Tidy up coordinate systems with explicit directions by bendudson · Pull Request #2165 · boutproject/BOUT-dev

bendudson · 2020-12-05T18:50:23Z

Define the directions of the poloidal and toroidal angles more carefully, so that at each step the direction of each coordinate is clearer.

The new calculations clarify what happens when the poloidal field is negative. For the standard coordinate system (where J can be >0 or <0), the metric tensor doesn't change from what it was before. The calculation of the field line pitch and integrated shear however has been clarified (in terms of which toroidal direction is used).

A new coordinate system is defined, with the Y coordinate reversed for negative poloidal field. This always has a positive Jacobian, and some metric elements reverse sign, but has the same properties (being Clebsch).

Define the directions of the poloidal and toroidal angles more carefully, so that at each step the direction of each coordinate is clearer. The new calculations clarify what happens when the poloidal field is negative. For the standard coordinate system (where J can be >0 or <0), the metric tensor doesn't change from what it was before. The calculation of the field line pitch and integrated shear however has been clarified (in terms of which toroidal direction is used). A new coordinate system is defined, with the Y coordinate reversed for negative poloidal field. This always has a positive Jacobian, and some metric elements reverse sign, but has the same properties (being Clebsch).

ZedThree · 2020-12-07T11:36:05Z

Note, built docs are here: https://bout-dev--2165.org.readthedocs.build/en/2165/user_docs/coordinates.html

Co-authored-by: Peter Hill <zed.three@gmail.com>

Accidentally left in factor of sigma_Btheta in metric tensor for J>0 field-aligned coordinates.

Should have Btor in e_phi direction, not e_zeta.

- In the standard BOUT++ coordinates, there is a factor of sigma_Btheta, so the sign of zShift doesn't change if Bpol is changed. - The modified coordinates with J > 0 do change sign with Bpol

Some confusion about signs in these angles, but I think this is ok now.

Missing braces, too many ticks

Should be the same for both field-aligned coordinate systems, just reversed y <-> θ

1. Distinguish Jacobian in orthogonal (psi, theta, zeta) coordinates from Jacobian in (x,y,z) coordinates, since these differ by a sign when Bpol < 0. 2. Use η for parallel coordinate rather than y in right-handed field-aligned coordinate system.

Clarify which coordinates the J refers to

johnomotani

A couple of typos and a clarification in the review comments.

Another question: should the Laplacian and perpendicular Laplacian expressions be written in terms of metric components so that if we're in the xyz coords, they're implicitly using d/dy and g_{yz}, etc. with \sigma_{B\theta} included?

I think we're going to end up using the 'x\etaz' coordinates for simulations with negative Bp? In that case, would it be better to swap the names y<->\eta so that 'xyz' is the (always right-handed) coordinate system that we'll actually use?

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ZedThree

LGTM, assuming @johnomotani is happy with the maths! :)

ZedThree · 2021-01-05T10:43:59Z

+The sign of the poloidal field `{B_{\text{pol}}}` and toroidal field 
+`{B_{\text{tor}}}` can be either + or -.


Just to clarify, are the signs independent of each other? Or do they both need to be the same sign?

Ah yes, they are independent, but that could be clearer in the text

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The sign of the poloidal field `{B_{\text{pol}}}` and toroidal field

`{B_{\text{tor}}}` can be either + or -.

The sign of the poloidal field `{B_{\text{pol}}}` and toroidal field

`{B_{\text{tor}}}` can be independently either + or -.

Co-authored-by: Peter Hill <zed.three@gmail.com>

johnomotani

A few more minor comments...

johnomotani · 2021-01-07T14:09:59Z

+The sign of the poloidal field `{B_{\text{pol}}}` and toroidal field 
+`{B_{\text{tor}}}` can be either + or -.


Suggested change

The sign of the poloidal field `{B_{\text{pol}}}` and toroidal field

`{B_{\text{tor}}}` can be either + or -.

