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Self-binormal solutions of the Localized Induction Approximation: Singularity formation

Analysis of PDEs 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We investigate the formation of singularities in a self-similar form of regular solutions of the Localized Induction Approximation (also referred as to the binormal flow). This equation appears as an approximation model for the self-induced motion of a vortex filament in an inviscid incompressible fluid. The solutions behave as 3d-logarithmic spirals at infinity. The proofs of the results are strongly based on the existing connection between the binormal flow and certain Schr\"odinger equations.

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@article{arxiv.math/0404291,
  title  = {Self-binormal solutions of the Localized Induction Approximation: Singularity formation},
  author = {Susana Gutierrez and Luis Vega},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0404291},
  year   = {2009}
}

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60 pages, 8 figures