Journal article
Point vortices exhibit asymmetric equilibria
Nature (London), v 392(6678), pp 769-770
23 Apr 1998
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Abstract
The equilibrium patterns formed by interacting vortices have been puzzled over in a variety of contexts since Kelvin's theory of vortex atoms was debunked by quantum mechanics. These patterns have, for example, appeared in atmospheric and oceanographic flows, and in rotating superfluid helium,. For a particular mathematical model, the point vortex equations, a catalogue of equilibria was drawn up some twenty years ago. We have revisited the point vortex model by a different approach and have discovered a host of new equilibrium states, including asymmetric patterns devoid of rotational or reflectional symmetry.
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- Title
- Point vortices exhibit asymmetric equilibria
- Creators
- Hassan Aref - University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDmitri L Vainchtein - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Publication Details
- Nature (London), v 392(6678), pp 769-770
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- C. and J. Nyheim Plasma Institute
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000073241200034
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0032560203
- Other Identifier
- 991021862314104721
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