Dissipative Vortex Binaries in Compact Fluid Domains with Geometric Corrections
Abstract
We study a dissipative extension of vortex-binary motion in a doubly periodic fluid domain. The underlying conservative system admits an exact integrable reduction to a single complex relative coordinate. Dissipation is introduced via a minimal rotated-velocity (mutual-friction) term, as motivated by finite-temperature superfluid dynamics, converting the Hamiltonian evolution into a mixed symplectic--gradient flow with monotonic energy decay for quantized vortices. In the local regime, the dissipative binary remains analytically solvable and admits closed-form solutions, with systematic corrections arising from the toroidal geometry. Equal same-sign vortices execute outward spiraling motion, while equal opposite-sign pairs (dipoles) undergo finite-time collapse in the planar limit. On the torus, however, the dipole orientation is no longer invariant: the geometry induces a slow angular drift, even in regimes where planar dynamics would preserve alignment. For unequal opposite-sign pairs, dissipation induces coupled contraction and rotation, leading to a finite-time nonlinear chirp characterized by , in contrast with electromagnetic and gravitational inspirals where and . These results highlight the interplay between Hamiltonian structure, dissipation, and geometry in periodic fluid systems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2604.23857,
title = {Dissipative Vortex Binaries in Compact Fluid Domains with Geometric Corrections},
author = {Aswathy K. R. and Rickmoy Samanta},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.23857},
year = {2026}
}