The sign of the poloidal field `{B_{\text{pol}}}` and toroidal field

`{B_{\text{tor}}}` can be independently either + or -.

johnomotani · 2021-01-07T14:37:18Z

+The `\texttt{zShift}` is used to connect grid cells along the magnetic
+field. It is the `z` angle of a point on a field line relative to a
+reference location:
+
+.. math::
+
+   \begin{aligned}
+   \texttt{zShift}\left(x, y\right) &= \int_{y = 0}^{y}\frac{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla z}{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla y} dy \\
+   &= \int_{\theta = 0}^{\theta}\frac{{\sigma_{B\theta}}{B_{\text{tor}}}{h_\theta}}{{B_{\text{pol}}}R} d\theta \\
+   &= {\sigma_{B\theta}} \int_{\theta = 0}^{\theta} \nu d\theta
+   \end{aligned}


z is the field-aligned coordinate, so isn't $B\cdot\nabla z = 0$? I think this should be the shift in \zeta-angle, etc.

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The `\texttt{zShift}` is used to connect grid cells along the magnetic

field. It is the `z` angle of a point on a field line relative to a

reference location:

.. math::

\begin{aligned}

\texttt{zShift}\left(x, y\right) &= \int_{y = 0}^{y}\frac{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla z}{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla y} dy \\

&= \int_{\theta = 0}^{\theta}\frac{{\sigma_{B\theta}}{B_{\text{tor}}}{h_\theta}}{{B_{\text{pol}}}R} d\theta \\

&= {\sigma_{B\theta}} \int_{\theta = 0}^{\theta} \nu d\theta

\end{aligned}

The `\texttt{zShift}` is used to connect grid cells along the magnetic

field. It is the `\zeta` angle of a point on a field line relative to a

reference location:

.. math::

\begin{aligned}

\texttt{zShift}\left(x, y\right) &= \int_{y = 0}^{y}\frac{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla \zeta}{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla y} dy \\

&= \int_{\theta = 0}^{\theta}\frac{{\sigma_{B\theta}}{B_{\text{tor}}}{h_\theta}}{{B_{\text{pol}}}R} d\theta \\

&= {\sigma_{B\theta}} \int_{\theta = 0}^{\theta} \nu d\theta

\end{aligned}

B dot e_z = 0, but B dot nabla z is the toroidal field (with a +/-)

I'm not sure about that:

nabla z != nabla zeta, and B dot nabla zeta is the toroidal field (with a +/-)

we can write \vec{B} = Bp / htheta * \vec{e}_y, and e_i dot \nabla x^j = delta_i^j, so e_y dot \nabla z = 0

Isn't it B dot e_z that's !=0?

Ah yes, quite right sorry: B = nabla x cross nabla z so B dot nabla z must be zero

johnomotani · 2021-01-07T14:38:56Z

+
+The `\texttt{ShiftAngle}` is then defined as the change in
+`\texttt{zShift}` between `y=0` and `y=2\pi`: It is the change in the
+`z` coordinate after one poloidal circuit in `y`.


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`z` coordinate after one poloidal circuit in `y`.

`z` coordinate after one poloidal circuit in `y` and is related to the

safety factor by `\mathtt{ShiftAngle} = 2\pi q(x)`.

johnomotani · 2021-01-07T14:44:11Z

+   \begin{aligned}
+   \boldsymbol{e}_x =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla y \times \nabla z\right) = {\sigma_{B\theta}} {\boldsymbol{e}}_\psi + I{\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta \\
+   \boldsymbol{e}_\eta =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla z \times \nabla x\right) = {\sigma_{B\theta}} {\boldsymbol{e}}_\theta + \nu{\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta \\
+   \boldsymbol{e}_z =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla x \times \nabla y\right) = {\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta
+   \end{aligned}


Need \eta instead of y in a couple of places

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\begin{aligned}

\boldsymbol{e}_x =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla y \times \nabla z\right) = {\sigma_{B\theta}} {\boldsymbol{e}}_\psi + I{\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta \\

\boldsymbol{e}_\eta =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla z \times \nabla x\right) = {\sigma_{B\theta}} {\boldsymbol{e}}_\theta + \nu{\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta \\

\boldsymbol{e}_z =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla x \times \nabla y\right) = {\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta

\end{aligned}

\begin{aligned}

\boldsymbol{e}_x =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla \eta \times \nabla z\right) = {\sigma_{B\theta}} {\boldsymbol{e}}_\psi + I{\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta \\

