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Reduction and chaotic behavior of point vortices on a plane and a sphere

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We offer a new method of reduction for a system of point vortices on a plane and a sphere. This method is similar to the classical node elimination procedure. However, as applied to the vortex dynamics, it requires substantial modification. Reduction of four vortices on a sphere is given in more detail. We also use the Poincare surface-of-section technique to perform the reduction a four-vortex system on a sphere.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0507057,
  title  = {Reduction and chaotic behavior of point vortices on a plane and a sphere},
  author = {A. V. Borisov and A. A. Kilin and I. S. Mamaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0507057},
  year   = {2007}
}

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10 pages, 3 figures