Offsprings of a point vortex
Statistical Mechanics
2012-04-17 v2 Fluid Dynamics
Abstract
The distribution engendered by successive splitting of one point vortex are considered. The process of splitting a vortex in three using a reverse three-point vortex collapse course is analysed in great details and shown to be dissipative. A simple process of successive splitting is then defined and the resulting vorticity distribution and vortex populations are analysed.
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@article{arxiv.1010.0594,
title = {Offsprings of a point vortex},
author = {Xavier Leoncini and Alain Barrat and Christophe Josserand and Simon Villain-Guillot},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.0594},
year = {2012}
}