),\qquad \kappa=u(v+w-u), K ( u , v , w ) = u 2 + v 2 + w 2 − 2 ( uv + v w + w u ) , κ = u ( v + w − u ) ,
F m = − v 2 + w 2 + u ( v − w ) − m κ , F u = 1 2 ( 1 − m 2 − ( v − w ) 2 + u 2 ) u , F_m=-v^2+w^2+u(v-w)-m\kappa,\qquad
F_u=\tfrac12(1-m^2-(v-w)^2+u^2)u, F m = − v 2 + w 2 + u ( v − w ) − mκ , F u = 2 1 ( 1 − m 2 − ( v − w ) 2 + u 2 ) u ,
F v = ( m − 1 − κ ) v , F w = ( − m − 1 − κ ) w , F = ( F m , F u , F v , F w ) , F_v=(m-1-\kappa)v,\qquad F_w=(-m-1-\kappa)w,\qquad
F=(F_m,F_u,F_v,F_w), F v = ( m − 1 − κ ) v , F w = ( − m − 1 − κ ) w , F = ( F m , F u , F v , F w ) ,
and E ( m , v ) = ( m − 1 ) 2 + v 2 E(m,v)=(m-1)^2+v^2 E ( m , v ) = ( m − 1 ) 2 + v 2 .
For x = ( p , s , a , b , c ) x=(p,s,a,b,c) x = ( p , s , a , b , c ) , put
ψ ( p , z ) = 3 z 1 + p , Π ( x ) = ( ψ ( p , s ) , ψ ( p , a ) , ψ ( p , b ) , ψ ( p , c ) ) . \psi(p,z)=\frac{\sqrt3\,z}{1+p},\qquad
\Pi(x)=(\psi(p,s),\psi(p,a),\psi(p,b),\psi(p,c)). ψ ( p , z ) = 1 + p 3 z , Π ( x ) = ( ψ ( p , s ) , ψ ( p , a ) , ψ ( p , b ) , ψ ( p , c )) .
For y = ( m , u , v , w ) y=(m,u,v,w) y = ( m , u , v , w ) , set D ( y ) = 3 + m 2 + K ( u , v , w ) D(y)=3+m^2+K(u,v,w) D ( y ) = 3 + m 2 + K ( u , v , w ) and
Ξ A ( y ) = ( A − 1 , A m 3 , A u 3 , A v 3 , A w 3 ) , Ξ ( y ) = Ξ 6 / D ( y ) ( y ) . \Xi_A(y)=\left(A-1,\frac{Am}{\sqrt3},\frac{Au}{\sqrt3},
\frac{Av}{\sqrt3},\frac{Aw}{\sqrt3}\right),\qquad
\Xi(y)=\Xi_{6/D(y)}(y). Ξ A ( y ) = ( A − 1 , 3 A m , 3 A u , 3 A v , 3 A w ) , Ξ ( y ) = Ξ 6/ D ( y ) ( y ) .
Write N ( x ) = ( P , Q , r 1 a , r 2 b , r 3 c ) N(x)=(P,Q,r_1a,r_2b,r_3c) N ( x ) = ( P , Q , r 1 a , r 2 b , r 3 c ) for the normalized vector field
and C ( x ) = C ( p , s , a , b , c ) \mathcal C(x)=C(p,s,a,b,c) C ( x ) = C ( p , s , a , b , c ) for its constraint.
The normalized and projective state spaces are R 5 \mathbb R^5 R 5 and R 4 \mathbb R^4 R 4
with their finite-product norms. The maps Π , Ξ , D , F \Pi,\Xi,D,F Π , Ξ , D , F act on these state spaces.
For real k , t k,t k , t , define the boundary pulse
β k ( t ) = ( m k ( t ) , 0 , v k ( t ) , 0 ) = ( 1 − k tanh ( k t ) , 0 , k cosh ( k t ) , 0 ) . \beta_k(t)=(m_k(t),0,v_k(t),0)
=\left(1-k\tanh(kt),0,\frac{k}{\cosh(kt)},0\right). β k ( t ) = ( m k ( t ) , 0 , v k ( t ) , 0 ) = ( 1 − k tanh ( k t ) , 0 , cosh ( k t ) k , 0 ) .
Set
h k = arcosh k k , T k = ( k 2 + 4 ) arcosh k 3 k , d k = k 2 − 1 , h_k=\frac{\operatorname{arcosh}k}{k},\qquad
T_k=\frac{(k^2+4)\operatorname{arcosh}k}{3k},\qquad
d_k=\sqrt{k^2-1}, h k = k arcosh k , T k = 3 k ( k 2 + 4 ) arcosh k , d k = k 2 − 1 ,
H k ( t ) = k 2 + 4 6 t − 1 3 log cosh ( k t ) . H_k(t)=\frac{k^2+4}{6}t-\frac13\log\cosh(kt). H k ( t ) = 6 k 2 + 4 t − 3 1 log cosh ( k t ) .
