Desingularizations of systems of point vortices (Q1119094)

Consider the evolution of an incompressible inviscid fluid in \({\mathbb{R}}^ 2\). \textit{N. J. Zabusky} [Collective phenomena, 4th Int. Conf., Moscow 1981, Ann. N. Y. Acad. Sci. 373, 160-170 (1981); for the entire collection see Zbl 0568.00003] conjectured that: Given a steady system of point vortices there exists a one-parameter family of steady system of vortex patches in which each patch shrinks to the corresponding point vortex while keeping the same circulation as the parameter tends to zero. Such a family is called a desingularization of the given system of point vortices. In this article, we establish that: (a) Zabusky's conjecture holds under a mild condition on the system of point vortices; (b) the desingularizations of the system of point vortices preserve their type of stability; (c) desingularizations of an unfolding of a system of point vortices exist under a ``typical'' situation.