\boldsymbol{e}_\eta =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla z \times \nabla x\right) = {\sigma_{B\theta}} {\boldsymbol{e}}_\theta + \nu{\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta \\

\boldsymbol{e}_z =& J_{x\eta z}\left(\nabla x \times \nabla \eta\right) = {\boldsymbol{e}}_\zeta

\end{aligned}

johnomotani · 2021-01-07T14:49:48Z

+The `\texttt{zShift}` quantity is the `z` angle of a point on a field
+line relative to a reference location. This is a scalar which doesn't
+change if the sign of the `\eta` coordinate is reversed:
+
+.. math::
+
+   \begin{aligned}
+   \texttt{zShift}\left(x, \eta\right) = \int_{\eta = 0}^{\eta}\frac{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla z}{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla \eta} d\eta =
+   \int_{\theta = 0}^{{\sigma_{B\theta}}\theta}\frac{{\sigma_{B\theta}}{B_{\text{tor}}}{h_\theta}}{{B_{\text{pol}}}R} d\theta
+   \end{aligned}


Similar to comment above: \zeta-angle instead of z-angle

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The `\texttt{zShift}` quantity is the `z` angle of a point on a field

line relative to a reference location. This is a scalar which doesn't

change if the sign of the `\eta` coordinate is reversed:

.. math::

\begin{aligned}

\texttt{zShift}\left(x, \eta\right) = \int_{\eta = 0}^{\eta}\frac{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla z}{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla \eta} d\eta =

\int_{\theta = 0}^{{\sigma_{B\theta}}\theta}\frac{{\sigma_{B\theta}}{B_{\text{tor}}}{h_\theta}}{{B_{\text{pol}}}R} d\theta

\end{aligned}

The `\texttt{zShift}` quantity is the `\zeta` angle of a point on a field

line relative to a reference location. This is a scalar which doesn't

change if the sign of the `\eta` coordinate is reversed:

.. math::

\begin{aligned}

\texttt{zShift}\left(x, \eta\right) = \int_{\eta = 0}^{\eta}\frac{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla \zeta}{{\boldsymbol{B}}\cdot\nabla \eta} d\eta =

\int_{\theta = 0}^{{\sigma_{B\theta}}\theta}\frac{{\sigma_{B\theta}}{B_{\text{tor}}}{h_\theta}}{{B_{\text{pol}}}R} d\theta

\end{aligned}

johnomotani · 2021-01-07T14:57:48Z

   \begin{aligned}
   \partial^0_{||}f \equiv {\boldsymbol{b}}_0 \cdot\nabla f =
-   \frac{1}{\sqrt{g_{yy}}}{\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}} = \frac{{B_{\text{pol}}}}{B{h_\theta}}{\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}}\end{aligned}
+   \frac{1}{JB}{\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}} = \frac{{B_{\text{pol}}}}{B{h_\theta}}{\frac{\partial f}{\partial y}}\end{aligned}


The middle expression (with J) is fine, but the final one should be |B_pol| for the (x,eta,z) coords. Maybe we need to define something like \sigma_y = \{\sigma_{B\theta} for xyz | +1 for x\eta z\} to use in places like this? I'll have a stab at this in a new set of comments (just to group that set of changes into one thread).

Keep track of correct signs for both x,y,z and x,eta,z coordinates. This commit goes through 'Differential operators in field-aligned coordinates', 'J x B in field-aligned coordinates' and 'Parallel current' sections.

johnomotani · 2021-01-08T00:04:14Z

Do we still need the 'Shifted radial derivatives' subsection? I guess it's for 'BOUT06-style' IncIntShear derivatives that we don't use any more (and should remove for v5?)? I've skipped checking that one...

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@bendudson I think we can merge this if you're happy with it.

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		The sign of the poloidal field `{B_{\text{pol}}}` and toroidal field
		`{B_{\text{tor}}}` can be either + or -.

	`z` coordinate after one poloidal circuit in `y`.
	`z` coordinate after one poloidal circuit in `y` and is related to the
	safety factor by `\mathtt{ShiftAngle} = 2\pi q(x)`.

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