Use the total real conventions x / 0 = 0 x/0=0 x /0 = 0 , x = max ( x , 0 ) \sqrt{x}=\sqrt{\max(x,0)} x = max ( x , 0 ) ,
log 0 = 0 \log0=0 log 0 = 0 , and log x = log ∣ x ∣ \log x=\log|x| log x = log ∣ x ∣ for x < 0 x<0 x < 0 , with
arcosh x = log ( x + x 2 − 1 ) \operatorname{arcosh}x=\log(x+\sqrt{x^2-1}) arcosh x = log ( x + x 2 − 1 ) .
Write α x , 0 \alpha_{x,0} α x , 0 for the maximal normalized solution starting at x x x
at time zero, with domain I max ( x , 0 ) I_{\max}(x,0) I m a x ( x , 0 ) .
Write X = R 5 X=\mathbb R^5 X = R 5 , Y = R 4 Y=\mathbb R^4 Y = R 4 , and let α x , t 0 \alpha_{x,t_0} α x , t 0 be the
maximal solution of α ′ = N ( α ) \alpha'=N(\alpha) α ′ = N ( α ) with initial value x x x at t 0 t_0 t 0
and domain I max ( x , t 0 ) I_{\max}(x,t_0) I m a x ( x , t 0 ) . Put
J x , t 0 ( t ) = d x α x , t 0 ( t ) , Ψ t 0 ( y , t ) = Π ( α Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ) , J_{x,t_0}(t)=d_x\alpha_{x,t_0}(t),\qquad
\Psi_{t_0}(y,t)=\Pi(\alpha_{\Xi(y),t_0}(t)), J x , t 0 ( t ) = d x α x , t 0 ( t ) , Ψ t 0 ( y , t ) = Π ( α Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t )) ,
J y , t 0 ( t ) = d Π α Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ∘ J Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ∘ d Ξ y . \mathcal J_{y,t_0}(t)=d\Pi_{\alpha_{\Xi(y),t_0}(t)}
\circ J_{\Xi(y),t_0}(t)\circ d\Xi_y. J y , t 0 ( t ) = d Π α Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ∘ J Ξ ( y ) , t 0 ( t ) ∘ d Ξ y .
Define the projective height time and normalized tail duration by
s η ( k ) = arcosh ( k / η ) k , Δ η ( k ) = ∫ h k s η ( k ) D ( β k ( s ) ) 6 d s . s_\eta(k)=\frac{\operatorname{arcosh}(k/\eta)}k,\qquad
\Delta_\eta(k)=\int_{h_k}^{s_\eta(k)}\frac{D(\beta_k(s))}{6}\,ds. s η ( k ) = k arcosh ( k / η ) , Δ η ( k ) = ∫ h k s η ( k ) 6 D ( β k ( s )) d s .
Write x k + = Ξ ( β k ( h k ) ) x_k^+=\Xi(\beta_k(h_k)) x k + = Ξ ( β k ( h k )) , g ( x ) = ( Π ( x ) ) v g(x)=(\Pi(x))_v g ( x ) = ( Π ( x ) ) v , and
ρ ( x , t ) = d g α x , 0 ( t ) N ( α x , 0 ( t ) ) \rho(x,t)=dg_{\alpha_{x,0}(t)}N(\alpha_{x,0}(t)) ρ ( x , t ) = d g α x , 0 ( t ) N ( α x , 0 ( t )) .
For k > 1 k>1 k > 1 ,
0 < η < 1 0<\eta<1 0 < η < 1 , and Y k = ( k , 0 , 0 ) Y_k=(k,0,0) Y k = ( k , 0 , 0 ) ,
T η ( Y k ) = Δ η ( k ) , P η ( Y k ) = ( 1 − k 2 − η 2 , 0 , η , 0 ) . T_\eta(Y_k)=\Delta_\eta(k),\qquad
P_\eta(Y_k)=(1-\sqrt{k^2-\eta^2},0,\eta,0). T η ( Y k ) = Δ η ( k ) , P η ( Y k ) = ( 1 − k 2 − η 2 , 0 , η , 0 ) .
Both T η T_\eta T η and P η P_\eta P η are C 2 C^2 C 2 at Y k Y_k Y k , and
TailValid η ( Y ) \operatorname{TailValid}_\eta(Y) TailValid η ( Y ) holds for Y Y Y near Y k Y_k Y k .